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Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province
Holguín Province

Holgu?n is one of the provinces of Cuba Cuba, the second most populous after Havana. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holgu?n , Banes, Cuba, Antilla, Cuba, Mayar?, Cuba, and Moa, Cuba....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
. It is a tourist
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 location due to its white sandy beach
Beach

File:MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpgA beach is a geology landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of Rock , such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, pebbles, or cobble....
es and warm waters. It is located on the northern shore of Cuba, bordering Bahia Naranjo (Orange Bay), on Cabo Lucrecia, and is part of the municipality of Banes
Banes, Cuba

Banes is a municipality and city in the Holgu?n Province of Cuba.The name comes from the Taino word Bani, meaning "valley"....
. Beaches in Guardalavaca include Guardalavaca Beach, Playa Esmeralda, Don Lino and Bahia de Naranjo.

"Guardalavaca" literally means "keep the cow" in Spanish.






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Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province
Holguín Province

Holgu?n is one of the provinces of Cuba Cuba, the second most populous after Havana. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holgu?n , Banes, Cuba, Antilla, Cuba, Mayar?, Cuba, and Moa, Cuba....
 of Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
. It is a tourist
Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational or leisure purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from...
 location due to its white sandy beach
Beach

File:MiamiSouthBeachPanoramaEdit.jpgA beach is a geology landform along the shoreline of a body of water. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of Rock , such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, pebbles, or cobble....
es and warm waters. It is located on the northern shore of Cuba, bordering Bahia Naranjo (Orange Bay), on Cabo Lucrecia, and is part of the municipality of Banes
Banes, Cuba

Banes is a municipality and city in the Holgu?n Province of Cuba.The name comes from the Taino word Bani, meaning "valley"....
. Beaches in Guardalavaca include Guardalavaca Beach, Playa Esmeralda, Don Lino and Bahia de Naranjo.

"Guardalavaca" literally means "keep the cow" in Spanish. The local farmers of latter days were targeted by pirates - the area has reasonable grazing land and the pirates were after the cattle grazing in the area. As pirates were spotted the local farmers would shout, "Guardalavaca" - hence the area's name - keep the cow. The Cuban government has attempted on several occasions to change the name of the area as they deem it not to be very appealing; they have so far been unsuccessful.