"Holguín's tourist pole is much more than sun and sand and Biotur 2018 showed it," said Yosvani Velázquez, director of the travel agency Ecotur Oriente during the closing of the nature tourism event that took place in the municipality of Gibara.

In that marine city of the province of Holguín Yosvani Velázquez, director of Ecotur Oriente, acknowledged that the event concluded satisfactorily with the first notice of the next edition in 2019.

"The tour operators described the proposed routes as excellent, which will boost nature tourism in the territory," added the director.

The meeting also led to the disclosure of Holguin tourist resort, as having a living nature, with dissimilar protected areas, parks, national monuments, which bind to the historical and cultural heritage of the region.

Within the framework of this space, the participants made visits to the Tobacco Factory of the Villa Blanca, tour of the popular cave of Los Panaderos, where each month of March the Caverna Film Festival takes place.

The Agency also provided navigation on the river to its mouth Cacoyugüín in Gibara Bay to anchor on the beach of San Antonio and continue to the natural viewpoint of Cerro de Yabazón.

Meanwhile, another group explored the route that leads to Caletones beach and the ecological reserve of the same name, followed by a cavalcade to the crystalline cenote Cristalitos de Papaya and from there a walk to the Blue Tank, the largest flooded cavern discovered in Cuba.

The tour ended with a catamaran ride to glimpse the sunset from Gibara Bay and a walk at night through the streets of the Villa Blanca of crabs.