Presidio Modelo

Visit the AUSCHWITZ of the Caribbean. Before visiting I suggest you read Armando Valladares’ “Against all Hope”

To better understand what you see at Presidio, I strongly suggest you read Armando Valladares’ “Against all Hope”. Fidel Castro spent a short time at this site after his failed attack on the Moncada...

Incredible visit

We were walking among the walls of these biuldings with mouth wide open. It's astonishing. The place is creepy and fashinating.

Incredible place to explore on your own.

Presidio Modelo was one of my highlights of Cuba. Walking around and exploring such grim historical sites was a unique experience, all the more so for having the place completely to myself. I walked f...

Historical Prison and Museum

This Historical Prison and Museum is where Fidel Castro and the rebels who started the 26 Julio (26 July) movement where incarcerated for there attack on the barracks in Santiago De Cuba and what was ...

Interesting part of Cuban history. Not frequently visited.

Our tour group visited the Presidio Modelo one late moring. There were no other tourists there, but we were a group of 41 people. Wonderful history. The crumbling structure made for an adventure, w...