{"id":39975,"date":"2023-04-19T06:53:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T06:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lujocuba.com?page_id=39975"},"modified":"2023-06-27T00:41:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T00:41:14","slug":"jardines-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lujocuba.com\/en-us\/jardines-del-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jardines del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Discover the natural beauty of the Gardens of the King, where exotic foliage, dreamy beaches, and rich marine life await you for an unforgettable experience.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t
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Exploring\u00a0the keys<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Better known as Jardines del Rey, it is the largest and most numerous of the four that surround the island of Cuba. It is embraced in its northern portion by a barrier reef coral reef more than 400 kilometers long, considered among the most important on the planet along with the Great Australian Barrier Reef and the Great Mesoamerican Reef. Catalogued as the third most important tourist region in the Antillean country, to which popular destinations such as Cayo Santa Mar\u00eda, Cayo Guillermo and Cayo Coco belong, it is among the best sites in the Caribbean for ecotourism and excursions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

History of the keys<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The archipelago owes its geographical name to the pre-Columbian territories of Sabana and Camag\u00fcey located on the margins of the central north coast of Cuba, although some scholars affirm that there were three located in front of its waters, being Sabaneque, historically confused with Sabana, the third. The toponym \u201cJardines del Rey\u201d (Gardens of the King), however, was given with the Spanish colonization, when Diego Vel\u00e1zquez de Cu\u00e9llar, in 1514, baptized it in honor of its dazzling natural beauty and the then King of Spain, Fernando, the Catholic; according to chroniclers of the time, this was his response to Admiral Christopher Columbus, who had already done the same with one of the southern Cuban archipelagos naming it \u201cGardens of the Queen\u201d, in veneration of Isabel de Castilla.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Keys<\/strong><\/h3>\n

From east to west the main keys of Jardines del Rey are: Sabinal, Guajaba, Romano, Cruz, M\u00e9gano Grande, Ant\u00f3n Chico, Pared\u00f3n Grande, Coco, Guillermo, Santa Mar\u00eda, Ensenachos, Las Brujas, Franc\u00e9s, Cobo, Caguanes, Conuco, Fragoso, Lanzanillo, Jut\u00eda, Cristo, Esquivel, Sotavento, Piedra del Obispo, La Yana, Blanquizal, Bah\u00eda de C\u00e1diz, Cruz del Padre and Blanco.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Sights<\/strong><\/h3>\n