In the 16th century, pirates set false lights to lure ships on to the reefs and steal their cargoes. Blackbeard mounted his raids from Nassau.
To the east of the city, on the other side of the Havana bay. Consists of a hotel and an aparthotel, next to Santa María del Mar beach and next to the fishermen town of Cojímar, setting of the novel The Old Man and the Sea by the American writer Ernest Hemingway. Recommended for organizers and participants in sport events because of its proximity to important sport facilities. Havana's "José Martí" International Airport, 15.5 miles (25 km).
In the 16th century, pirates set false lights to lure ships on to the reefs and steal their cargoes. Blackbeard mounted his raids from Nassau.