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Between 1920 and 1950
An American named Alfred Irenee Dupont de Nemours dared to buy the Hicacos peninsula from Spanisch decendents of a planters family. By this time on this peninsula only where a few houses. Dupont sold little pieces of ground to Cubans and Americans, and in a short time this area changed into a gambling and prostitution center of Cuba.
Dupont asked the 2 architectures who desined the Capitolio to build a Villa in front of San Bernardino, the highest point of Varadero. They succeed in 1929 with this 4 story building Villa Xanadu, by that time it costs $338.000. In 1959 after the revolution Dupont fled and left the Villa. The Cuban government changed the place into a chique restaurant in 1963, Las Americas. Next to this restaurant you can play some golf at the largest golf court of Cuba.
A Destination for Ruenion and Rewarding
With its conveniently located, modern, well equipped, and functional Plaza America Convention Center, in addition to several other hotel conference facilities, Varadero beach is an ideal destination for conference tourism and incentive trips.
All of these facilities meet the standards of the International Association of Congress Palaces, and have the neccessary qualified personnel for all kinds of meeting projects.
The diversity of cultural, sports, and recreational options, together with the many natural sites at Varadero and the nearby cities of Matanzas and Havana; the solid hotel infrastructure of more than 1.600 five-star and some 7.600 four-star rooms; the guarantee of quality services, and sea transportation facilities that exist, all make Varadero a great place for an unforgettable incentive trip.
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