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A trip with guide Carl to visit a coconut oil factory (closed, but we went inside a kiln), then a rowing boat ride on the river, followed by a swim.

'Bird on a globe' monument on the edge of Baracoa.
'Bird on a globe' monument on the edge of Baracoa.
An old kiln/oven at a coconut oil factory.
An old kiln/oven at a coconut oil factory.
Inside the same: those are coconuts above the netting.
Inside the same: those are coconuts above the netting.
A euphorbia hedge with a few flowers.
A euphorbia hedge with a few flowers.
A bullock cart waiting for directions.
A bullock cart waiting for directions.
The same bullock cart.
The same bullock cart.
A Mariposa blanca (White butterfly flower), (Hedychium coronarium) - also called a White ginger lily - the national flower of Cuba.
A Mariposa blanca (White butterfly...
Red, yellow and green cacao at the front, coconuts at the back.
Red, yellow and green cacao at the front, coconuts at...
Green grapefruit, green beans, guavas, a breadfruit, a papaya and sugar cane.
Green grapefruit, green beans, guavas, a breadfruit...
A cacao fruit with edible flesh round the beans.
A cacao fruit with edible flesh round the beans.
Green cacao, growing on the tree.
Green cacao, growing on the tree.
Red cacao growing on the tree.
Red cacao growing on the tree.
A green lizard on a palm.
A green lizard on a palm.
A heap of coconuts left out to dry.
A heap of coconuts left out to dry.
Some exposed roots.
Some exposed roots.
Our companion boat on the river.
Our companion boat on the river.
A fisherman (we assume).
A fisherman (we assume).
El Yunque, Baracoa's famous local mountain.
El Yunque, Baracoa's famous local mountain.
Chris in a folding Chinese hat.
Chris in a folding Chinese hat.
Trees behind the beach.
Trees behind the beach.
Our two boats Yunque and Gaviota with the boatmen.
Our two boats Yunque and Gaviota with the boatmen.

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