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Varadero Varadero
Varadero is first and foremost a tourist resort, boasting more than 20 km of white sandy beaches. Tourism grew in the early 1930s as Irénée du Pont Nemours, an American millionaire, built his estate on the peninsula. But the first tourists visited Varadero as early as the 1870s, and for years it was considered an elite resort. Hotels began to appear in the 1950s. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the beach's many mansions were expropriated from their rich owners. Many famous and infamous people have stayed in Varadero, like Mafia boss Al Capone.
Its most valued resource; the beach, has added natural attractions such as the caves and rasp, and a rosary of virgin keys easily accessed. These riches of natural scenery overshadow Varedero's status as the most oriental portion of the territory, and its other attractions of cultural, historical and environmental character similar to the cities of Matanzas and Cárdenas, the Peninsula of Zapata and the resort of San Miguel de los Baños. The fact that the city hosts the Convention Center Plaza America bolsters its potentiality as a destination for congresses and attracts tourism. Varadero, which is a free port, possesses excellent conditions for scuba diving, deep-sea fishing, yachting and other water sports.
Since the early 1990s, most of the peninsula has been developed for tourism, with many of the hotels being operated or co-owned by foreign businesses.
As of 2006, Varadero is primarily visited by European and Canadian tourists. The number of American tourists visiting Varadero, although increasing, has been limited because of the restrictions that prevent U.S. citizens from flying directly from the U.S. to Cuba. Unlike many other Cuban tourism centers, Cubans can visit Varadero (though their use of some of the hotels is restricted).
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