San Miguel de los Baños, a paradise to rescue

Abstract

San Miguel de los Banos was known as "El Paraiso de Cuba" during the pre-revolutionary stage (1900-1959) where the healing properties of its medicinal mineral waters were potentiated. Located in the municipality of Jovellanos, Matanzas, its underground waters favored local economic development between the years 1920 and 1929, with the construction of three hotels and a spa. Currently, San Miguel de los Banos offers great potential for the development of various tourist modalities. The objective of this research was to evaluate the current tourist-recreational potentialities of the town that contribute to the rescue of its values. The results of the study revealed that the territory has sufficient potential for the short-term implementation of health, nature and cultural tourism, which would bring great benefits.