At Laguna Baconao, 2km northeast of Los Corales, you’ll find the Criadero de Cocodrilos, a dozen crocodiles kept in pens below a restaurant, plus other caged animals such as lizards and jutías (tree rats). Horses may be for hire, as well as boats to ply the lake.
Criadero de Cocodrilos
Santiago de Cuba Province
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