Museo Arqueológico Cueva del Paraíso

The highlight of Baracoa is this archaeological museum (no tel.; Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat.–Sun. 8 a.m.–noon; CUC2), inside a cave system on the southern side of town. Aboriginal artifacts, carvings, and jewelry, plus skeletons (one possibly being the Cacique Guamá, who rebelled against Spain) are displayed within floodlit glass cases ensconced within crevices between the dripstone formations. A stiff clamber leads to a funerary cave with several skeletons in situ. Access is via makeshift wooden scaffolding; you clamber at your own risk! To get there, follow Calle Moncada uphill to a tiny traffic circle; the museum is signed from here. The entrance is hidden amid a banana grove.