Province located in the western region of Cuba and that limits, to the north with the province of City of Havana and the Straits of Florida, to the south with the gulf of Batabanó, to the east with Slaughters and the west with Pine of the River. Its area of 5 725.6 km2 locates it in the twelfth place between the provinces of the country, and occupies the eighth place by its population that of 677 125 inhabitants (1996) distributed in nineteen municipalities. One is located in theHabana-Matanzas plain, heights of Rattan field-Magruga-Coliseo and the heights of Habana-Matanzas. It has a waved relief and its peak altitude is of 317m. Its hydrography is represented by the rivers Canasí, Jibacoa, Jaruco, Santa Cruz, Artemisa, Chaplaincies and the dams Pedroso, Canasí and Jaruco. In this province agriculture is developed, specially the sugar cane and cultures like grains, tubercles and vegetables. The cattles operate themselves and pig and the poultry keeping is developed. In the field of the industry in addition to the sugar bowl and nourishing the others as the drink fishery and production and licores play an important role in the national economy.

If of attractive tourist we spoke, in the capital of Cuba, Old the Historical Helmet of Havana is a place from forced interest for the visitors who arrive at the Island. Declared by UNESCO Patrimony of the Humanity in 1982 it allows to approach the history of a time that becomes present through its architecture.

Constructions as the Templete inaugurated in 1828 recalls each 16 of November the first town hall of Villa San Cristóbal of Havana.

Other places of interest agree in this area: the Seat of Arms, the Palace of the Commanders in chief, the Castle of the Real Force (1577) - on whose tower is elevated the Giraldilla, symbol of the city and the Palace of the Second Cabo.

Other seats located in the same area powerfully call the attention with their mere presence: the Seat of the Cathedral surrounded by opulent mansions; just recovered Old Seat, where it excels the house of the Counts of San Juan de Jaruco; and the seat of San Francisco de Asi's, bordering to the Church and the convent of equal name.

The work of original Cuban plastic artists and the rest of Latin America receives from the study-galleries the visitor who is dazzled before the colorful one of an art that reflects the complex tropical nature and the skill of the cultivators of the modern and postmodern art.

Very useful and functional it can be the glance towards the enterprise world and of businesses: the Palace of the Conventions and the fairground Pabexpo represent this facet of the capital.

The Havanan levee constitutes a key piece for a fluid circulation in the city. In him, it can be enjoyed the joy of the town during the carnivals or contemplate the force of the sea in the winter, when it is rushed on his walls with unsuspected force.

At the beginning of century XX the Havanans enjoyed attractive the baths the public, tradition that has not been able to then stay now the speed of the cars and the hygienic measures prevent these uses. Nevertheless point of contact of the youngest generations stays as. Throughout its 5 km of extension the city is the visitor with its buildings, statues and monuments, in addition to hotels like the Riviera, the National and the Cohiba. Is preferred site of the inhabitants of Havana who, fleeing from the heat, feel throughout all their extension to enjoy the breeze that blows from the sea.

The Havanan Levee always will be glad and boisterous waiting for the tourist. Navy Hemingway appears like the appropriate place to dive, to practice the deep-sea fishing or to participate in a Seafari to the coralline barriers.

More than 15 km of coastal strip, fine sands and blue waters and I am transparent extend between Bacuranao and Guanabo, the circuit nautical known like Beaches the East in which Santa the most visited Maria of the Sea like one stands out of due to her natural attributes. Restaurants also abound, where the good taste and the Creole food occur the hand for benefit of their companions at table. Places so known as the Bodeguita Means, the Floridita, the Rain tank, the Cecilia and others make the delight of those who visits them. It could not lack a space for the diversion, that can the tourist find in the archifamoso Tropicana night club, the Habana Coffee, the Jazz Coffee and an ample network of nocturnal centers that allow him to enjoy the flavor of Cuban music.