Lonely Planet: 九月 2013

Jardín de los Helechos

Good for: Nature lovers, a romantic date, Gardeners, botanist, herbalists

Not good for: large groups

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Address
- Carretera de El Caney No 129
Price
- admission CUC$1
Hours
- 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

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Lonely Planet review for Jardín de los Helechos

Two kilometers from downtown Santiago de Cuba on the road to El Caney, the peaceful Jardín de los Helechos is a lush haven of 350 types of ferns and 90 types of orchids that started life in 1976 as the private collection of santiagüero Manuel Caluff. In 1984 Caluff donated his collection of 1000-plus plants to the Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (Cuban Academy of Science), which continues to keep the 3000-sq-meter garden in psychedelic bloom (the best time for orchids is November to January). The center of the garden has an inviting dense copse-cum-sanctuary dotted with benches.

Bus 5 (20 centavos) from Plaza de Marte in central Santiago passes this way, or you can hire a taxi.

Dunn's River Falls

Good for: ages 5-65, waterfalls

Not good for: short people

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Address
- A3 Highway W of Ocho Rios
Website
- www.dunnsriverfallsja.com
Phone
- 876 974-2857
Price
- adult/child US$15/12
Hours
- 8:30am-4pm Sat-Tue, 7am-5pm Wed-Fri

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Lonely Planet review for Dunn's River Falls

Widely held to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world, these famous falls, on the A3, 3km west of town, are Jamaica’s top-grossing tourist attraction. As long as you’re not expecting a peaceful communion with nature, a morning here can be an enjoyable and invigorating experience. Join hands in a daisy chain at the bottom and clamber up the tiers of limestone that stairstep 180m down to the beach in a series of cascades and pools. The water is refreshingly cool and the falls are shaded by a tall rain forest and a number of magnificent tree specimens. Today, the place seems more like a man-made theme park than a natural wonder. The St Ann Development Company sees fit to spike the entrance fee every year or so, knowing full well that climbing the falls is a non-negotiable item on many visitors’ to-do lists. As a result, you are likely to encounter great throngs of people. You must buy a ticket at the roadside ticket booth, then follow the stairs down to the beach. The powerful current can sweep your feet from the slippery rocks, but your sure-footed guide (a tip is expected) will hold you by the hand and carry your camera. You climb at your own risk – yes, occasionally people hurt themselves. There’s a first-aid station. You can always exit to the side at a convenient point if your nerves give out. It’s a 30-minute climb, and swimwear is essential. There are changing rooms, lockers (US$5) and rubber booties for rent (US$5). It’s best to leave any valuables in your hotel safe, as the lockers are reputed to be unsecure. The facility now includes a mento yard for live music, an orchid garden, a children’s playground, a crafts market, jerk stalls, a gazebo for weddings, snack bars and a restaurant. As you leave the complex, you are forced to walk through a mazelike craft market where the hard sell is laid on thick. Plan to arrive before 10am, when the tour buses arrive, or around 4pm after they depart. Also try to visit when the cruise ships aren’t in town (usually Saturday to Tuesday). Avoid Easter. Public minibuses and route taxis (US$1) head west to Dunns River Falls and beyond from Main St; it’s a simple matter to flag one down.

Museo Rafael Larco Herrera

Good for: best museum

Not good for: There are no negatives

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Address
- Av Bolívar 1515 Pueblo Libre
Transport
- from Arequipa in Miraflores marked 'Todo Bolivar'
Website
- museolarco.perucultural.org.pe
Email
- webmaster@museolarco.org
Phone
- tel, info: 01 461 1312
Price
- adult/student US$8/US$4
Hours
- 09:00-18:00 daily

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Lonely Planet review for Museo Rafael Larco Herrera

An 18th-century viceroy mansion built on the site of a pre-Columbian pyramid houses the highly recommended privately-run Museo Rafael Larco Herrera , has one of the largest ceramics collections to be found anywhere.

It is said to include over 50,000 pots, many of which were collected in the 1920s by a former vice president of Peru. The first rooms resemble a storeroom, stacked right to the ceilings with an overwhelming jumble of ceramics. Further into the museum, the best pieces are displayed in the uncluttered manner they deserve. They include a selection of gold and silver pieces, feathered textiles and an astonishing Paracas weaving that contains 398 threads to the linear inch - a world record. But for all this, many tourists are lured here simply by the famous collection of pre-Columbian erotic pots that illustrate, with remarkable explicitness, the sexual practices of ancient Peruvian men, women, skeletons and animals in all combinations of the above. Photography is not allowed. Catch a bus from Av Arequipa in Miraflores marked 'Todo Bolivar' to Bolivar's 15th block. A painted blue line should link this building to the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología y Historía del Peru, located a 10- to 15-minute walk away.