Today I searched for the beaches of Cienfuegos, the so-called La Perla Del Sur. First I found an area of broken rum bottles and what might have been an extra-large condom wrapper, and I knew that I had more walking to do.....
Then I reached the end of the Malecon and found just a concrete playa outside the only four-star hotel.....
I started to get nervous. Was the Pearl of the South really no more than a £ 9.99 pebble from the Elizabeth Duke jewelry section in Argos? I continued my search further under the hot midday sun and eventually did find the parasols and drilled-out coconuts of La Perla Del Sur....
Conclusion: Don’t come to Cienfuegos to build sandcastles.
