To sense the time that this cactus has lived through is part of overall Cuban experience as the island is saturated with history if you are interested to discover. At the same time this place is squeezed by the surrounding construction of the new hotel complex that is named after this cactus - El Patriarca! More

It is a big cactus. We weren't very impressed. If you like cactuses you may feel differently. More

We were walking on the beach to the west from Iberostar Laguna Azul when stumbled upon this huge cactus. You can see it from the beach, above the front row of small trees. Cactus is between Sirenis la Salina hotel and a new hotel that is being constructed. Cactus is slightly on the left from the new one. Shoes/slippers are... More

We just returned from Varadero and upon asking, we were told by both our hotel staff and a beach vendor that this cactus is no longer accessible. The hotel staff mentioned that a new resort was being built and the access to Patriarca is denied. The beach guy basically said the same thing.. More

Found some more information on this cactus the reviewer saw, I believe it's called "Punta Frances" and the information on it is this on gocuba.ca website: A 600-year-old-cactus as tall as a tree grows at the end of the Hicacos peninsula, near a natural salt pit where leathers and meats were prepared over the centuries. More

We stumbled upon this attraction as we were walking down the beach on a red flag day. We knew that it existed but didn't realize that we had walked that far from Sandals and so were surprised to find it. There's really not much to it, it's a big cactus (really, really big). The sign is in Spanish so I... More