 Ciego
de Ávila is the seventh province
in extension, with 6 910 km 2.
It is located in the central region, and the head city of the province is Ciego de Ávila. It is limited in the north by the Atlantic Ocean and the Canal Viejo de Las Bahamas; in the south by el Golfo de Ana María and the Caribbean Sea, and in the west by the province of Sancti Spíritus. In the old times, this territory was located within the limits of la Villa de Sancti Spíritus and Puerto Príncipe, founded in 1514 and 1515, respectively.
The origin of its name goes back to the geographic term Ciego, that means a plain and sandy soil surrounded by forests without communication with others of its class; and the term Ávila is due to the name of the man who is supposed to have been the founder of the first farms in this area. 
The buildings in the Avileña city are generally modern, which in most cases have been built during the period of the Revolution. Within the urban system, it can be pointed out one of the most attractive and visited places, the “José Martí” park, in which terrain centuries ago there used to be a cemetery. Speaking about the numerous places that the province treasures, we have to mention La Redonda lagoon, with the biggest concentration of trouts of the country, and la Laguna de la Leche (the Milk Lagoon), located in Morón city, and named like that for the white color that its waters have when the wind blows and removes great concentrations of calcium sulphate and plaster that are deposited at the bottom of the lagoon. There is a tourist resort in this place with a restaurant built on the lagoon, where sea-food dishes are offered. Besides, there are boat rides, as well as sailing-boats and fishing regattas. Annually, in this place they celebrate aquatic carnivals which have been incorporated to the traditions of the village.
Ciego de Ávila
is a land of sugar cane and citrus fruits,
very famous in the country for its delicious
pineapples and oranges. In the north coast
lies the greatest of its richness, the Jardines
del Rey Cays, constituted by numerous cays,
among which Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Paredón
Grande and Cayo Romano stand out, considered
national reservation for its natural and
landscape values. The access to these cays
is possible through a stone-road that crosses
the sea.
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