Cuba is caught in the midst of a struggle between the traditional and the global, with distinctive elements of each side battling to control the country and people. The cosmopolitan capital of Havana argues for innovation. Its intoxicating music and sultry nightlife encourage a bustling lifestyle that is faster than the salsa step. The picturesque town of Viñales fights for a more conventional way of life, where tobacco plants outnumber people, and mountains, not buildings, scrape the sky.
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'Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitants, its old centre retains an interesting mix of...
Go for: Visitor Attractions, People, Club, Restaurant, Attractions
8 experiences:
Catedral de la Habana, Tropicana, Hemingway's Cuban Home, Finca Vigía, Cuban Cigar Tours, Partagas Cigar Factory.
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14/06/1928 – 09/10/1967
Revolutionary, socialist and pop culture icon. After being executed and buried in Bolivia (beside an airfield), his remains were returned to Cuba in 1997 and interred in a ceremony attended by Castro (in whose government...
Go for: People
1 experiences:
Grave of Che (Ernesto) Guevara.
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'Commercial and political rivalries in the Caribbean region in the 17th century resulted in the construction of this massive series of fortifications on a rocky promontory, built to protect the important port of Santiago. This intricate complex of...
Go for: Forts and Fortifications
1 experiences:
San Pedro de la Roca Castle.
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The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is...
Go for: Rural Highlights
1 experiences:
Viñales Valley.
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Just a short drive from Havana's city center visitors will find a long stretch of beach that runs for miles, called Playas del Este. This is a great alternative for visitors to Havana who are unable to make it out to the more remote beach resorts in...
Go for: Beaches
1 experiences:
Playa del Este.
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'The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central...
Go for: Colonial Towns
1 experiences:
Cienfuegos.
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100 kms west of the Cuban mainland, the Jardines de la Reina consists of broken strips of Mangrove forests on small strips of land surrounded by...
Go for: Fishing
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Desembarco del Granma National Park, with its uplifted marine terraces and associated ongoing development of karst topography and features, represents...
Go for: Coastlines
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Havana
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