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Provinces in Cuba [ provincias ] : Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara.

Municipality: Isla de la Juventud.

National Capital City of Cuba: Havana City


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Lodgings in Cuba.

Holiday Homes / Vacation Rentals Cuba

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Hotels in Cuba

 Cuban Tourist Board

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National Parks / Naturaleza

 Maria La Gorda
 Península de Zapata
 Soroa
 Topes de Collantes
 Valle de Viñales

Tour Operators / Travel Agents

 Tucan Travel
If you have an adventurous spirit, a strong sense of fun, a desire to embrace new cultures and long to see the world as it really is, then come and take the adventure of a lifetime with us and lose yourself in Cuba.



 Vacacionar - Agencia de Viajes a Cuba, México y el Caribe
Hoteles, Vuelos, Autos, Paquetes turísticos y mucho más

Travel Guides Cuba / Related books

Travel Guides Cuba

Lonely Planet Cuba - by Brendan Sainsbury [ Author ]
Paperback: 520 pages; Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 4 edition (November 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 174059746X; ISBN-13: 978-1740597463

The Rough Guide to Cuba - by Fiona McAuslan [ Author ], Matthew Norman [ Author ]
This Rough Guide is the most up-to-date, full-length guide to one of the Caribbean's most compelling destinations. The authors' twenty-four things not to miss present a selective taste of the country's highlights; fine colonial buildings, stunning scenery, outdoor activities and cultural entertainment. The guide is full of informed descriptions and accurate listings of the best bars, restaurants and music venues to be seen at, from the lively city of Havana to the seaside resorts of Cayo Coco and Guardalavaca. Each listing is pinpointed on clear, easy-to-use maps and plans. There is well-written background on the country's turbulent history and detailed essays on Cuban sport, music, and wildlife.
Paperback: 664 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 3 edition (June 20, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1843534096; ISBN-13: 978-1843534099
Moon Cuba 
by Christopher P. Baker (Author)
Paperback: 750 pages; Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 4.00 edition (October 9, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1566918022; ISBN-13: 978-1566918022

Transport / How do I travel to Cuba

 Holquin Airport
 Havanna Airport - osé Martí International Airport
 Varadero Airport
 Vilo Acuña International Airport, Isla de la Juventud

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - price comparison possible

 Ferrocuba - en Tren, Cuba es más Cuba! - Cuban Railways
Ferrocuba es la Empresa Nacional de Pasaje por Ferrocarril, capaz de: asegurar su viaje hacia cualquier destino del país con horarios y tarifas fijas. Satisfacer su solicitud especial de recorridos opcionales, a precios deslizantes, en confortables coches motores (FIAT-BUDD), garantizándoles: Aire acondicionado, servicios de Bar Cafetería y asientos reclinables.

 Cuba Routes - Mapas de Cuba - Cuban maps / Maps of Cuba, Cuban Cities
Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba. Mapa de La Habana. Mapa de Varadero. Mapas de ciudades de Cuba. Localice hoteles, ae
 Cuban Route Planner [ Havanautos ] - see 'Distancias'
 Maps of Cuba [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Cubanacan - Cuban Tourist Board - official site

 Directorio Turístico de Cuba

 Havana - Capital City of Cuba - Ciudad de La Habana
The heart of the ancient city is in the so-called Plaza de Armas, or Arms Square, whose location is linked to the tradition of the first mass, held on November 16 under a big ceiba tree very close to the coast, a ceremony that has survived the passage of time. The former San Cristóbal de La Habana was also known as the Fortress City of the West Indies and the Key to the New World.
Old Havana, Revolution Square, Tropicana, Cathedral, Bodeguida del Medio, Santa María del Mar

 Camaguey
Santa Lucía Beach, Sierra Cubitas, Cayo Sabinal
 Ciego de Avila
Cayo Coco, Cayo Guillermo, Laguna de la leche
 Cienfuegos
El Valle Palace
 Granma
Bayamo, Cayo Blanco, Marea del Portillo, La Demajagua
 Guantanamo
Baracoa, Cuchillas del Toa, Maguana Beach, El Yunque
 Holguin
Guardalavaca, Esmeralda Beach, Cayo Saetía, Loma de la Cruz, Mayabe Valley
 La Habana
Escaleras de Jaruco (Jaruco stairs), El Salado, Puerto Escondido
 Las Tunas
Covarrubias
 Matanzas
Varadero, Laguna del Tesoro (Treasure Lagoon), Cuevas de Bellamar (Caves of Bellamar), Sauto Theater
 Pinar del Rio
Viñales Valley, Soroa, Maria la gorda, Cayo Levisa
 Sancti Spiritus
Trinidad, Ancon Beach, Lake Zaza, Topes de Collantes
 Santiago de Cuba
Sierra Maestra, Baconao Park, El Cobre, La Gran Piedra
 Villa Clara
Che Guevara Monument

 Isla de la Juventud - Municipality
El Abra, Cayo Largo, Punta del Este, Bibijagua Beach, Presidio Modelo (Model Prison)

 Old Havana - La Habana Vieja - World Heritage Site
Historical Urban Center of the City of Havana and its Fortress System.

 Che Guevara
Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (May 14, 1928 — October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary and Cuban guerrilla leader.
 Che Guevara - Death of Che Guevara - declassified
On October 9th, 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara was put to death by Bolivian soldiers, trained, equipped and guided by U.S. Green Beret and CIA operatives. His execution remains a historic and controversial event; and thirty years later, the circumstances of his guerrilla foray into Bolivia, his capture, killing, and burial are still the subject of intense public interest and discussion around the world.
 News - Cuba News [ Cubanet ]
News articles from Cuba's independent journalists and a digest of Cuban news by international newspapers.
 News - Encuentro en La Red - Dario Independiente de Asutos Cubanos
Independent news and cultural site on Cuban matters
 News - Granma International
News | National | International | Sports | Culture | Economy | Science and Technology | Tourism

Cuisine - Cuban Cooking Recipes

 All about Cuban Cooking
Authentic recipes from Cuba written by Cuban Culinary Art Teacher Josefina Alvarez.
Among the enticing recipes included are: Ropa Vieja (shredded beef), Garlic Roasted chicken, Garbanzo bean soup, Arroz con pollo (Chicken with rice) (A la chorrera), Lobster Termidor - Black beans - Panetela, Borracha Fritas Cubanas (Cuban Hamburgers)
Memories of a Cuban Kitchen: More Than 200 Classic Recipes: 
Mary Urrutia Randelman, Joan Schwartz
Authentic Cuban recipes offer a mixture of Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese cuisine, from appetizers like Green Plantain Chips, to such entrees as Roast Pork Creole, to tropical rum-based drinks and desserts. Filled with reminiscences and evocative halftone photos of Randelman's childhood in pre-Castro Cuba, this book presents more than 200 traditional recipes for Cuban dishes, a cuisine that lusciously combines Spanish, Indian, African, Chinese, and Portuguese influences.
Paperback: 352 pages; Publisher: Wiley; New Ed edition (April 25, 1996); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0028609980; ISBN-13: 978-0028609980

History of Cuba

Independence: 20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898; administered by the US from 1898 to 1902).

Cuba and its originally Amerindian population (Taino, Siboney and Guanajatabey) came under Spanish control in the 16th century. The colony's struggle for independence started in 1868 and continued during the 19th century until the Spanish-American War of 1898. The United States occupied the island until its independence was granted in 1902.

 Cuba's History - See Wikipedia
Pre-Columbian Cuba, Conquest of Cuba [ Spanish Colonial Cuba, Sugar Plantations ], Cuba's Struggle for Independence [The Platt Amendment and the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay ], Cuba in the Early 20th Century, The Cuban Revolution, Communist Cuba [ Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cuba after the Soviet Union ].
Cuba: From Columbus to Castro and Beyond - Jaime Suchlicki
Provides a detailed and sophisticated understanding of the Cuba of yesterday, today and tomorrow. In addition to its concise narrative history, this fifth edition anlyzes Cuba's current political climate, economy, and the current regime's future. The author discusses the domestic and international events that have affected this island nation in recent years. Of particular importance are the rise to power of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela , China's willingness to expand trade and investments in Cuba, the island's rejuvenated tourist industry, and Cuban Americans' increasing remittances of dollars.
Paperback: 278 pages; Publisher: Potomac Books; 5 edition (June 2002); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1574884360; ISBN-13: 978-1574884364
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life - Jon Lee Anderson
A biography of the revolutionary, Che Guevara. It examines his roles as fighter, military strategist and confidante of Fidel Castro, social philosopher, economist and medical doctor, and it moves between the capitals of Havana and Algiers, to Bolivia and the Congo, Moscow and Washington.
Paperback: 832 pages; Publisher: Bantam; New Ed edition (October 2, 1997); ISBN-10: 0553406647; ISBN-13: 978-0553406641
Che Guevara - by Frank Niess (Author) 
Che Guevara (1928-1967) embodied the utopian dreams of a whole generation of left-wing theorists and activists. His burning and relentless ambitions combined with his fearlessness have all contributed to his status as a modern day political idol. This monograph describes the myth and the reality of an extraordinary and eventful life, which excites and fascinates even today.
Paperback: 192 pages; Publisher: Haus Publishers Ltd.; Translatio edition (March 26, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1904341993; ISBN-13: 978-1904341994

Music, Culture & Entertainment

The Caribbean island of Cuba has been influential in the development of multiple musical styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. The roots of most Cuban musical forms lie in the cabildos, a form of social club among African slaves brought to the island. Cabildos preserved African cultural traditions

Havana: The Making of Cuban Culture - Antoni Kapcia
Fat cigars, big cars, dirty money, vibrant music, intellectual ferment. Havana, since its creation in 1535, has long offered a unique, bewildering mix of the backward and the hip, the seedy and the sophisticated. In many respects, it shares the characteristics of other colonial or post-colonial cities of the Caribbean and Latin America. But at the same time, Havana created its own niche both as an international city and a dynamic national capital. Despite Cuba's fluctuating fortunes, Havana has always managed to thrive and develop its own unique character as an urban, social, economic, cultural and political site.Havana offers a sweeping account of the city and its cultural development, focusing especially on the last two centuries and on the role played by the city's cultural communities in the search for national identity. The author introduces us to a marginal city with roots in the sixteenth century, taking us through the periods when it was a sugar boomtown, pulled between empires, a decadent metropolis, a site of both cultural revolution and relative stagnation during the development of the Revolution to its revival in the 1990s. He looks at the often creative tensions between external influences (especially Spain, France and the United States) and indigenous cultural pressures. Areas covered include architecture, literature, music, dance, cinema and the press .Cosmopolitan playground and nationalist vanguard, Havana has developed its own style while at the same time both reflecting and directing the complicated politics of the whole of Cuba. This book offers a concise introduction to one of the most intriguing cities of the twenty-first century.
Paperback: 256 pages; Publisher: Berg Publishers (September 22, 2005); Language: English; ISBN-10: 1859738370; ISBN-13: 978-1859738375
 Cuban Music - Wikipedia
Genealogy of Cuban music, Foundations of Cuban music [ Guajira, Música campesina, Classical music, Danzón ( Haitians in Cuba: Charanga ), Changuí ( Son, Batá and yuka ), Rumba ], Diversification and Popularization [ 1920s and 30s ( Cuban music enters the United States, Habanera ), 1940s and 50s ( Cuban music in the US ), 1960s and 70s ( Castro and Cuban exiles, Salsa, Nueva trova ), 1980s and 90s, Timba ( Buena Vista Social Club )
The Rough Guide to Cuban Music - Philip Sweeney
Cuba is home to some of the world's most vibrant popular music in the world, from son and rumba to salsa and chachacha. The Rough Guide to Cuban Music introduces the full range of Cuba's varied musical traditions and tells the story of their greatest performers, legends like Beny More, Celina Gonzalea alongside more recent stars such as Carlos Varela. Includes features on the origins and development of the various musical genres, a biographical directory of over 100 key artists, with dozens of photographs. Also draws up some critical discographies, recommending the pick of each artist's output.
Paperback 368 pages (June 28, 2001); Publisher: Rough Guides; Language: English; ISBN: 1858287618

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Cities in Cuba: Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Camagüey, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Pinar del Río, Ciego de Avila, Bayamo y Guantánamo.