Cuba is located in the western Caribbean Sea, 180 km from Florida, 210 km from Mexico, 77 km from Haiti and 140 km from Jamaica. The archipelago consists of 1,600 islands and islets with a total area of 110,860 sq. km, two of them belong to the Greater Antilles – the island of Cuba itself […]
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Cuba Attractions
Santiago de Cuba and the East Camagüey, 563 km east of Havana, offers a number of churches and museums worth seeing. The city is in the center of a fertile plain where sugar is produced. The almost untouched Camagüey Archipelago is also known as Jardines del Rey. Within the natural park there are about 20 […]
Pinar del Rio and Matanzas, Cuba
Pinar del Rio (Cuba) Pinar del Río not only refers to the province in western Cuba, but also to the associated capital. If you travel to Pinar del Río or want to stay there for a while, you should also visit the state capital. Because Havana is only about 150 kilometers from Pinar del Río. […]
Santiago de Cuba and Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Santiago de Cuba in Cuba That sounds like a wonderful drink: Santiago de Cuba. But although you can also get tasty beers and strong short drinks here, this is a province with the capital of the same name in Cuba. The province of Santiago deCubaextends in the east of the country. From the Spanish colonial […]
Isla de la Juventud and Villa Clara, Cuba
Isla de la Juventud (Cuba) The island of youth, this means the name of Isla de la Juventud translated. In the past, Isla de la Juventud was known as Isla de Pinos, i.e. a pine island. The Cuban island is the seventh largest island in the Caribbean and the largest of the Cuban Minor islands. […]
Ciudad de La Habana and Holguín, Cuba
Ciudad de La Habana Ciudad de La Habana is the name given to the province in which the city of Havana is located. This is the capital of Cuba and with over 2.2 million residents one of the largest cities in the entire Caribbean. Sights in Ciudad de La Habana In addition to the beautiful […]
Cuba Overview
Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and as large as the other islands combined. The country has long been ruled by Fidel Castro, and despite internal and external pressures, Cuba has remained relatively unchanged since the 1950s. Capital: Havana Biggest city: Havana State: republic Language: Spanish Religion: catholicism Surface: 100 860 km² Population: […]
Cuba Arts and Literature
Literature At the beginning of the 19th century, José María Heredia was involved in a short, stormy life in Cuba’s quest for a liberation from Spain. He occasionally lived in exile. His poetry initiates romance in Cuba. This one got its main representative in Gertrude’s Gómez de Avellaneda. Cuba’s most versatile literary talent during the […]