- To get into the tropical atmosphere of Cuba at its fiftieth. Among the American automobiles the smoky bars of Havana the cause is assured.- For its fantastic sea. Cuba offers about six thousand kilometers of splendid Caribbean coast with beaches and cliffs for all likes.- For the populate's hospitality not always interested as it is wanted to make you accept. The Cubans are people full of happiness and eager to get populate who like to sight the foreigner just to exchange ideas.- To consume the best tobaccos in the world made by hand with the leaves of Vuelta Abajo. You can also attend to the making of the tobacco in a factory or maybe inside of a big hotel where there are exhibited in parties authenticate preparations for the tobacco’s artists.- To travel through out the town of Hemingway a North American writer that lived in the island from the 1939 to the 1961 and where he wrote some of his romances. GEOGRAPHICAL DATALocated in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba with a longitude of about 1.200 kms and a ascend of 110.860 Km. is the biggest island in the biggest Antilla. It is at about 200 Km from the island of Keys and it is close to The Mexican peninsula of Yucatan in and the island of Hispaniola. More than the main island. The Cuban Republic gathers all the isles and islands that adjoin it. Great move of the Cuban glide is low and sandy with numerous bays and areas of lagoons and paludose. Its interior is of plains interrupted by the Sierra de los Organos to the west the Sierra del Escambray to the bear on and the Sierra Maestra to the east. Its population is of about 11 million inhabitants. measure Zone: -6.0 (pass); -6.0 (pass)Duration of the days 13.5 hours (June); minimum 11.0 hours (December)WHEN TO GOPeriod better: February. MarchGood period: January. April. DecemberWorse Period: September. OctoberWEATHERThe dry station which is naturally the best period to go begins at the end of October and finishes in April. The rains station is from April to October but in these months precipitations although are abundant always occurs in the half-day and for a bunco period. What to takeWithout doubts the bathing suit. And then pass clothes shirts and cotton pullouvers bunco and desire pants. And do not drop besides the shoes for walking in the afternoons to act also a unify of sandals. grow/MUSEUMSCity MuseumAddress: Plaza de Armas. HavanaSchedule: 9.30-18.30appeal is paidOne of the main museums of histoty and grow of the isle. It offers a rich exposition ofartistic testimonies bengining from the colonial period up to firts years of the republic. Revolution MuseumAddress: Palacio Presidencial. Calle Refugio. HavanaSchedule: 10-17; Saturday up to 18appeal is paidAll that is wanted to experience about the myth of the Cuban revolution is exposed in this displace in the ex-presidential building that housed as measure dwell the dictator Batista up to 1959,documents registrations and movies on the revolutionary epic poem. National MuseumAddress: Calle Trocadero. HavanaSchedule: 10-17; closed Tuesday and WednesdayEntrance is paidThe exhibition is divided in several sections. The pinacoteca with linens from Spanish. Englishmen. Danish teachers among them stand out Velásquez. Murillo. Goya and Turner; the Egyptian old art collection grecian and Roman considered the most important in Latin America the gallery dedicated to the Cuban painting from the XVII century to our days the ceramic collection and a space for the contemporary exhibitions. Hemingway MuseumAddress: San Francisco de Paula. San Miguel del Padrón. 12 km from HavanaSchedule: 9-16; Sundays 9-12.30appeal is paidDedicated to the enthusiasts of North American writer who lived in this building from 1939 to 1961. It was here where Hemingway wrote “Whom appear the bells for” and the “Old man and the sea”. Music National MuseumAddress: Calle Cárcel. HavanaSchedule: 9-17; Sundays 8-12; Closed on MondaysEntrance is paidThere are exposed numerous Afro-Cuban musical instruments besides the Fernando Ortiz anthropologist's private collection. Disks scores and instruments are sold also some concerts are presented in the museum saloon. CUBAN CUISINEThe traditional cuisine in Cuba is excellente and it would be a sin to get lost looking for other inetrnational plates proposed in other local. The Cuban culinary art is born from the be of the precolumbian cuisine with the African. French. Spanish. English and the Hindu and indonesa. The prove of this is a miracle of the balance. There are fruits very often so as (mango papaya avocado,) mainly to accompany salted plates and to create move of the locate of cocktails and drinks. It is used a lot the pig meat lots of chicken mainly in the inside of the country while in the coastal restaurants are intend exquisite sea plates: look for crustaceans cooked in several ways. The national coat is the "ajiaco" a soup with the back up of potato banana corn calf meat. Chicken and dry meat. Another typical food is the "congri" made with color beans and rice cooked all together accompanied by "pig pork cracklings". The "fufú" is on the other hand a banana rub seasoned with "mojo" a fried lightly of oil garlic and cumin. Do not let go teh oportunity to taste the "Creole lobster" that is nothing else but a fried lobster with tomato onions peppers spicy spice and change state orange juice. Among the candies the "boniatillo" made of sweet potato and dulcify and the "coquito acaramelado" also "la mala rabia" also made of sweet potato sugra beat sirope cinnamon and sweet orange shell. The diffused consume is the coffee served to the American way that is to say not few and the rum is pure that answer as locate to any prepared swig or the numerous cocktails so as Cuba Libre the Rum punk or Piña Colada. Cuba also produces an excellent beer. The diffused national marks are the Mayabe and The Lagarto. FUN/SHOPPINGWho doesn't experience the Cuban rum and tobacco known for everyone as beat in the world? In the island there are lots of opportunities to go domiciliate with some good music revolutionary souvenir and why not an automobile of the fifty years. TobaccosThe tobaccos or cigarettes are of different sizes they are sold let go or in elegant wooden boxes. Just to see them makes yoy buy them although you are not a smoker maybe for a beautiful enable. The prices are almost half of the prices in Italy. For example a box with three Montecristo Sigars N.4 costs at about 10 American dollars. They can be bought in the stores. At Havana in the accommodate of 5a and 16 (5a Ave y 16). In Santiago in Casa del Tabaco (Ave. Jesus Menéndez 730). Pay attention to the conservation of the tobacco. An adequate humidity is needed for them. CraftCuban craft reflex the influence of diverse cultures mainly the African. Many objects are related with the santería the Afro-Cuban religion diffused per excellency in the island. There can be dolls of pieces and ceramic masks made of cover maché and wooden sculptures. Puppets of tamarind seeds are also made. Pretty hats touch feathers fibers or of knitted coconut. Baskets and bags are also made. In old Havana there is the Craft Palace (Calle Cuba 64). In Santiago in the fashion accommodate (Cathedral Plaza). FoodsThe rum is bought obligatorily and the most famous attach is The Havana unify in several versions: Liquor the most economic; Carta Blanca 3 years and particularly used for the cocktails. Carta Oro. 5 years and the most refined matured during 7 years. The precise goes from 4 to 7 American.
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