Havana - step into the past

Old Town, Havana

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January 29th 2011
Havana Get fortune told in the Old Square by a flamboyant Cuban woman with lots of rings on her fingers who speaks no English and I speak no Spanish. She has a friend who acts as interpreter. After much slapping of thighs she announces I have trouble with my knees. "You don’t need to pay 10 dollars to be told that," says Malcolm. OK I was conned. So what. It added to the carnival atmosphere. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more