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Thing of beauty  
   

Thing of beauty

What must be one of the ugliest birds around is a marvel in flight. They soar effortlessly, in slow lazy circles. They seem to be everywhere and are quite wary on the ground I got this shot with a telephoto lens from the lookout at the Puente Bacunayagua.
In the shadow of a legend

May 12th 2011
The legend Whether you love him or despise him, there's no denying that Fidel Castro is one of the giants of the 20th century. Now very much in the twilight of his life, Cuba today is still Fidels Cuba. After surviving a reported 638 assassination attempts, he still thumbs his nose nearly daily at the U.S.A. in his column in Cubas "Granma Internacional" newspaper column. In his dis ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Cuba

Cuban Flag 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
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