Trinidad and Bayamo, Cuba


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March 13th 2011
Published: March 13th 2011
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Next morning we had to get up super early to have breakfast as our bus left at 7am. We left as the sun was risng. The bus to trinidad took all day, we arrived at about 4 (the timetable says arrival at 2, but we were late). We stopped at a few places on the way for food and bathrooms. The casa in ViƱales had organised a casa in Trinidad for us and they were waiting for us with a sign once more... Read Full Entry



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Bayamo band in the streetBayamo band in the street
Bayamo band in the street

every saturday night there is a party in Bayamo with whole roasted pigs and lots of music and rum
Entrance to the national parkEntrance to the national park
Entrance to the national park

where La Commandancia is... the hiding place of Fidel and his rebels for 6 months during the war
The farmThe farm
The farm

owned by the same people as at the time of the war, they allowed Fidel etc to live on their land. (they also charge everyone $5 to take pics once you get there)
The original hospitalThe original hospital
The original hospital

this is where Che Guevara first treated the people of the mountains and the soldiers of the revolution before proper buildings were built
The house of FidelThe house of Fidel
The house of Fidel

complete with all his furniture etc, including the fridge with a bullet hole in it
the fridgethe fridge
the fridge

see... the bullet hole!



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