Havana

Viva Cuba

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February 20th 2008
January in Oxford Street can only mean one thing - sale shopping. As I joined the stampedes and elbow my way to that elusive size 10, 70% off jacket - to join the other six jackets in my wardrobe - I felt a small sense of guilt about my excessive consumerism. Fast forward two weeks and I've just landed in Havana, which couldn't really be farther from our cookie monster consumer driven society. ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana

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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