Boats pulled up into the streets ready for the hurricane

Cerrado por la ciclone ie Havana lock down

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September 9th 2008
Ah...Cuba at last...we´ve been wanting to come here for ages. And as soon as we do, we get stuck in the city, unable to escape, unable to anything really. Well, serves us right really, we knew it was the end of the hurricane season, and this year has been a bad one. The first afternoon and the following morning were fine. Very hot and sticky though. We found ourselves a nice casa particular ... 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