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25th October - 11th November: Cuba

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November 22nd 2008
Viva la revolution! I don’t know quite what I expected of Cuba, an idyllic microcosm of a fair and just society, all happily working and living side by side free from jealousy and injustice? Suffice to say my idealistic perceptions were rather shattered by the attitudes of those we met... although one must remember that the people had just gone through an incredibly destructive hurrican ... 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