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Santiago to Baracoa

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April 14th 2006
Well, Santiago was a little disappointing in some ways. For a city of half a million people, it felt surprisingly like a little village, complete with horses and carts in the streets, and roosters to wake me up nice and early. Also, there was a lot more attention from people who wanted to sell me things. The music wasn´t exactly spilling onto the streets in quite the way I´d been led to expec ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Este » Santiago de 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