Hemingway´s desk

This has been moved during the restorations to the adjoining tower. Hemingway never wrote here but installed his mistress on the 3rd floor, and housed his cats (total of 57 in all) on the 1st floor.

Santiago de Cuba / Santa Clara / Vinales / Havana

April 26th 2006
On the 19th headed to Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city & home of the Buena Vista Social Club. I couldn´t wait to get out of this place as it was dirty & polluted, totally without character unlike Havana, and the people were aggressive and unfriendly. It was a bit of a culture shock after being in the smaller towns. Did a city tour visiting the Plaza de la Revolucion, Jose Marti burial me ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba

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

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