Bayamo to Trinidad - CubaPop, Cops, Crucifixes, Castro's Commandancia, Cordial & Confusion
November 3rd 2008 The alarm went off at 0500 and, as promised, we were collected at 0530 - although not by the car or driver that we were expecting. The driver was a young bloke - about 25 or so - and the car was a Moskovitch 1500, similar to a Lada. It had no seatbelts but the mandatory loud car radio blasting CubaPop. We collected Gino and Isabella and headed for the hills - literally. About 30 minutes in we
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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 
