La Habana vieja

Cuba

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June 14th 2009
The last country in my one year trip around the world: Cuba. I had big expectations for Cuba and I really wanted to visit the country as soon as possible, and certainly before any further political changes would take place. I wanted to see Fidel Castro’s Cuba. I had already travelled through many communist countries in Eastern Europe when I was a child, back in the 80’s and early 90’s, an ... 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