View from Herradura

Varadero; Fidel's Xanadu

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August 3rd 2012
Ella subió al avión en la mañana, después de 9 horas aterrizó en La Habana... no quiero ir en su carro a Varadero... As the alarm went off at ridiculous o’clock, I jolted awake. My unbelievable excitement at the size of the bed in the Radisson Hotel did not even come close to the level of excitement I felt about my impending trip to Cuba. As the plane touched down, and the ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » Varadero

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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