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Havana Cuba

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January 21st 2013
Arrived in Havana Cuba late afternoon on Saturday after a perfectly smooth Virgin flight. First impressions are a city in a time warp. Crumbling old buildings, broken pavements, old polluting American cars cruising the streets and scruffy, dress down locals. But the smell and sounds of the city are brilliant. An intoxicating mix of car fumes and uncollected rubbish and the sounds of Cuban music fr ... 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