Patriotic graffiti and government billboards adorn many sidewalks

October Sun in Cuba

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October 8th 2014
What’s an overseas adventure without 48 hours of transport to kick it off! Day 0: Sydney, Dallas (complete with epic Tex-Mex) to Mexico City (for real Mex and an overnight rest) then a walk around Mexico City at dawn and off to Havana, Cuba. Cuba is a truly unique place – host to the greatest cities of the Spanish Americas, gold, pirates and forts since the 1600s then turned into a mobsters p ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste » La Habana

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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