Reading Hemingway on Playa Ancon (Caribbean Sea)

DAY-TRIP TO COJIMAR

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May 8th 2018
Cojimar is a tiny fishing village east of Havana. It is a shrine to Hemingway who kept his boat , El Pilar, here, and wrote "The Old Man and the Sea." The location hasn't changed since the Spencer Tracy movie of the same name. Unfortunately, it is now rundown, and we were glad we cancelled our longer stay, as there is little to do there now. Tour buses arrive and leave after a couple of hours max ... 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