| 1. Brush Up on Your Spanish:
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| | choose from. Out in Varadero, the
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| As is the case throughout other
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| | luxurious Hotel Paradisus Princesa Del
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| Spanish-speaking Caribbean destinations
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| | Mar Resort & Spa is a popular choice
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| like the Dominican Republic and Mexico, a
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| | amongst Spanish holidaymakers on their
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| little bit of Spanish goes a long way in
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| | Caribbean trips (or viajes Caribe!)
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| Cuba. In many ways if you can make
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| | 5. Life's a Beach!:
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| yourself understood by the island's
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| | And the reason for its fantastic resorts
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| wonderful inhabitants, you'll have
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| | is obvious - the beaches in Cuba are some
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| unlocked the secret to many dream viajes
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| | of the best to found anywhere in the
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| Caribe (Spanish for Caribbean trips!) in
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| | world. There's every type of beach you'd
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| the future.
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| | care to mention in Cuba from busy city
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| 2. Get Literary:
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| | beaches and resort beaches, but one of
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| Through the years, Cuba's attracted its
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| | the most splendid of all is the
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| fair share of writers. Reading Hemingway
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| | relatively undeveloped Playa Paraiso (to
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| over a mojito on a sticky afternoon in
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| | the west of the island).
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| Havana is the most obvious literary tip,
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| | 6. Explore Habana Vieja:
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| but few things could be better than
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| | Few cities in the world can match
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| settling down to Gabriel Garcia Marquez'
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| | Havana's Old Town for atmosphere. A
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| One Hundred Years of Solitude in Baracoa
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| | marvelously evocative network of grandly
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| (where it's believed to have been set).
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| | crumbling palaces and squares, it
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| 3. Pick a Park - Any Park!:
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| | thoroughly deserves its World Heritage
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| Cuba is a surprisingly large island, and
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| | Status. No trip to Cuba would be complete
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| its interior is covered with magnificent
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| | without spending a few days thoroughly
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| national parks. If Vinales is the most
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| | getting to know it.
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| developed (and hence easiest to access),
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| | 7. Go on a Diving Trip:
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| then getting out to La Guira in Pinar del
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| | With its miles of reef-lined coasts,
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| Rio or the mangrove swamps of Cienaga de
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| | diving in Cuba is understandably
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| Zapata in Manzanas is also enormously
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| | fantastic. Major Cuba dive sites though
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| rewarding.
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| | include: Maria la Gorda (to the west),
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| 4. Splash Out on a Hotel:
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| | Jardines de la Reina (south) and Cayo
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| One of the best things about a holiday in
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| | Coco and Cayo Santa Maria (to the north)
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| Cuba is the great selection of hotels to
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| | amongst countless others.
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