| Taking time out from the everyday
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| | or cities and meeting the local Cuban
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| stresses and strains of life to visit an
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| | people.
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| exotic place is something that everyone
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| | In the north-west of the country you'll
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| looks forward to. Cuba, with its
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| | find the capital city, Havana - the hub
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| notoriety brought upon by its government
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| | of everything that is Cuban. When you
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| and the clamp down of the American
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| | stroll around the city you'll feel the
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| government on its export and tourism, is
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| | essence of the Cuban past - a rich legacy
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| a country known more for its cigar and
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| | emanating from the Spanish colonial
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| its leader, rather than as a vacation
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| | architecture that beholds the city. Parts
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| destination. Despite this, every year
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| | of the city resemble the set of an old
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| more and more tourists from Canada and
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| | movie, reminiscent of a bygone era, with
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| Europe are flocking to Cuba, enthralled
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| | old American cars bustling by. A lot of
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| by its natural beauty and its passionate
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| | work has been done in the past decade to
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| and welcoming people. Tourism in Cuba is
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| | restore old Havana, a UNESCO world
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| currently at an all time high.
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| | heritage site, but much of the city has
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| Cuba is the largest of the Caribbean
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| | been left untouched and hundreds of
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| islands and is inhabited by people with a
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| | crumbling buildings collapse each month.
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| mixed race of Caribbean Indian, African
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| | Havana also has its fair share of
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| and Spanish heritage. It has a
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| | museums, including the Museum of the
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| contrasting landscape ranging from
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| | Revolution, the Havana Club Museum of
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| beautiful and mesmerizing beaches to
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| | Rum, the Cigar Museum, the Ernest
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| sprawling and craggy mountain ranges.
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| | Hemingway Museum and the National Museum
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| Limestone Mountains loom over the fields
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| | of Fine Arts.
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| of tobacco, utilised for their famed
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| | Santiago de Cuba is the second largest
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| cigars, providing a stunning scenic view.
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| | city in Cuba and is located on the
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| The natural beauty of Cuba and its
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| | eastern end of the island. It has a
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| history has shaped the country to what it
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| | beautiful setting at the foot of the
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| is today. This is one Caribbean island
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| | Sierra Maestra Mountains and overlooks a
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| that has been left unspoiled by
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| | magnificent bay. Unlike the other towns
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| technology and modern day living.
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| | and cities in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba has
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| Like many of the Caribbean islands,
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| | a very Caribbean feel to it. This is as a
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| Cuba's main source of tourism is the
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| | result of the influence of the Haitian
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| beach industry. The country is blessed
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| | planters who settled here in the 19th
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| with hundreds of miles of sprawling sandy
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| | century.
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| beaches, with fine white sand and clear
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| | Trinidad, located in the heart of Cuba is
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| blue water. Tourists visiting Cuba have a
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| | one of the original towns and was founded
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| multitude of choices for the location of
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| | in 1514. The city is filled with cobbled
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| their beach vacation. The major resorts
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| | streets and old buildings with tiled
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| of Varadero and Cayo Largo are the most
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| | roofs and has been a UNESCO World
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| renowned and here you'll find many 5 star
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| | Heritage Site since 1988. It's a very
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| all inclusive resorts. Despite this,
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| | pleasant city to spend a day or two, with
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| there are also plenty of smaller, quieter
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| | many museums, churches and Plazas.
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| beach resorts where you can truly get
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| | An ideal way to spend your vacation is to
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| away from it all.
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| | take a few days to do some sightseeing in
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| Aside from stunning beaches, Cuba also
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| | Havana or one of Cuba's other cities and
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| offers plenty of rustic towns and cities
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| | then follow that up with a relaxing
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| full of rich culture and heritage. A
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| | week's stay in one of the luxurious all
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| vacation to Cuba isn't complete without
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| | inclusive resorts by the beach.
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| visiting at least one of the Cuban towns
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