| The original author of Lonely Planet Cuba | | | | Havana. Since then, he has revisited Cuba |
| announces the launch of Cuba-Pictures.com, a | | | | dozens of times. |
| 23-page collection of 207 travel photos of | | | | |
| Cuba. | | | | A few of Stanley's photos originally appeared |
| | | | in Lonely Planet Cuba, while the rest are |
| All photos in this picture gallery are by | | | | published here for the first time. They offer |
| David Stanley, who researched and wrote the | | | | a cross section of Cuba, with the emphasis on |
| first two editions of Lonely Planet Cuba, | | | | "real Cuban life" rather than the artificial |
| published in 1997 and 2000. Stanley first | | | | world of tourism. The images are intended to |
| visited Cuba in 1975, and over the next four | | | | convey the atmosphere of some very special |
| years he represented a Canadian tour company | | | | places, and the warm, friendly people who |
| on Isla de la Juventud, at Varadero, and in | | | | call Cuba home. |