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Cuba - Havana, Vinales, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, and Varadero - Best Photos

My Top 5 Memories Of Cuba: 1. Havana Centro - Capitolio and the Cuban art; 2. Havana Veija - splendid old colonial buildings and squares; 3. Trinidad - beautifully preserved small colonial town; 4. Che Guevarra - the monument in Santa Clara, books, posters, he is everywhere; and 5. Cienfuegos - small preserved main square in a city set along a long spit of land.

21 Cuba - Havana Centro - Hotel NH Parque Central - Capitolio, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, Hotel Telgrafo The roof of the Hotel NH Parque Central in Havana Centro had spectacular views of the Capitolio, the Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, and Hotel Telgrafo on one side.

21 Cuba - Havana Centro - Hotel NH Parque Central - Capitolio, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, Hotel Telgrafo

46 Cuba - Havana Centro - Capitolio - Charlotte Ryan, Peter Ryan, Jerome Ryan in the Salon de Pasos Perdidos, Hall of Lost Steps Charlotte Ryan, Peter Ryan, and Jerome Ryan pose in the Salon de Pasos Perdidos (Hall of Lost Steps) in the Capitolio in Havana Centro.

46 Cuba - Havana Centro - Capitolio - Charlotte Ryan, Peter Ryan, Jerome Ryan in the Salon de Pasos Perdidos, Hall of Lost Steps

24 Cuba - Havana Centro - Hotel NH Parque Central - Sunset View of Capitolio, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, Hotel Telgrafo The roof of the Hotel NH Parque Central in Havana Centro had spectacular sunset views of the Capitolio, the Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, and Hotel Telgrafo on one side.

24 Cuba - Havana Centro - Hotel NH Parque Central - Sunset View of Capitolio, Gran Teatro de la Habana, Hotel Inglaterra, Hotel Telgrafo

32 Cuba - Old Havana Vieja - Plaza de la Catedral - Catedral de San Cristobal de la Habana The Catedral de San Cristóbal de la Habana, overlooking the Plaza de la Catedral in Old Havana Vieja, was built between 1748 and 1777 and is dominated by two unequal towers and framed by a baroque facade.

32 Cuba - Old Havana Vieja - Plaza de la Catedral - Catedral de San Cristobal de la Habana

19 Cuba - Old Havana Vieja - Museo de la Ciudad, Plaza de Armas, Cabana fort, Christ Statue The roof terrace bar in the Hotel Ambos Mundos in Old Havana Vieja has an excellent view of Palacio de los Capitanes Generales (Museo de la Ciudad – City Museum) and Plaza de Armas, the most important plaza in Old Havana Vieja. Across the water of the Havana Bay is the Forteleza de San Carlos de la Cabana and the Estatua de Cristo Christ statue.

19 Cuba - Old Havana Vieja - Museo de la Ciudad, Plaza de Armas, Cabana fort, Christ Statue

11 Cuba - Havana Vedado - Plaza de la Revolucion - Ministerio del Interior Che Guevara mural The Ministerio del Interior is an ugly concrete block on the northern side of the Plaza de la Revolución in Havana Vedado, famous for its huge mural of Che Guevara., with the words Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Always toward Victory) underneath.

11 Cuba - Havana Vedado - Plaza de la Revolucion - Ministerio del Interior Che Guevara mural

43 Cuba - Havana - Tropicana - Beautiful Dancer Mulatta dancers wearing next to nothing or sequined costumes and giant plumed headdresses parade and perform to the whole gamut of Latin-American music at the Tropicana in Havana.

43 Cuba - Havana - Tropicana - Beautiful Dancer

21 Cuba - Vinales Valley - Vinales Valley and Mogotes from a lookout above the valley floor

21 Cuba - Vinales Valley - Vinales Valley and Mogotes from a lookout above the valley floor

33 Cuba - Cienfuegos - Parque Jose Marti - from roof of Hotel La Union There is an excellent view over the Parque Jose Marti in Cienfuegos from the roof bar of the Hotel la Union. On the left with the red cupola is the Palacio de Gobierno; the blue building at the end of the park is the Palacio de Ferrer; to the right is the Teatro Tomas Terry; and to the far right with a red cupola is the Catedral de la Purisima Concepcion (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception).

33 Cuba - Cienfuegos - Parque Jose Marti - from roof of Hotel La Union

31 Cuba - Trinidad - Plaza Mayor - Palacio Brunet, Museo Romantico The Palacio Brunet, now the Museo Romantico, is a two-storey mansion in warm yellow stucco on Plaza Mayor in Trinidad de Cuba. The ground floor of the Palacio Brunet was built in 1740, and the upstairs was built in 1808. It was once owned by a sugar baron, but was converted into a museum in 1974. On the left with the yellow and green bell-tower is the former convent of San Francisco de Asís, now the Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos.

31 Cuba - Trinidad - Plaza Mayor - Palacio Brunet, Museo Romantico

35 Cuba - Trinidad - Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos Perhaps the most recognizable building in Trinidad is the quaint yellow and green bell-tower of the former convent of San Francisco de Asís, built in 1730 by Franciscan monks. Since 1986 the building has housed the Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos. This photo was taken from the upper floor of the Museo Romantico (Palacio Brunet).

35 Cuba - Trinidad - Museo Nacional de la Lucha Contra Bandidos

11 Cuba - Santa Clara - Monumento Ernesto Che Guevara - Wide View The Monumento Ernesto Che Guevara monument, mausoleum and museum complex, in Santa Clara is in a vast square guarded by a bronze statue of 'El Che.' The statue was erected in 1987 to mark the 20th anniversary of Guevara's murder in Bolivia. On the block to the right of Che is Che’s farewell letter to Fidel Castro in 1965 … “I feel that I have fulfilled the part of my duty that tied me to the Cuban Revolution in its territory, and I say good-bye to you, the comrades, your people, who are already mine. … Other nations of the world call for my modest efforts. … Ever onward to victory! Our country or death! I embrace you with all my revolutionary fervor. Che.”

11 Cuba - Santa Clara - Monumento Ernesto Che Guevara - Wide View

32 Cuba - Santa Clara - Bronze Statue of Che Guevarra and the Child of the Revolution Close Up A bronze statue of Che Guevara with a cigar in one hand and the Child of the Revolution in the other by Spanish Sculptor Casto Solano Marroyo stands outside the local communist party headquarters in Santa Clara. The statue is known locally as Che de los Ninos. Emerging from his belt buckle is a mass of people suggesting the freedom the revolution brought after the repression of the Batista regime

32 Cuba - Santa Clara - Bronze Statue of Che Guevarra and the Child of the Revolution Close Up

22 Cuba - Varadero - Beach to Mansion Xanada The white sandy beach in front of Plaza America in Varadero leads to the Mansion Xanada.

22 Cuba - Varadero - Beach to Mansion Xanada

41 Cuba - Matanzas - Parque Libertad - Jose Marti statue Parque Libertad in Matanzas has a bronze statue (1909) of Jose Marti in the centre.

41 Cuba - Matanzas - Parque Libertad - Jose Marti statue


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