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The Excursionist Cuba, and then……. On July 17, 2022 By DeniseLeave a comment I know many who have visited Cuba, so I had some idea of what to expect. I expected to see American vintage cars, an enchanting Malecon in Havana (esplanade along the waterfront), colonial-era buildings in various states of renovation a...

Callejón de Hamel

Coffee-Mojito-sea-Havana

The best combination

Las Terrazas community

Havana sunset

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Majestic!

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Ocaso.

Cuando vas a Viñales...

My last picture in Havana before all tours were cancelled due to the pandemic of Coronavirus. It's been one year already and I'm still optimistic about going back to this beautiful place very soon. I cannot wait to see you again, my beloved Havana!

CUEVA DEL INDIO (VIÑALES)

Fue hallada en 1920 por un campesino llamado Juan Díaz. Dentro de la cueva aparecieron pinturas rupestres y también algunos restos arqueológicos procedentes de culturas cubanas precolombinas.
Por su interior discurre el río San Vicente.

I can smell the weekend!

Canchánchara is a traditional drink from Trinidad.

This cocktail stands out among other drinks. Served in a cute terracotta cup, it is the perfect combination of refreshing, light, sweet, and cold.

Recipe :

Ingredients

1 1/2 ounce Agua Ardiente /or white rum

Juice of 1 lime

1/2 ounce honey syrup

1 splash soda water

Garnish: lime wedge

Steps

Add the rum, lime juice and honey syrup into a shaker with ice and shake.

Strain into a clay or glass mug filled with fresh ice.

Top with a splash of soda water.

Garnish with a lime wedge.

Enjoy :)

Baracoa is celebrating it's 509 anniversary!

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Cespedes park in Santiago de Cuba. Local artists performing Tumba Francesa. Great view from the terrace of Casagranda Hotel.

Habana, Cuba.

Playa Las Tumbas (Las Tumbas beach)
Ocupa la sección noroeste del Cabo de San Antonio, formada en el borde de la llanura litoral, sobre el seboruco costero. Se encuentra a 4 Km. en dirección norte del faro Roncali. Su longitud total es de 5 Km., con un ancho de 400 Km. en dirección norte del Faro Roncali y está precedido de la playa Francés.
El fondo del mar es de arena y el canto del veril se encuentra a casi 2 Km. del lugar.
La playa bordea la sección de punta de Cajón, donde se desarrollan hermosos bancos de arena de color blanco, inestables y aún en formación, que ocupan 2 Km. más de playa litoral norte en forma de arco, y que está en contacto con los manglares de punta de Cajón.

Parrandas: Intangible Cultural Heritage.
They are a traditional carnival-like street party that take place in northern and central cities of the former Las Villas province in Cuba. Most famous parrandas are celebrated in Remedios colonial city where these festivities were originated. Second most popular are celebrated in Camajuaní, followed in popularity by Vueltas, Zulueta, Chambas, Guayos, El Santo, Taguayabón, Buenavista, Calabazar de Sagua, Zaza del Medio, Falcón and many more small town of this central region of Cuba.
These year-end revels apparently began in Remedios (a village due northeast of Santa Clara) on Christmas eve in 1820 when a zealous priest, Francisco Vigil de Quiñónez (Francisquito), went through the streets making frightening noises meant to rouse the townspeople and scare them into attending midnight Mass. The villagers took the fiesta-like din to heart and gradually evolved a Classic Mardi Gras-type carnival celebrated during the days around Christmas and New Year's eve. Testimonies place the Parrandas with structure of events similar to what is today as far as 1871. This includes both districts rumba, the plaza works (light and fireworks structures), the firework competition and float display.
Fireworks were introduced and the revels developed into a competition to see who could make the loudest noise. Each of the villagers devided into two rival camps represented by mascots: in Remedios, the Gavilan (hawk) and the Gallo (rooster). The villagers invest ludicrous emotional value in their wars and spend months preparing in secret. Warehouses are stocked full of explosives and sawhorses studded with fireworks. The final touches are put on the floats (trabajos de plaza) that will be pulled by field tractors in the early hours of the morning. The rivals take turns parading all through the night. Conga lines weave through town, accompanied by polish polka music, a tradition that evolved in the 1880s. The excitement builds as each neighborhood stages firework displays. The opposing sides alternately present their pyrotechnics. The wildest fireworks are unleashed and the fiesta culminates in an o**y of insane fire power. Pretty fireworks don't earn points.
In the year 2018, the Parrandas of the center of the Island were inscribed on the Intangible Heritage List by UNESCO.

Mambo.
It is a derivative of the Danzon, jazzed up with rhythmic innovations. It was created by Orestes Lopez and Israel Cachao in 1938 and stormed the US in the 1950s.
In the 1940s and 1950s the son bands grew from six pieces to eight and beyond until they became big bands boasting full horn and percussion sections playing playing rumor, chachachá and mambo. Some other musicians like Arsenio Rodríguez, Dámaso Pérez Prado o Benny Moré popularized Mambo internationally.

Mambo N° 8 - Dámaso Perez Prado (excelente calidad de audio) El Rey del Mambo el cubano Dámaso Perez Prado en todo su esplendor nos deleita con el Mambo N° 8, tremenda canción para hacer bailar hasta al más sonso. Nota...

Local vendors from La Farola, the road connecting Baracoa to Guantanamo city.

The colours of the sky: unique sunset from "El Paraíso" farm. Viñales, Cuba.