Ani­mals rep­re­sent­ing local and oth­er con­ti­nents’ fau­na, pro­tect­ed and endan­gered species are rep­re­sent­ed, and researc…

The cen­tral plaza is the beat­ing heart of any Latin Amer­i­can city or town, and Cien­fue­gos is no excep­tion. The Par­que…

The remains of the 19th-cen­tu­ry cof­fee plan­ta­tions in the foothills of the Sier­ra Maes­tra are unique evi­dence of a pi…

The colo­nial town of Cien­fue­gos was found­ed in 1819 in the Span­ish ter­ri­to­ry but was ini­tial­ly set­tled by immi­grants …

Found­ed in the ear­ly 16th cen­tu­ry in hon­our of the Holy Trin­i­ty, the city was a bridge­head for the con­quest of the Am…

Havana was found­ed in 1519 by the Span­ish. By the 17th cen­tu­ry, it had become one of the Caribbean‘s main cen­tres for…

Desem­bar­co del Gran­ma Nation­al Park, with its uplift­ed marine ter­races and asso­ci­at­ed ongo­ing devel­op­ment of karst to…

Com­mer­cial and polit­i­cal rival­ries in the Caribbean region in the 17th cen­tu­ry result­ed in the con­struc­tion of this m…

One of the first sev­en vil­lages found­ed by the Spaniards in Cuba, Cam­aguey played a promi­nent role as the urban cen­tr…

The Vinales val­ley is encir­cled by moun­tains and its land­scape is inter­spersed with dra­mat­ic rocky out­crops. Tra­di­tio…

Less­er vis­it­ed com­pared to many oth­er places in Cuba, Cam­aguey can be puz­zling for those who choose to vis­it. While i…

One of Cuba’s most beau­ti­ful places, as well as one of the country’s more remote islands. Fea­tur­ing turquoise waters …

In the cen­ter of the Plaza de la Rev­olu­cion stands a 109-meter gray tow­er, a memo­r­i­al to the Cuban nation­al hero, Jos…

Dri­ving here along the twisty rut­ted roads is an adven­ture in itself, and the scenery is beau­ti­ful. Once you arrive a…

The Cien­aga de Zap­a­ta, or the Zap­a­ta Swamp as it is affec­tion­ate­ly known, is a UNESCO Bios­phere Reserve, home to appr…

Che’s body was laid to rest here, and his mau­soleum (Mau­soleo del Che Gue­vara) and mon­u­ment, the Memo­r­i­al Coman­dante …

Con­ceived in 1901 and part­ly built in 1902 and beyond, the Male­con is Havana’s famous seafront prom­e­nade. A walk alon…

A UNESCO World Her­itage Site, the Par­que Nacional Viñales is a beau­ti­ful, ver­dant val­ley in the Sier­ra de los Organos…

In a coun­try known for its beau­ti­ful beach­es, Playa Paraí­so (Par­adise Beach), on the island of Cayo Largo del Sur, is…

Explor­ing the town of Trinidad, Cuba, a UNESCO World Her­itage Site, is like step­ping back in time. The beau­ti­ful­ly re…

A UNESCO World Her­itage site, Habana Vie­ja or Old Havana is a well-pre­served slice of Cuban his­to­ry. Strolling around…

A defen­sive struc­ture built in the mid-17th cen­tu­ry to pro­tect the bay of the city of San­ti­a­go de Cuba. The best pres…

One of the most rec­og­niz­able sym­bols of the Cuban cap­i­tal. Erect­ed in the 1920s in the wake of the con­struc­tion of mo…