CUBA AND ITS PEOPLE

Geography

Climate

History

Politics

The Economy

US-Cuban Relations

The People---Ethnic Background---Women in Cuba---Homosexuality in Cuba---Sex and Marriage

Religion

Meeting the People---Addressing People---Women Travellers---The Queue

Language---Learning Spanish---Useful Words and Phrases---Cubanisms

Further Reading---Bookshops

CUBA --- PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Getting There

Travel from Britain

Travel from Europe

Travel from Canada

Travel to and from the USA

Travel from the Caribbean and Latin America

Onward or Return Travel

Travel by Sea

Red Tape

Passports---Tourist Cards and Visas---North American Visitors

Cuban Embassies

Immigration

Customs Regulations

Money

Living Costs---What Money to Take---Emergency Cash

Money in Cuba---The Black Market

Bills---Tipping---Begging

Communications

Telephone---Telex and Fax

Telegrams

Mail---Parcels---Couriers---Poste Restante

E-mail and the Internet

Media---Newsspapers---Magazines---Foreign Press---Radio---Television

Getting Around

Maps---Place Names

Air---Reservations---Schedules---Fares

Train---Reservations---Facilities---Steam Trains

Bus

Tour Bus

Excursions

Long-distance Taxi

Hitch-hiking

Boat

Driving

Roads---Car Rental---Fuel---Rules and Regulations---Road Signs---Highway Hazards---Parking---Breakdowns---Accidents

Motorcycling

Cycling---Bike Hire---Bringing Your Own Bicycle---Security

City Transport---Finding Your Way---City Layout---Buses---Taxis---Horse-drawn Cabs---Walking

Accommodation

Hotels---Room Rates---All-inclusive Resorts---Complaints---Booking Accommodation

Private Accommodation

Camping

Eating and Drinking

Cuban Cuisine

Restaurants

Shopping for Food

Drinking---Rum---Cocktails---Beer---Wine---Soft Drinks---Coffee and Tea

Exploring

Cuban Architecture

Art

Museums

The Great Outdoors

Wildlife

Recreation---Beaches---Swimming Pools---Watersports---Diving---Yachting

Entertainment

Cinema---Theatre and Dance

Music---Cuban Musical Styles---Trova---Danzon---Bolero---Guajira---Son and Salsa---Afro-Cuban Music---Jazz---Popular and Rock Music---Classical Music---Music Courses

Nightlife

Sport---Baseball---Boxing---Basketball---Soccer---Rural Sports

Shopping

Opening Hours---Hard-currency Shops---Books and Music---Postcards---Clothing---Cigarettes---Cigars---Gifts

Health and Hygiene

Natural Hazards---Heat---Sun---Mosquitoes---Sharks---Ticks

Diseases and Other Health Hazards---Dengue Fever---Gastric Problems---Hepatitis---Rabies---Other Diseases---Smoking

Aids

Medical Treatment---Pharmacies

Everyday Health---Women's Health---Contraception---Toilets

Insurance

Crime and Safety

How to Avoid Robbery---Reporting a Crime---State Security and the Police---Drugs---Photography

Help and Information

Babies and Young Children

Travellers with Disabilities

Electrical Equipment

Youth and Student Concessions

Complaints

Weights and Measures

Tourist Information---Cuban Tourist Offices Abroad

Embassies

Sources of Information---Cuba on the Web---Business Travellers

Calendar of Events (including Public Holidays)

REGIONS OF CUBA

The structure of each regional chapter follows that given below for Havana

Havana---City and Province

History

City Layout---Street Names---Maps

Getting Around---Arrival and Departure---Car---City Transport

Accommodation

Eating and Drinking

Exploring

Entertainment---Cinema---Classical Music, Theatre and Dance---Popular Music---Cabaret---Discos

Sport

Shopping---Arts and Crafts---Books and Music---Rum and Cigars---Photo-processing

Crime and Safety

Help and Information

Further Afield---The Hemingway Trail---South of Havana---Guanabacoa---Alamar---Eastern Beaches (Playas del Este)

Province of Havana

West of Havana: Province of Pinar Del Rio

Soroa---Maspoton

City of Pinar del Rio

Vinales Valley

The Far West

Matanzas: City and Province

City of Matanzas---Cuevas de Bellamar

Varadero

South of Varadero---Cardenas---Jovellanos---Colon---Central Australia

Zapata Peninsula---Guama---Playa Larga---Playa Giron

East of Cardenas

Central Cuba: Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Sancti Spiritus

City of Cienfuegos

Santa Clara---Lake Hanabanilla---Remedios---Caibarien

Sancti Spiritus

Trinidad---Escambray Mountains---Valle de los Ingenios

The Eastern Lowlands: Ciego de Avila, Camaguey and Las Tunas

Ciego de Avila---Moron

Cayaria del Norte---Cayo Coco---Cayo Guillermo

Camaguey---Nuevitas---Santa Lucia

Las Tunas

Holguin and Granma

Holguin---Gibara---Bariay Bay---Guardalavaca---Banes---East to Baracoa---Moa

Bayamo---Dos Rios---Sierra Maestra National Park

Manzanillo

Santiago de Cuba: City and Province

Santiago de Cuba

Morro Castle---El Cobre---Parque Baconao

East of Santiago---Gran Piedra---Granjita Siboney---Siboney---Arroyo de la Costa---Valle de la Pre Historia---Daiquiri---Bacanao

The Southeast Coast

The Far East: Guantanamo

City of Guantanamo---US Navy Base

Baracoa

The Extreme East

The Islands

Isle of Youth

Nueva Gerona---Hotel Colony---The South

Cayo Largo

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