Traveler's Companion® Cuba, 2nd
by Kirsten Ellis and Joe YogerstFormat: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2002-05-01
Publisher(s): Globe Pequot
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Summary
Discover the best the island has to offer--from the historic beauty of its colonial towns and vibrant nightlife to its still-pristine tropical beaches and lush fauna-rich forests of its mountains
Table of Contents
| Maps | |
| Cuba | p. 10 |
| Havana | p. 110 |
| Western Cuba | p. 170 |
| The Cuban Heartland | p. 200 |
| Cienfugos | p. 203 |
| Camaguey | p. 228 |
| Eastern Cuba | p. 238 |
| Santiago de Cuba | p. 260 |
| The Islands | p. 294 |
| Top Spots | p. 13 |
| Explore Old Havana | p. 13 |
| Take a Trip to Trinidad | p. 14 |
| Explore Tobacco Country | p. 17 |
| Revel in Cuba's Musical Heritage | p. 17 |
| Relax on Cuba's Best Beaches | p. 18 |
| See Havana's Museo de la Revolucion | p. 21 |
| Walk in Hemingway's Footsteps | p. 21 |
| Saunter Through Santiago | p. 22 |
| Your Choice | p. 25 |
| The Great Outdoors | p. 25 |
| Sporting Spree | p. 31 |
| The Open Road | p. 42 |
| Backpacking | p. 46 |
| Living It Up | p. 48 |
| Family Fun | p. 53 |
| Cultural Kicks | p. 55 |
| Shop till You Drop | p. 57 |
| Short Breaks | p. 59 |
| Festive Flings | p. 60 |
| Galloping Gourmet | p. 64 |
| Special Interests | p. 67 |
| Taking a Tour | p. 70 |
| Welcome to Cuba | p. 77 |
| The Country and Its People | p. 81 |
| Early Cuba | p. 84 |
| Spanish Colonization | p. 85 |
| Independence at a Price | p. 87 |
| Rebels In the Mountains | p. 89 |
| International Conflict | p. 90 |
| Building the Revolution | p. 91 |
| Cuba Today | p. 93 |
| Cuba and Human Rights | p. 97 |
| Passions of a Passionate Land | p. 99 |
| Religion | |
| Music | |
| Art | |
| Film | |
| Literature | |
| Havana and Environs | p. 109 |
| Havana | p. 111 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| Getting Around | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| Excursions from Havana | p. 157 |
| The Hemingway Trail | |
| The Playas del Este | |
| Regla and Guanabacoa | |
| South of Havana | p. 163 |
| Parque Lenin | |
| Jardin Botanico | |
| San Antonio de los Banos | |
| Western Cuba | p. 167 |
| Pinar del Rio Province | p. 168 |
| Background | |
| Las Terrazas | |
| Soroa | |
| Traveling Westwards | |
| The Provincial Capital of Pinar del Rio | p. 173 |
| Background | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Valle de Vinales | p. 174 |
| Background | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Cayo Levisa | p. 177 |
| Where to Stay | |
| Western Pinar del Rio | p. 178 |
| Where to Stay | |
| From Havana to Varadero | p. 180 |
| Matanzas | |
| Cardenas | |
| How to Get There | |
| Varadero | p. 183 |
| Background | |
| General information | |
| Getting Around | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| The Zapata Peninsula | p. 190 |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| Playa Larga and Zapata National Park | p. 192 |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| En Route to Playa Giron | p. 194 |
| Playa Giron | p. 194 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| How to Get There | |
| Caleta Buena | p. 195 |
| The Cuban Heartland | p. 197 |
| Cienfuegos | p. 198 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| Getting Around | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Excursions from Cienfuegos | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Further Afield | p. 206 |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| Trinidad | p. 207 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| Trinidad's Beaches | p. 214 |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| Valle de Los Ingenios | p. 215 |
| Background | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Topes de Collantes | p. 216 |
| Background | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| How to Get There | |
| Villa Clara | p. 217 |
| Santa Clara | p. 218 |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Remedios | p. 220 |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Sancti Spiritus | p. 221 |
| Background | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Giego de Avila | p. 222 |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| To the Cays | p. 225 |
| Cayeria del Norte | |
| Cayo Coco | |
| Across to Cayo Guillermo | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Jardines de la Reina | p. 228 |
| Camaguey | p. 228 |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Playa Santa Lucia | p. 233 |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Eastern Cuba | p. 237 |
| Holguin | p. 239 |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| En Route to Guardalavaca | p. 241 |
| Gibara | |
| Parque Monumento Nacional Bariay | |
| Guardalavaca | p. 243 |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| Excursions from Guardalavaca | p. 246 |
| Cayo Saetia | |
| Bahia de Naranjo | |
| Museo Chorro de Maita | |
| Banes | |
| From Guardalavaca to Mayari | p. 247 |
| Granma Province | p. 248 |
| Bayamo | p. 249 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| From Bayamo to Marea del Portillo | p. 251 |
| Gran Parque Nacional Sierra Maestra | |
| Manzanillo | |
| South from Manzanillo | |
| Marea del Portillo | p. 253 |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Driving to Santiago de Cuba | p. 255 |
| Where to Stay | |
| Santiago de Cuba and The Far East | p. 257 |
| Santiago de Cuba | p. 259 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| Getting Around | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| Exploring Santiago's Environs | p. 274 |
| Cayo Granma | |
| La Basilica del Cobre | |
| Santiago de Cuba Province | p. 276 |
| To Parque Baconao | |
| La Gran Piedra | |
| La Isabelica | |
| From Mountain to Coast | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Guantanamo Proyince | p. 283 |
| Background | |
| What to See and Do | |
| How to Get There | |
| From Guantanamo to Baracoa | p. 284 |
| Baracoa | p. 285 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay | |
| Where to Eat | |
| Nightlife | |
| How to Get There | |
| Excursions from Baracoa | p. 290 |
| West from Baracoa | |
| East of Baracoa to the Tip of Cuba | |
| The Islands | p. 293 |
| Isla de la Juventud | p. 294 |
| Background | |
| Nueva Gerona | |
| The West Coast | |
| Punta del Este | |
| Criadero Cocodrilo | |
| How To Get There | |
| Cayo Largo | p. 298 |
| Background | |
| General Information | |
| What to See and Do | |
| Where to Stay and Eat | |
| How to Get There | |
| Travelers' Tips | p. 303 |
| The Tourism Boom | p. 304 |
| Getting There | p. 306 |
| By Air | |
| By Sea | |
| Arriving (and Leaving) | p. 309 |
| Entry for Americans | |
| Customs | |
| Tax | |
| Embassies and Consulates | p. 312 |
| Cuban Representation Abroad | |
| Foreign Representation in Cuba | |
| Tourist Information | p. 312 |
| Abroad | |
| In Cuba | |
| Money | p. 314 |
| Tipping | |
| Getting Around | p. 316 |
| By Air | |
| Rental Cars | |
| By Taxi | |
| By Train | |
| By Bus | |
| By Boat | |
| Accommodation | p. 321 |
| Eating Out | p. 322 |
| Basics | p. 322 |
| Time | |
| Electricity | |
| Weights, Measures and Temperature | |
| Business Hours | |
| Travel Insurance | |
| Communication and Media | p. 323 |
| Newspapers and Television | |
| Telephone | |
| Etiquette | p. 324 |
| Health | p. 324 |
| Toilets | p. 324 |
| Security | p. 326 |
| Gay and Lesbian Travelers | p. 327 |
| Disabled Travelers | p. 328 |
| Women Traveling Alone | p. 328 |
| When to Go | p. 328 |
| What to Take | p. 329 |
| Language Basics | p. 330 |
| Common Expressions | |
| Days | |
| Time | |
| Numbers | |
| Directions | |
| Locations | |
| At the Hotel | |
| In the Restaurant | |
| Slang | |
| Recommended Web Sites | p. 332 |
| Recommended Reading | p. 334 |
| Quick Reference A-Z Guide To Places and Topics of Interest | p. 336 |
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