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 Cuba
is the biggest island in the Northwest Caribbean, west
of the Antilles group of islands and south of Florida.
With Havana as its capital and Spanish as its official
language, this UNESCO World Heritage site has maintained
the integrity of its pristine beaches and magnificent
coastline.
A lot of the island’s landscape is mountainous with the
narrow Sierra de los Organos, where nearby the finest
Cuban tobacco is grown, as well as the Guaniguanicos
hills to the west. Encircled by the Sierra Maestra
Mountains the port of Santiago is a beautiful site to
visit, as is the Valley of the Sugar Mills where one can
view from the Torre de Manaca Iznaga, once a slave
watchtower.
There are large parts of the island covered by mountain
forests of mahogany and pine trees, while the province
of Pinar del Rio offers lush vegetation from which
strange looking ‘mogotes’ rise, these are oddly shaped
limestone mountains. In this area there are also caves
to visit with underground rivers and impressive
stalagmites and stalactites, one of the most visited
being the Cueva del Indio.
Santiago de Cuba is a lively city with a culture for
music and dancing. Here one may visit the Museo Emilio
Bacardi, where a collection of fine art and antiques can
be admired.
Cuba’s climate is a hot sub-tropical one all year round
with a high humidity rate. Rainfalls go from May to
October, while the cooler and drier months are from
January to April.
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