A Few Reasons Why Cuba Is Interesting

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Of course not all, but here are some (will deal with transportation in this post), which, at least, fascinate me.

http://www.fotos.carldeboom.be/cuba/slides/HPIM8909.JPG

This is a Camello which means camel in Spanish because of it’s humps.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Cuba_public_transportation.jpg
Alternative public transportation in Trinidad

http://www.siue.edu/ITDA/CUBA_2004/PHOTOS/CubaWebPhotos/Cars8.jpg
Coco Taxi


http://www.cubanite.com/foto/CocoTaxiMonedaNacional.jpg

A new taxi service has finally appeared in Havana’s streets which is going to be payable in CUP (Cuban non convertible pesos). It will start from Centro-Havana in areas around Chinatown. The first 3 kms will be 3.00 cup and then for every following K will be charged i0.40 cents (cup).


http://images.travelpod.com/users/heatheravan/2005.1112917260.dsc01953.jpg

The famous classic cars


http://www.varadero-cuba.net/varadero-cuba/alternative-transportation.jpg
This transport system is called "a horse". Apparently it has existed for quite some time.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Architecture. Colonial architecture is big in Cuba.

Havana:

http://www.netssa.com/image/havana_old.jpg

http://www.geographicguide.com/central-america/cuba-havana.jpg
Overlooking Hotel Nacional, which is also seen in the next pic

http://www.havanaflights.com/images-cuba-hotels/hotel-nacional-de-cuba.jpg


http://questier.com/Photos/200602_Cuba/tn/20060218-124848_Cuba_Havana_Vieja_Gran_Teatro_de_la_Habana. jpg
El Gran Teatro de La Habana

http://www.abiyoyo.com/cuba/lahabana/habanavieja/sanfranciscodeasis/sanfranciscodeasis6.jpgChurch

[R_P_A_S]

i love these pictures man. please post more!!!!

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Thanks :)

Architecture (Camagüey):

http://havanajournal.com/images/uploads/camaguey_tina_jones.jpg
Iconic large earthenware jars called "tinajones"

http://hatuey.blogs-de-voyage.fr/album/camaguey/cover-camaguey_plaza_del_carmen09.jpg

http://www.adelante.cu/galeria/imgs/parqueiga/parqueg.JPG
Catedral of Camagüey

http://www.guije.com/pueblo/camaguey/f3.jpg


http://perso.orange.fr/amsud/Parque%20central%20de%20Santiago_45.jpg


http://hatuey.blogs-de-voyage.fr/album/camaguey/camaguey_statues08.3.jpg

Camagüey statue
http://hatuey.blogs-de-voyage.fr/album/cam...tatues02.3.html (http://hatuey.blogs-de-voyage.fr/album/camaguey/camaguey_statues02.3.html)

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Trinidad:

http://perso.orange.fr/amsud/Trinidad%204_45.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/amsud/Trinidad_45.jpg

http://perso.orange.fr/amsud/la%20femme%20araignee_45.jpg
Sexy girl in Trinidad :wub:

http://www.exodus.co.uk/pictures/a04hp97a.jpg

http://www.cubaxp.com/modules/bamagalerie3/galerie/aad7.jpg
Park in Trinidad

http://www.wowcuba.com/photos/deg/trinidad9.jpg
Streetlife in Trinidad

http://www.vjv.co.uk/destinations/central-america/cuba/hemingways-cuba/images/Musicians.jpg
Streetlife in Trinidad

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Havana (the contrasts)

Vedado

http://casa.wordsweave.com/pictures/enlarged/cg_entrance.jpg
A casa particular

http://www.danheller.com/images/LatinAmerica/Cuba/Vedado/aerial-1-big.jpg

http://www.danheller.com/images/LatinAmerica/Cuba/Vedado/aerial-2-big.jpg
(damn copyright tags <_<)

http://www.mycubatrip.com/images/havana/riviera/Riviera.jpg

Another view of Hotel Riviera

http://www.cuba.tc/images/grancaribe/Riviera_Piscina.jpg


Chinatown in Havana:

http://cache.gridskipper.com/travel/havana-chinatown.gif

http://www.particularcuba.com/image/La%20Habana%20Vieja/chinatown%201,5.JPG

http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~czhang/pics/cuba/Chinatown.JPG


Old Havana:

http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/habana/ort/img/plaza-vieja-01-b.jpg
Plaza Vieja (Old Square)

http://www.universes-in-universe.de/car/habana/ort/img/plaza-vieja-02-b.jpgPlaza Vieja (Old Square)

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Contiunation of Havana (the contrasts)

In need of restoration


http://www.anitarosenberg.com/images/05_cubaPhoto_Malecon.jpg

http://www.anitarosenberg.com/images/05_cubaPhoto_CrumbledWall.jpg
Crumbling wall

http://urchin.earth.li/~mleslie/cuba/slides/02_Havana_Street.JPG

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Santiago de Cuba, deep south:

http://k41.pbase.com/u18/sharif/upload/32872096.Cuba254IMG_5563.jpg

http://www.radiorabel.com/santiago/bohio_ipg.jpg

http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/2_16.jpg

http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/2_22.jpg

http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/2_06.jpg
Moncada

http://www.travelwithachallenge.com/Images/Travel_Article_Library/Cuba/Santiago-Cathedral-Cuba.jpgTwin towers of Santiago de Cuba&#39;s cathedral from the roof of Hotel Casa Grande

http://www.bluesail-caribe.com/esp/destinos/imagenes/Santiago-de-Cuba.jpg
Catedral


http://www.afrocubaweb.com/eugenegodfried/images/maceomonument.jpg

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Nature of Cuba:


http://www.faithfuldeliveries.com/Pinar%20del%20Rio%20landscape.JPG

http://p.vtourist.com/615875-Travel_Picture-Pinar_del_Ro.jpg


http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/3_14.jpg

http://questnaturetours.com/tourImagesSM/cuban.puff.jpg

http://questnaturetours.com/tourImagesSM/cuban.turtle.jpg

http://questnaturetours.com/tourImagesSM/greenbird.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/24/57280745_221e83e2a3_m.jpg


http://www.animalinfo.org/image/solepara1%2074.jpg
The Cuban solenodon

http://www.newsomswildlife.com/images/thumbnails/opt_cuban%20croc%20copy1.jpg

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Random pictures (some of them include Plaza de armas)

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/bookMarket1.jpg
Book market

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/dogs1.jpg
Street sweeper (with entourage of stray dogs)

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/flag3.jpg


http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/exercise1.jpg
Morning exercises

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/havanaFactory1.jpg
Cigar factory

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/courtyard2.jpg
Courtyard

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/birds1.jpg
Birds for sale... I assume some of these will be used for sacrifice in Santeria rituals?

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/street1.jpgDistant view of the Capitolio

http://www.granma.cu/seccionfotos/018-capitolio-gr.jpg
The Capitolio is a huge building modeled on the US Capitol building.

http://img1.travelblog.org/Photos/460/22820/f/130027-Statue-at-Capitolio-1.jpg
Statue at Capitolio

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http://www.radford.edu/~gmartin/Cuba%20kids%20on%20Malecon.jpg
People taking a bath along the Malecon

http://k53.pbase.com/o4/11/227711/1/54470550.DSC_9598_02.jpg

http://mishami.image.pbase.com/v3/75/608375/2/51364234.BWCUBAMALECON.jpg

http://www.blythe.org/cubapix/malecon.jpg
Looking east to the Morro Castle

http://home.12move.nl/sh634559/Cuba/images/cuba/havanna/malecon.jpg

http://www.geo.unipr.it/~davide/cuba/images/malecon.gif

http://thumbs.photo.net/photo/2659950-sm.jpg

http://havanajournal.com/images/uploads/malecon_sunset.jpg

[R_P_A_S]

some of those narrow streets remind me of my old hood in mexico city. do people get mugged?

[Karl Marx's Camel]

I am not very familiar wth narrow streets (maybe someone else can help you, or maybe you will find some info by a google search "safety cuba"?). By "mugging" do you mean being robbed at gunpoint or with the threat of violence?
Some Cubans might cut the strap attached to your camera, so if you are smart, hold your camera instead of the strap. Pickpocketers have good technique, so you should be extra careful in tight and crowded spaces like on a camello. Brutal violence is not that a big of a problem though. Cuba has a reputation of being "crime free", although crime has risen lately.

I think the most important thing is to look confident.

Cuban people and a tad of architecture:


http://k53.pbase.com/o4/11/227711/1/54116190.DSC_9953_02.jpg

http://mk23.image.pbase.com/o4/11/227711/1/53956387.DSC_0170_02.jpg
Bar in Trinidad

http://k41.pbase.com/o4/11/227711/1/54038516.DSC_0146_02.jpg

http://mishilo.image.pbase.com/o4/11/227711/1/54164701.DSC_9125_02.jpg

http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/m2_02.jpg

http://chuchi.zoy.org/photos/cuba/m2_01.jpg
Palace of Bacardi

http://www.lumika.org/cuba/images/CU01_E_9_20.jpg
Pastry deliveryman

http://www.lumika.org/cuba/images/CU01_E_4_26.jpg
Fishing along the Malecon?

http://www.davestravelcorner.com/photos/cuba/Cuban-Girl.jpg
Cuban girl

http://phaster.com/snapshots/cuba_y2k_37.jpg
Aren&#39;t they lovely together?

[Fidelbrand]

great stuff, NWOG.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Thanks Fidelbrand. :)

http://web.tagus.ist.utl.pt/~ivo.tavares/pics/cuban1.jpg

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40807000/jpg/_40807461_cubans_cigars_ap_203.jpg
Cuban women taking a cigar break

http://www.cultours-travel.com/assets/Cuba1-125.jpg

http://www.lucyobryan.com/Other/cuba%20cigar%20lady%20copy.jpg

http://www.travelart.be/images/gallery_cuba/medium/medium-cuba-1.jpg

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/tr/tg/lp/45/300_45329efcef2d4da908b78083a44c776b.jpg
Okay, I have seen like 3-4 pictures of this guy, and yet he is nothing special. He apparently holds no position. Yet he is everywhere. If I recall correctly he is a ballet dancer.

http://www.johncorbettphotography.com/pages/cuba/k10-cigar.jpg

http://www.robkruyt.com/T/images/T-Cigar.jpg

[Solitary Mind]

I have to admit, great pictures, theres also great pictures of the city Cienfuegos and of the Sierra Maestra floating online. And no, the birds aren&#39;t used for santeria sacrifice lol. i know a few santeros, and my moms old boyfriend was one...parrots arent what they usually go for lol. Doves and chickens yes...but not parrots...i mean come on...they can talk....or no? either way they have green feathers and shit....but anyways, great pictures

[R_P_A_S]

i fuckin love cuban cigars man&#33;

[Jamal]

These pics have actually incouriged me to go to Cuba. Where is the best place to go to?

[Jamal]

I just cant take my eye of the book and the bottle of water :P :wub:

[Solitary Mind]

Originally posted by [email protected] 4 2006, 08:09 PM
i fuckin love cuban cigars man&#33;
Best in the world :D

and yes...that chick is really hot

[Karl Marx's Camel]

These pics have actually incouriged me to go to Cuba. Where is the best place to go to?

I think a lot of people would advice you to go to Havana and see the nearby areas/cities, like Pinar Del Rio, Matanzas.

[Comrade J]

:D I&#39;m going in October, and after seeing this pictures I cannot fucking waaaaaaaait :D

Fantastic pics mate, thanks for sharing them. And I see what you mean about the book and bottle of water Jamal, I too enjoy looking at them.


Edit - Havana Cathedral, beautiful&#33;

http://people.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/~ubcg60a/cuba/cathedral2.jpg

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Its a pleasure.

How long are you planning to stay Comrade J?

[Comrade J]

Only for a week unfortunately, I have 6th Form to attend and my dad doesn&#39;t want me missing lots of it. Still, it&#39;s going to be a good trip, but there will be an awful lot I will miss as it&#39;s just for a week.
And it&#39;s a ten hour flight, which will kill me, I find short flights boring enough. I shall just take plenty of reading material and music.

[pandora]

Love ya but can we not see our Cuban female comrades as something other than as sex objects? The difference for women there as opposed to Nicaragua where I like to spend time and find many 1st world men exploiting local women, is the availability of education, thus you are not hanging out with a women who is ignorant.

This is a big difference. Perhaps if you go on a date with a Cuban woman you will be pretty surprised at her understanding of politics and the classics of literature, if you are mature enough to see past appearences.

Unfortunately due to economic hardship, although Cubans have a better standard of living then most of the islands and Central America, you will be encouraged to take advantage of the beauty of these women due to your money.

I ask you not to, and know that Fidel has also frowned on such behavior. If you do date a Cuban woman please do so out of respect for her intelligence as well as her beauty. Women also due to cultural reasons are deferential to men, which you may prefer, as here we&#39;ll still kick your ass for acting like a dumb f*ck. So a woman who giggles at your dumb jokes for cultural or financial reasons may be more your cup of tea.

And unlike in Nicaragua she isn&#39;t going to show up at your job with the baby in your first world nation asking you to pay up, eh?Because she can&#39;t get in the country, well there is an incentive for you.

[Comrade J]

Originally posted by [email protected] 8 2006, 04:47 AM
Love ya but can we not see our Cuban female comrades as something other than as sex objects? The difference for women there as opposed to Nicaragua where I like to spend time and find many 1st world men exploiting local women, is the availability of education, thus you are not hanging out with a women who is ignorant.

This is a big difference. Perhaps if you go on a date with a Cuban woman you will be pretty surprised at her understanding of politics and the classics of literature, if you are mature enough to see past appearences.

Unfortunately due to economic hardship, although Cubans have a better standard of living then most of the islands and Central America, you will be encouraged to take advantage of the beauty of these women due to your money.

I ask you not to, and know that Fidel has also frowned on such behavior. If you do date a Cuban woman please do so out of respect for her intelligence as well as her beauty. Women also due to cultural reasons are deferential to men, which you may prefer, as here we&#39;ll still kick your ass for acting like a dumb f*ck. So a woman who giggles at your dumb jokes for cultural or financial reasons may be more your cup of tea.

And unlike in Nicaragua she isn&#39;t going to show up at your job with the baby in your first world nation asking you to pay up, eh?Because she can&#39;t get in the country, well there is an incentive for you.
I really don&#39;t understand what prompted you to write this?

Who has said Cuban female comrades are just sex objects?
Is this because some people admired the woman sunbathing? It doesn&#39;t mean she is &#39;just a sex object,&#39; people are just admiring her looks. People are hardly gonna comment on her personality and political beliefs as we don&#39;t know her.

[Tekun]

Seldom do I approve of your threads, but for this one, I commend u (NWOG) on a great thread

BTW: Did u take the pics? If so, my compliments on your skill

[rouchambeau]

The government may not be the greatest, but I have always loved Cuban culture.

[MiniOswald]

Comrade J, do not sleep on the trip, try see as much as you can in the week, then you can go into a sort of coma state once on the flight back

plus, that cathedral is damn good for cooling off in.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Seldom do I approve of your threads,

I do not need your approval.


but for this one, I commend u (NWOG) on a great thread

:)




BTW: Did u take the pics? If so, my compliments on your skill

I used google. I got what I was looking for through creative searches. It&#39;s still Cuba though, no matter who took the pictures. :)

When I arrive in Cuba in a few months I shall post some pictures from my trip.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

http://www.cuba-photos.net/

[Rollo]

NWOG when/where are you going to be in Cuba? I&#39;m going over soon so I might see you :P.

[Tommy-K]

Anyone got any pics of the Palace of the Revolution?

[Karl Marx's Camel]

I&#39;m probably going in the end of November, and I&#39;ll return home some time in December. Going to be in the Havana-Matanzas-Piñar del Rio area (mostly Havana).

When are you going Rollo? :)

[Karl Marx's Camel]

Anyone got any pics of the Palace of the Revolution?

Do you mean the Museum of the Revolution, the former Presidential Palace?

Exterior:

http://p.vtourist.com/2551375-Museo_de_la_Revolution_Revolution_Museum-Havana.jpg

http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Havana/palacio-natl.jpg

http://w1.1396.telia.com/~u155900388/images/026-museo-gr.jpg

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7403/museumoftherevolutionvf2.jpg

Interior:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Hvnapalacebllrm.jpg

http://www.mortbay.com/images/holidays/2001/Cuba/2001_05_25-16_25_45.jpg

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http://www.grossmont.edu/mmckenzie/_derived/museum.htm_txt_img15.gif

http://www.grossmont.edu/mmckenzie/_derived/museum.htm_txt_img06.gif

http://www.grossmont.edu/mmckenzie/pictures/img10.jpg

[Rollo]

I&#39;ve seen the che and camillo wax figures somewhere before... I&#39;ll most likely be going late november and staying mostly in havana.

[Karl Marx's Camel]

I&#39;ve seen the che and camillo wax figures somewhere before...

I think they are pretty famous :P

Seen them a few times on the Travel Channel.


I&#39;ll most likely be going late november and staying mostly in havana.

How long are you going to stay?

[Rollo]

Hopefully I&#39;ll be staying for a month or so.