Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The historic center of La Habana, Cuba is called La Habana vieja and is one of the touristic highlights. The city has been founded in 1519 and was afterwards destroyed by a French pirate. Therefore the city received some fortifications still visible today. Since 1982 the center of La Habana is a UNESCO world heritage site. Continue reading “La Habana vieja”
If you want to see how cigars are produced in Cuba, you can visit the Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás – directly next to the Capitolio in La Habana. It is located in a well-preserved building from the year 1845. Up to 400 workers produce famous cigars like Cohiba or Montecristo here and the factory is open 12 hours each day. Continue reading “Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás”
The Universidad de La Habana (UH) is the university of La Habana, Cuba. It was founded in 1728 as the Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de La Habana in a combined act of the Pope and the king of Spain. In 1842 it became a non-religious university called Real y Literaria Universidad de La Habana. Continue reading “Universidad de La Habana”
The Paseo del Prado in La Habana, Cuba is a beautiful alley next to the historic center of the city. It leads from the Malecón to the Capitolio. On the left and right side there are roads and in the center pedestrians are walking under trees, sitting on benches and are communicating. Continue reading “Paseo del Prado”
The Cementerio Cristóbal Colón is a catholic graveyard in La Habana, Cuba – located near the Plaza de la Revolución. With 56 hectars It is one of the biggest and most beautiful graveyards in the Americas and is frequently visited by tourists. It is named after Christopher Columbus and forms a vast and gorgeous city of the dead. Continue reading “Cementerio Cristóbal Colón”
The Valle de Viñales belongs to the Pinar del Rio region of Cuba and is maybe the most beautiful landscape I’ve seen on the island. I reached my hotel – the Los Jazmines on a hill outside of Viñales – without knowing anything about the area. And the view on the green valley with the mogotes was absolutely stunning. Continue reading “Valle de Viñales”
The Cafetal Buenavista is a ruin of a coffee plantation located 1.5 kilometers away from the eastern entrance of the nature protection park Las Terrazas on Cuba. It was built by French refugees from Haiti in 1801. Continue reading “Cafetal Buenavista”
The Baños del San Juan are a set of natural pools in the nature protection area Las Terrazas, Cuba. From the Hotel Moka you’ll have to go three kilometers to the south on a narrow and unpaved road. Doing this trip is worth the effort as you can swim with locals in wonderful pools created by a river. Continue reading “Baños del San Juan”
If you get to the Zapata region you can find the Laguna del Tesoro belonging to Guamá, Cuba. Tourists get here to do a boat tour or visit a reproduction of village of the Taino indians. The most interesting sight is the Criadero de Crocodilos – a crocodile farm. Continue reading “Criadero de Crocodilos”
Cienfuegos is a city on Cuba with a beautiful city center in French style. The bay was first discovered in 1494 by Christopher Columbus. In 1745 a fortification was built and in 1819 the Spanish rules brought French families to the area; their influence is still visible, for example in the triumphal arch. Continue reading “Colonial Cienfuegos”