Best of Cuba

We visited Cuba for 30 days from April 1, 2016 and traveled a total of 5 hours round trip by airplane to reach the island from San Jose, Costa Rica and 54 hours by bus on the island making stops in Havana, Viñales, Camaguey, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba, Baracoa, Santa Clara, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, and Playa Giron. We made it to Cuba a few days after the US president, Barack Obama, had visited the island, an important and historic gesture in the process of re-establishing political relations between the two nations after decades of conflict. Since our arrival we were full of excitement, visiting Cuba was always in our hopes and itinerary. We loved many aspects of our time there: staying at local’s houses everywhere we went and talking to them, listening to Cuban live music almost anywhere, learning about their history and revolution through many museums, getting lost between all the pedestrians in Havana and being captivated by how daily life evolves there, looking inside Cuban houses as we walked through the streets of any town where they always have their doors and windows wide open, admiring Trinidad’s well preserved architecture, exploring natural scenery in Viñales, Baracoa, and Playa Giron, visiting Fidel Castro’s headquarters during the revolution in the thick forest of the Sierra Maestra, tasting delicious Cuban meals in Baracoa, Scuba Diving in the Bay of Pigs, and watching the Cuban baseball final with locals. From whatever point you want to see it, Cuba’s tenacity and capacity is without a doubt something we admired! Learning about Cuba’s political system, history, and people’s thoughts about their reality were what intrigued us the most during our days there.