Snorkeling at Ciénaga de Zapata

The Ciénaga de Zapata nature park was not only the setting for the famous Bay of Pigs battle — it was above all Fidel Castro's first environmental project, launched in the wake of Cuba's Revolución. This is why he chose to spend Christmas Eve 1959 with the region's charcoal burners, a year after the Triunfo, to take stock of ...

A small, authentic village in the north of Villa Clara, which survived through the 18th century thanks to trade with corsairs and pirates, notably the French. Traces of this remain in names such as Hotel Mascotte or Café du Louvre. Known today for its December 24th celebration, Las Parrandas (a national heritage event), presented during a visit to its secret workshops, it is a town full of ...

Now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its colonial-era architectural treasures, Havana displays an unhurried beauty, animated by a Caribbean ease of living. Beyond the old town, the Cuban capital reveals a glimpse of another era entirely: the economic boom of the United States and its ripple effect on Cuba in the 1950s. Struck by sudden modernism, Vedado styled itself after ...