Fodor's Exploring Cuba, 3rd Edition

by FODOR'S

• ISBN13: 9781400012145
• ISBN10: 1400012147
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Fodor's

Summary

Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos; essays on culture and history, architecture and art; itineraries, walks and excursions; descriptions of sights; and practical information. Fodor's Exploring The Greek Islands gives you great tips on dining and lodging for all budgets as well as tips on basics such as getting there and getting around and when to go and what to pack.

Table of Contents

How To Use This Book	4	(1)
Contents Pages	5	(3)
My Cuba	8	(1)
CUBA IS	9	(28)
Caribbean Communism	10	(2)
Fidel Castro	12	(2)
Its People	14	(2)
Landscape and Wildlife	16	(2)
Socialism or Death	18	(2)
A Beleaguered Economy	20	(2)
Capitalist Reforms	22	(2)
Daily Life	24	(2)
Social Welfare	26	(1)
Living with Tourism	27	(1)
Exodus and Exile	28	(2)
Music	30	(2)
Sport	32	(2)
Food and Drink	34	(2)
Rum	36	(1)
CUBA WAS	37	(142)
Discovery and Colonization	38	(2)
Sugar and Slaves	40	(1)
Independence Wars	41	(1)
Jose Marti	42	(1)
US Interference	43	(1)
A Pseudo Republic	44	(2)
The Road to Revolution	46	(2)
A Socialist Transformation	48	(2)
Che Guevara	50	(2)
Pigs and Missiles	52	(2)
A--Z
Havana	54	(40)
Focus On
Colonial Architecture	64	(10)
Greene and Cuba	74	(7)
Hemingway and Cuba	81	(3)
Religion in Cuba	84
Walks
Old Havana Highlights	63	(5)
Southern Old Havana	68	(14)
Drive
East of Havana	82	(12)
Western Cuba	94	(24)
Focus On
Cigars	104	(14)
Central Cuba	118	(28)
Focus On
Cuban Culture	142
Cars	132	(8)
Walk
Camaguey Highlights	140
Drive
The Sierra del Escambray	129	(17)
Eastern Cuba	146	(33)
Focus On
Santiago Entertainment	159	(12)
Sugar	171	(5)
Guantanamo Naval Base	176
Walk
Old Santiago Highlights	155	(7)
Drives
Santiago to Baconao Park	162	(10)
Around the Sierra Maestra	172	(7)
TRAVEL FACTS	179	(18)
Arriving	180	(2)
Essential Facts	182	(2)
Driving	184	(2)
Public Transportation	186	(2)
Emergencies	188	(1)
Health	189	(1)
Communication	190	(2)
Other Information	192	(4)
Tourist Information	196	(1)
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS	197	(8)
Index	205	(3)
Acknowledgments	208