Michelin Neos Guide Cuba

by Michelin Travel Publications

• ISBN13: 9782068552011
• ISBN10: 2068552019
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Table of Contents

Setting the Scene	10	(32)
A Long Green Lizard	12	(3)
A Land of Plains and Mountains	12	(2)
Climate	14	(1)
A Rich and Varied Natural Heritage	15	(5)
Wildlife and Conservation	15	(1)
The Richest Plant Life in the West Indies	16	(4)
``Cuba Libre''	20	(13)
Dateline	20	(1)
The Colonial Era	21	(2)
The Wars of Independence	23	(2)
American Hegemony	25	(1)
The Revolution	26	(7)
``Market Socialism''	33	(5)
Tobacco	38	(2)
Colonial Architecture	40	(2)
Meeting the people	42	(32)
A Cuban Portrait Gallery	44	(4)
Cubans All	44	(2)
National Character	46	(2)
Daily Life	48	(6)
Cubans at Home	48	(2)
Education	50	(1)
Sport	51	(1)
Leisure	52	(2)
A Fusion of Religions	54	(4)
Roman Catholicism	54	(1)
Santeria	54	(4)
A Land of Music	58	(5)
Afro-Cuban Music and Dance	58	(4)
Ballet and Dance	62	(1)
Literature and Cinema	63	(5)
Cuban Literature	63	(3)
A Century of Cinema	66	(2)
Do's and Dont's	68	(4)
Language	70	(2)
Cuban Food	72	(2)
Practical Information	74	(34)
Before Leaving	76	(5)
Local Time, Telephoning to Cuba	76	(1)
When to go, What to Wear	76	(1)
Travellers All	77	(1)
Address Book, Documents Required	77	(2)
Local Currency	79	(1)
Spending Money	80	(1)
Booking in Advance	80	(1)
Gifts	81	(1)
Getting There	81	(1)
By Plane, By Boat	81	(1)
Package Deals	82	(1)
The Basics	82	(4)
Address Book	82	(2)
Post Office, Telephone	84	(1)
Festivals and Holidays	85	(1)
Getting Around	86	(5)
Transport Options	86	(5)
Organised Tours	91	(1)
Bed and Board	91	(3)
Sports and Pastimes	94	(2)
Sport	94	(1)
Nightlife	95	(1)
Shopping	96	(2)
Health and Safety	98	(1)
A to Z	99	(2)
Look and Learn	101	(3)
Useful Words and Expressions	104	(4)
Exploring Cuba	108	(226)
Havana	110	(50)
Old Havana	115	(18)
Central Havana	133	(2)
The Vedado	135	(7)
The Surroundings of Havana	142	(15)
Western Cuba	157	(3)
The Way West	160	(4)
The Vinales Valley	164	(4)
Pinar Des Rio	168	(4)
Guanahacabibes Peninsula	172	(2)
The Coast Road	174	(4)
The North Coast	177	(1)
The Eastern Beaches	178	(6)
Matanzas	184	(4)
Varadero	188	(12)
Cardenas	200	(8)
Central Cuba	205	(3)
The Zapata Peninsula	208	(6)
The Bay of Pigs	211	(3)
Cienfuegos	214	(8)
Santa Clara	222	(6)
San Juan De Los Remedios	224	(2)
Embalse De Hanabanilla	226	(2)
Trinidad	228	(12)
Sierra Del Escambray	235	(5)
Sancti Spiritus	240	(4)
Ciego de Avila	244	(8)
Moron	244	(2)
Cayo Coco	246	(1)
Cayo Guillermo	246	(6)
Camaguey	252	(3)
Cayo Sabinal	255	(9)
Playa Santa Lucia	255	(6)
Eastern Cuba	261	(3)
Holguin	264	(10)
Gibara	267	(1)
Guardalavaca	268	(1)
Banes	268	(1)
Cayo Saetia	269	(5)
The Sierra Maestra	274	(8)
Bayamo	275	(2)
Manzanillo	277	(5)
Santiago de Cuba	282	(22)
El Cobre Basilica	294	(1)
Parque de Baconao	295	(9)
Guantanamo	304	(4)
Easternmost Cuba	308	(2)
Baracoa	310	(24)
Cuba's Keys and Islands	319	(1)
The Isle of Youth	320	(10)
Cayo Largo	330	(4)
Index	334	(4)
Maps	338