Moon Travel Havana Handbook

by Baker, Christopher P.

• ISBN13: 9781566911825
• ISBN10: 1566911826
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Pub

Summary

For travelers seeking to visit the haunts of Hemingway, sample world-class cuisine, or revel the night away in the Tropicana nightclub, Baker opens the doors to the Cuban capital. 44 photos. 30 illustrations. 15 maps.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(5)
History	6	(40)
The Habaneros	46	(17)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Slave Society	10	(15)
General Fulgencio Batista	25	(3)
The Mob in Havana	28	(6)
Fidel Castro	34	(18)
Spanish Surnames	52	(11)
SIGHTSEEING	63	(105)
Geography
Habana Vieja--the Old City	65	(43)
Centro Habana	108	(7)
Cerro	115	(1)
Vedado and Plaza de la Revolucion	116	(11)
Paseo and Western Vedado	127	(9)
Playa (Miramar and Beyond)	136	(7)
Marianao	143	(1)
Suburban Havana	144	(15)
Havana del Este	159	(9)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Havana Highlights	64	(1)
Addresses	65	(3)
Restoring Old Havana	68	(1)
Recommended Walking Tour 1	69	(1)
The Royal Palm	70	(5)
Running Aground in the Name of Revolution	75	(3)
Cuba's Cocktail	78	(1)
Recommended Walking Tour 2	79	(4)
Cuba's Picasso: Wilfredo Lam	83	(1)
Cuba's Late, Great Writer, Alejo Carpentier	84	(3)
Hemingway Hunts the U-Boats	87	(2)
Recommended Walking Tour 3	89	(3)
Cuban Architectural Terms: A Brief Glossary	92	(6)
Recommended Walking Tour 4	98	(2)
Havana's City Walls	100	(4)
Che Guevara	104	(8)
Graham Greene--Our Man in Havana	112	(9)
Coppelia--Cuba's Delicious Confection	121	(1)
The Jews of Havana	122	(3)
Ballerina Cubana Alicia Alonso	125	(5)
The Cuban Government	130	(4)
Jose Marti	134	(7)
Havana's Biotechnology Centers	141	(4)
Cuba's War on AIDS	145	(7)
Ernest Hemingway and Havana	152	(5)
Castro and Santeria	157	(5)
The Old Man: Gregorio Fuentes	162	(6)
ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION, AND SHOPPING	168	(50)
Sports and Recreation	193	(8)
Shopping	201	(9)
Cuban Cigars	210	(8)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Cuban Music	174	(4)
The Tropicana Nightclub	178	(2)
Sex and Tourism	180	(2)
The Gay Scene	182	(2)
Mojito: the Bodeguita's Classic Drink	184	(2)
Cuba's Movie Great	186	(2)
Tuning with the Enemy	188	(1)
An Insight into Cuban Art	189	(2)
City of Bookworms	191	(7)
Beisbol: Cuba's National Pastime	198	(4)
Artists in Cuba	202	(7)
Cuban Poster Art	209	(5)
Cigar Box Cryptography: Reading the Code	214	(4)
ACCOMMODATIONS	218	(21)
SPECIAL TOPIC
How About a Little Cuban Pied-a-Terre?	221	(18)
FOOD	239	(22)
SPECIAL TOPICS
What to Eat and Drink	240	(5)
Top Ten Places to Eat	245	(16)
TRANSPORTATION AND TOURS	261	(2)
Getting There	261	(19)
Getting Around	280	(9)
Getting Away	289
SPECIAL TOPICS	263	(39)
Study Courses	276	(4)
Camels in Cuba?	280	(5)
Havana's Vintage American Cars	285	(1)
The Bicycle Revolution	286	(8)
The Hershey Train	294	(8)
GENERAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES	302	(31)
SPECIAL TOPICS
Health Tourism	322	(4)
Bite Your Tongue!	326	(3)
Drugs	329	(1)
Emergency Help for U.S. Citizens	330	(3)
CUBAN SPANISH	333	(1)
INTERNET ADDRESSES	334	(1)
BOOKLIST	335	(8)
INDEX	343
Accommodations	343	(1)
Food	344	(2)
General Index	346