Nowhere outside Havana is there a Cuban city with such definite character or such determination to have a good time as SANTIAGO DE CUBA . Set on a deep-water bay and cradled by mountains, the city is credited with being the most Caribbean part of Cuba, a claim borne out by the laid-back lifestyle and rich mix of inhabitants. It was here that the first slaves arrived from West Africa, and today Santiago boasts a larger percentage of black people than anywhere else in Cuba. Afro-Cuban culture , with its music, myths and rituals, formed its roots here, with later layers added by French coffee-planters fleeing revolution … more »
Banished for many from the community of the western world by the American... more »
There are over 4 international flights per week from Santiago.There are... more »
Cuba's premier beach resort and tourist Mecca, Varadero, is situated... more »
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