CUBA

(with Arawjo Tours)

May 7 - 12, 2016

Saturday, May 7

Arrival in Havana / Memories Miramar

(above image from web source)

Sunday, May 8

Walking Tour of Old Havana

(Dianne spots an Edsel)

Arrival in Cathedral Square / Architect Guide Provided

Restoration area / courtyard view of condemned building

St. Francis of Assisi Plaza / Arrival Terminal for Cruise ships to the left

Crafts Market Place

(images below from web source)

Dinner at La California

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Monday, May 9

Rural Tour of Pinar del Rio (tobacco area)

Francisco Donatien Cigar Factory (images from web source)

Rum Factory

El Palenque de los Cimarrones / unusual mogotes (rounded limestone mountains)

(image on left from Dianne Cell)

Mural de la Prehistoria (rock wall in the Viñales Valley)

(image on left from web source)

Benito’s Tobacco Farm and House

(on left owner roles cigar smoked by one of group / on right Dianne with our Cuba Guide Enedis)

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Tuesday, May 10

Distant Tour of Zapata Peninsula (includes Bay of Pigs area)

Bay of Pigs Museum. Museo Playa Girón

(on left is road sign on approach to museum / on right web source image)

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Casa Enrique in Caleton (group lunch at the Bay of Pigs named wild boars)

Gran Parque Natural Montemar

Park Supervisor talks about preservation and local flora and fauna

(image on left from Dianne Cell)

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Muraleando Community Arts Project

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Wednesday, May 11

Palacio de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum)

(above two images from web source)

Suburban Tour of Cojimar

Ernest Hemingway’s former residence

(above two images from web source / primary home on left/ guest house on right)

(image on left from Dianne Cell)

(wall hanging on upper right was gift from Picasso)

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"Classic Car" voyage via Revolutionary Square

(all images from Dianne Cell)

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The End

Additional Travel Photos at

http://www.retkuprof.com/TravelPhotos.html