A Tour of Havana, Cuba

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Havana is the capital, largest city, major port and leading commercial center of Cuba. The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and attracts over a million tourists annually.

When you are in Havana, of course you need to go on a tour with a classic car.

So we’re here: doing exactly that for three hours. Going around Havana and seeing all the spots.

Old Havana. La Havana Vieja was declared a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1982.

 
All right, it is dinner time.

And for dinner today, I have something very typical for Cuba: it is called Enroja Vieja. This is basically pork beef and comes with rice and plantains.

Let’s dig in!

 
No visit to Havana is complete without experiencing live music.

Actually it’s hard not to, as music is happening everywhere, throughout the old town.

 
It’s eight pm (8:00 pm) and we are at the fortress on the other side of the city to see the canon show, because every night at nine pm (9:00 pm), they shoot the canon.

Questions

Caribbean Sea. Havana is the “center” of Cuba. True or false? Is Havana in the geographic center of Cuba?

Puerto Rico. Is Cuba a tropical, subtropical, Mediterranean or temperate-climate island?

Jamaica. Do many people visit Havana? How many tourists visit Havana every year?

Bermuda, Bahamas. The best way to tour Havana is an open-air or open-top bus. Is this right or wrong? Are all the cars in Havana new and modern?

Belize. Is Havana an old, historical city, or new, modern city? Does it have new buildings, old buildings or both old and new buildings?

Miami, Florida. The main foods in Cuba are hamburgers, hotdogs and pizzas. Is this correct or incorrect? What is the most popular dish?

Cancun, Mexico; Yucatan Peninsula. Does the music in Havana come mostly from stereos and boom boxes? Do they play American-style pop and rock music?

Panama. At night, do they blow fireworks and have fireworks displays in the city center?
 
 
 
Colombia. I am from Cuba. I live in Cuba. I come from Cuba. Yes or no?

Dominican Republic. Have met anyone from Cuba. Who were they? What were they doing?

Venezuela. Have you ever been to Cuba? Have people from your country visited Cuba?

Trinidad and Tobago. Describe the economy of Cuba. What are its main industries?

Guyana. Does Cuba have any problems, challenges or difficulties?

Costa Rica. Do you think Cubans are happy? Do they have a hectic, hurried life, or a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle?

Gulf of Mexico. My friends and I would like to visit Cuba. We would like to live in Cuba. Is this right or wrong?

Suriname. What might happen in the future?