This guide is a guest article by Claudia, a Sardinian Girl specializing in Central and South America. You know that I rarely publish guest items on my blog, but this guide is a massive Advice resource if you plan a trip to CubaAnd since I never went (yet), I thought it was a good idea. I divided it into chapters and pages so that you can easily switch to each other! Appreciate!
I travel. A lot. I lived in 2 continents, I visited 3. I have a passion – will we have to call it obsession? – for everything Latin America. Needless to say, Latin America is the place where I normally aim to travel.
However, when I arrived in Cuba, I quickly realized that It’s not just Latin AmericaIt is not only the Caribbean. There is much more to Cuba That a simple specific location: travelers would better leave all their expectations behind passport control.
It is a beautiful country, but more than anything else, it is interesting, mysterious, difficult and difficult; He can test his patience and in certain aspects, you can find it clearly strange. Again, You can’t help but fall in love And possibly wishing to go back and discover more of its charm.
If you want to have a “ready to leave” itinerary for a week for Cuba, see my last article: Cuba in a week!
Colorful cars in Cuba. Source: Commons / Wikimedia.org
Cuba is a poor country, There is a constant need for material goods and life is simple and modest there, but culturally rich. It can be decadent, with buildings that collapse, but we end up being charmed by it.
It is a perfect mixture of lush nature, beautiful colonial cities, magnificent beaches and crystalline seas, fascinating countryside and tasty dishes. It can be clearly irritating, but it will teach a good lesson.
Cuba lessons
The history of the country is complex:
- External influences
- Internal fights
- Foreign invasions
- Slavery
- Dictatorship
- Revolution.
With this past in mind, thereYou can expect to find a dark totalitarian state and sorrowBut will be surprised to meet its exuberant, colorful and lively people.
Despite the difficulties they face in their daily life, Cubans are still smiling: You will see them enjoying a game of chess or backgammon, sitting on an improvised table just outside their house; They walk with a small radio playing their favorite salsa or reggaeton tunes, proudly repair their old cars made up of pieces of old Russian ladas or American vintage cars; or wait patiently sitting on a sidecar.
Cubans proudly wear hot rolls to complete their hair while going to work in the morning and prepare incredible meals using simple ingredients. They are ingenious and pragmatic; they are survivors, animated, cynical and wise And you can learn a lot by simply observing their daily struggle for life.
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