With its around 20km long sandy beach, Varadero in Cuba (map), is one of the “hottest” destinations in the Caribbean (discover). While in the urban areas of Cuba time stands still, hotels and villas on the tourist locations like this one in Varadero are offering quality accommodations accessible to every budget.

Featured in photo gallery Varadero:

• Sailing on the big blue
• Souvenirs (on the bike)
• Sun setting down on Varadero beach
• Fun on the beach
• Bamboo umbrellas
• Dozens of hotels, resorts and numerous villas host guest from around the World visiting Cuba and Cuba’s pristine Varadero beach.
• Cars frozen in time
• and more…

Collection of photographs from Cuba, Varadero and Havana, was shoot in late December 2003 and early January 2004. View Havana collection of photographs…

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Video: featuring Varadero beach, a hotel and crystal clear ocean… while winter in the northern hemisphere.

When cold winter blanket covers northern hemisphere we do head south to recharge, discover new, enjoy and relax, whenever we can. When down there, we also introduce our taste buds to new flavors. Some we do bring with us and enjoy afterwords while remembering sun and a beach but they do not last forever. In today’s world there is always a product or two from south just around the corner, in the local store, and who knows, that little effort of getting up and preparing a southern meal or drink could easily recharge batteries just as a trip itself.

Let’s start today with the introduction to a main ingredient of drink known as Cuba Libre. As you may know, or you guessed rum is the key and what’s better way to explain what kind of rum you should use then by our host at rum factory in Havana (photos), Cuba (map). See it for yourself in our short video clip from Havana…

Cuba Libre ingredients:

• 60mL or 2oz of rum
• Cola
• Lime or lemon wedge
• Ice cubes

Preparation:

Pour rum over ice cubes, top the glass with cola and garnish it with lime or lemon wedge.

Cheers!

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• Cuba: Havana
• Cuba: Varadero

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Varadero photo gallery

Situated on the north west side of Cuba, on the Atlantic coast, Varadero is a nice quite town. Beach is stretching from Varadero far outside of town and it is approximately 20km long.

Our visit included stay in one of modern newly build hotels (most of them are build after 1990) on the Varadero beach. What I liked about hotels, villas and bungalows is that they are not rising directly from the sand, on the beach, but there is a natural vegetation or parks in between all hotel grounds and the beach itself. More in travel notes from Varadero and Havana…

Location: Varadero, Cuba
Camera: kB
Recorded: Dec. 2003/ Jan.04
Video editing: 2004 by kB
Length: 2.01 min.
Premiere: June 2004

Havana, Cuba

The capital city of Havana, on the Caribbean (discover) island of Cuba (map) left impression of a city stuck in time, judging by the number of, American made in 1950s, cars on the streets. People are trying to keep up with little they have but it was obvious that the colonial architecture that once stood in all its glory is in need of fresh capital that will enable necessary renovations.

Visiting Cuba is pleasant and one just wishes to be able to enjoy Havana and explore Cuba as Hemingway once did (hotel in which he lived is also featured on the video), by spending more time on the largest island in the Caribbean (discover). More travel notes from Havana and Varadero…

Location: Havana, Cuba
Camera: kB
Recorded: Dec. 2003
Video editing: 2004 by kB
Length: 1.33 min.
Premiere: Low resolution premiere – July 2004

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• Aruba
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Cuba
• Cayman Islands
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Montserrat
• Puerto Rico
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Martin
• St. Vincent and Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
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Generally speaking:
• In 1492 when Christopher Columbus crew member sighted the land after 5 weeks on the Atlantic Ocean, afterward claiming in Europe to found new route to Asia, they actually landed on one of the Bahamas islands.
• The largest Caribbean island is Cuba.
• The Atlantic hurricane season also affects Caribbean Islands from June 1 to November 30. Hurricanes have also occurred before and after this dates.

Industries: food, rum, cigars, chemicals, textiles and tourism.

Agriculture products: coffee, corn, fruits and vegetables, livestock, seafood, sugar, tobacco.

Generally speaking: 
• Before 1492 when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, Cuba had been inhabited by Native American peoples known as the Ciboney and Taíno.
• Official language in Cuba is Spanish.
• Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios are UNESCO’s World Heritage site.

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• Antigua and Barbuda
• Aruba
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Cayman Islands
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Haiti
• Jamaica
• Montserrat
• Puerto Rico
• St. Croixs
• St. Kitts and Nevis
• St. Lucia
• St. Martin
• St. Thomas
• St. Vincent and Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Virgin Islands