Cuba - Santiago de Cuba

In March 2014, we spent two weeks on a Road Scholar cultural exchange in Cuba. I took many photos and I will post the ones I like best. They are organized by location in Cuba as our group  travelled about 1200 kilometers from the eastern end of the island to the west. The photos focus on the experiences of our Road Scholar group and are intended to be shared by those of us who were there (although others are welcome to view them). There will not be a lot of commentary in these postings.

The first post includes one photo of our whole group, and then my favourite photos from the first city we visited, Santiago de Cuba. Many of them feature the people of Santiago.

Greeting us at the Airport - A Monument to Jose Marti

The El Morro fortress was built in the 17th century to protect the Spanish harbour.

The water vase is more than 400 years old.

We ate lunch within view of the El Morro fortress.

These scenes greeted us at lunch.

This is my favourite photo in this group.

The Mencada Barracks (now a high school) was the site of Castro's attack on the Batista regime on July 26, 1953..

We were fascinated by the buses used by people throughout the cities in Cuba.

These photos were taken on the summit of San Juan Hill, site of the battle in the Cuban-Spanish-American War where Teddy Roosevelt and his Roughriders seized the hill from the Spanish forces.

These photos were taken at the cemetery in Santiago de Cuba where many Cubans heroes are buried and celebrated.

The central square and the Diego Velasquez House/Museum gave glimpses on modern and Spanish colonial life.