After saying goodbye to Jaime, Teresa and Fernando, we flew to Santiago
to meet a few friends and take a trip to Baracoa.
Santiago is the second largest city in Cuba with around 1 Million inhabitants.
It's also called the gateway to the Caribbean. See also Links
on Santiago
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| The departure
hall of Havana Airport's Terminal 1 looks more like an open air
cocktail bar |
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| On the terrace
of Casa Granda, Steve and I enjoy the sunshine and warmth |
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| The Casa Granda
on Parque Cespedes, where there's always a live band |
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| The splendid
view of the Catedral |
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| High above the
streets of Santiago |
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| The secure bay
made this a top spot for building a city. Unfortunately the bay area
is not a pretty sight |
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| Yulima, about
half my size, on Casa Granda's terrace. Sometimes trying to get
Cubans to the roof meands trouble with security |
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| La China, half
Mulata, half Chinese. A friend of Yulima's |
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| We used
camiones to get around, the main means of transportation for the
Santiagueros |
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