Such a lot of world to see.

Havana is majestic, and often tragic.

Havana is the capital of Cuba and historically, one of the most important cities in the Caribbean.  It has seen several vastly different eras; the front door of the Spanish Colonial empire in the 1500s, A trade capital in 18th and 19th century, finally a haven for American smugglers, gamblers, and tourists in the 20th century – that is until 1959 when Castro’s  communist revolution took power.

More than 50 years later, and Havana looks very much the way it did in on January first 1959. A standstill economy cut off from the outside world has left Havana, and Cuba, for better or for worse, in a surreal window to the past. Sometimes, Havana is beautiful. Sometimes it’s tragic. Follow this link to have a look.

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