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Facts About Cuba

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Cuba, as seen by few
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Believing he discovered a new route to India, Christopher Columbus arrived at Cuba’s Guarda La Vaca (‘protect the cow’) beach in 1492 and purportedly remarked, "the most beautiful land human eyes have ever seen." Remarkably, he was some 10,000 miles off-course.

Cuba plays a complex role in the cultural and political lexicon of the United States. Americans relate to her classic American automobiles, baseball, boxing, Hemingway, the Cuban missile crisis and of course Fidel Castro. The country's superlative education system, UNESCO sites and exemplary achievements in medicine are admired all over the world.

Most visitors return home and share little of her history, delicious cocktails, exotic and beautiful women and African beats. Few can tell what Cuba is. …show more content…

Cuba's impressive ecosystem consists of natural biosphere reserves, fauna refuges, and crystal clear lagoons, to rolling mountains, rainforests, and the world’s second pristine coral reef. Nevertheless, the island nation tops two of the travel industry's most disparate lists; the shrinking lists of Emerging Destinations, and the list of Endangered Destinations at risk of retaining its rich cultural heritage in the face of increased

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