Month: July 2015

Historic Key West-Havana Powerboat Race

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Historic Key West-Havana Powerboat Race

by Cuba Journal staff For the first time since 1963, a powerboat will be making an authorized race to Cuba from the United States. In the process, Mark McManus and Roger Kluh will also be attempting to set a world record for the fastest run from Key West to Havana, Cuba. The record attempt will … Read more

5 Rural Images From Cuba

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5 Rural Images From Cuba

Rural images have a special quality of reminding us that truth is more closely associated with simplicity than with complexity.  This is most appropriate at the moment in Cuba.  Epic changes between the US and Cuba have created a storm of activity – and also important questions of identity – for Cubans in Havana.  Here are some images of the Cuban countryside and the people who know little about the complexity of events happening in their capital.

Another Cruise Line Planning Cuba Trips

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Another Cruise Line Planning Cuba Trips

More new cruises to Cuba By the Cuba Journal staff Beginning in the spring of 2016, Pearl Seas Cruises is planning to offer a series of 7 to 10-night cultural voyages to Cuba. Passengers aboard the line’s newest vessel, the Pearl Mist, will travel from South Florida to several Cuban ports including Havana, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de … Read more

July Ends With Cubans At A Crossroads

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July Ends With Cubans At A Crossroads

For Cubans, July 26th (Movimiento 26 de Julio) commemorates the day in 1953 some now famous young Cubans stormed the Moncada Barracks in the city of Santiago de Cuba to dislodge the Batista dictatorship. Though that uprising failed, it was the beginning of a movement that changed the world by putting in motion Castro’s leftist … Read more

Will US Tourists Change the Cuba Travel Experience?

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As the U.S. and Cuba continue to work towards improved diplomatic relations, tourism to the island nation has surged, prompting worries of impending changes to its historic charm. According to a report by NPR, many current tourists fear that Cuba will soon be sprouting Starbucks and McDonalds in the midst of the colonial architecture of … Read more

How Latin America Feels About the US-Cuba Thaw

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By the Cuba Journal staff A new report by Pew Research Center reflects approval from Latin Americans regarding the normalization of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. A median of 77 percent of those polled expressed approval for the recent re-establishment of ties between the nations, and 76 percent support an end to the … Read more

Cuba Announces Tobacco Tour For Upcoming Nature Fair

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Cuba Announces Tobacco Tour For Upcoming Nature Fair

by Cuba Journal staff In an effort to diversify its tourism industry, Cuba’s Tourism Ministry (Mintur) announced recently it will launch the Tobacco Trail (or Tobacco Route) during this year’s tourism and nature fair (Turnat) in the provence of Pinar del Rio. The September fair will expose tourists to the heart of the tobacco growing … Read more

Cuba Launches Domestic Search Engine

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Cuba Launches Domestic Search Engine

by Cuba Journal staff The Cuban government has launched a search engine for websites it has indexed on the .cu domain extension. (Two letter country codes are assigned by ICAAN to virtually every sovereign nation in the world). Called “Unified Contents for an Advanced Search” (“Contenidos Unificados para Búsqueda Avanzada, or “CUBA”), the search engine … Read more