The Cuban private sector currently includes three primary components that are authorized by the Cuban government: (1) self-employed entrepreneurs known as cuentapropistas, (2) agricultural cooperatives and private farmers, and (3) nonagricultural cooperatives. RELATED: Meet the Faces of Cuba’s Private Sector Cuentapropistas: Cuba has authorized 201 categories of legal self-employment for individuals. However, many of these … Read more
Another travel giant is getting into Cuba’s cruise sector. Apple Vacations has announced plans to launch Cuba cruises on Feb. 17. The company will offer seven-day Cuba sailings with Friday departures out of Montego Bay; the cruises will include two days in Havana along with stops in Santiago de Cuba, Punta Frances and Cienfuegos. Apple … Read more
If you are a lifelong learner and prefer immersive travel over tourism, Road Scholar is the best way to experience Cuba. Road Scholar was founded in 1975 as Elderhostel originally designed for week-long, university-level educational experiences for adults. A not-for-profit education organization, it has guided generations of knowledge seekers on transformative learning adventures from Greenland … Read more
For a lover of fine cigars, the trip to Havana is a pilgrimage. Indeed, there is something special about smoking a Cuban cigar in Cuba, enjoying this artisanal product in its natural habitat. Because, despite recently eased restrictions that made it possible to bring back Cuban cigars from Cuba and the rest of the world, Habanos … Read more
Most people don’t realize that Cuba’s coastline is 40% longer than Florida’s and is largely undeveloped and unspoiled. This feature alone is a major reason why yacht owners have been flocking to Cuba since the island nation and the U.S. have re-established diplomatic relations. Amazing architecture, paladares (private restaurants), culture and the arts are all … Read more
SAHIC Cuba’s event on May 15-16th, 2017 in Havana at the Melia Cohiba Hotel will be this year’s premier event for hotel, tourism and real estate development in Cuba. Attendees will learn about where the industry is and where it is heading, where the opportunities lie, how to meet the right people and build relationships … Read more
Go to Cuba and learn why your camera takes on a mind of its own. You may also find why the simplest things are closer to the truth.
by Simons Chase For a brief moment last week, entering the towering nave of the Basilica San Francisco de Asis, a 16th century baroque chapel in Havana, led not to a pious religious ceremony but to a gathering around the high altar of “diplomacy through technology” that has been woven into the fabric of U.S.-Cuba … Read more
Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He was born in Artemisa, Cuba on November 6, 1949. 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient 2016 Honorary Doctorate recipient in Fine Arts from The University of Notre Dame 10 Time Grammy Award Winner Emmy Award Recipient 6 Time Billboard Award Winner 2015 Hispanic Heritage … Read more
Fidel Castro’s politics and his decision to shut down professional teams in Cuba sent some of the great baseball players from two generations fleeing to the U.S. The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, chronicles the history of the game and honors those who have made the greatest contributions to Major League … Read more
