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Cuba Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea

About Cuba

On 20 July 2015, the US and Cuba restored diplomatic relations for the first time since 1960. Some financial and travel restrictions have been eased but ordinary tourism is still not permitted for US citizens. Before the 1959 Revolution, Cuba was a popular tourist destination forUnited Statescitizens, mainly due to the large number of casinos catering to gamblers put up by the American mafia. Revolutionaries claim the Batista dictatorship was a government that neglected many of its own citizens' health and welfare to maintain power. Many Americans had beach homes during the summer, and American companies owned large factories and land with the cooperation of Fulgencio Batista, the ruling military dictator. Since the Revolution, Cuba has been subjected to a trade and economic embargo (refer

Top Attractions in Cuba

Explore the best things to see and do in Cuba:

  • Alexander von Humboldt National Park
  • Bay of Pigs
  • Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
  • Cayo Saetia Island
  • El Nicho Waterfalls
  • Fabrica De Arte Cubano
  • Old Havana
  • Parque Monumento Nacional Bariay

Cuba Travel Guide Sections

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