Cuban Holidays

Why not take a vacation or holiday on the histropic island of Cuba. It can be a fun place for avacation. You may though want to see the architecture, the beaches, the resorts, the town the cities, the historic sites, the wildlife of the area. You may want to see the beaches of the nation.

The island is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. The lowest point is the Caribbean Sea at 0 m (sea level) and the highest point is Pico Turquino at 2,005 m, part of the Sierra Maestra mountain range, located in the southwest of the island. Other significant mountain ranges are Sierra Cristal in the southeast, Escambray Mountains in the center of the island, and Sierra del Rosario in the northwest. White sand beaches, as well as mangroves and marshes can be found in the coastal area. The largest is the Zapata Swamp, with over 4,520 km².

Cuba has negligible inland water area. The largest natural water mirror is Laguna de Leche at 67.2 km², while the man-made Zaza Reservoir, at 113.5 km², is the largest inland water surface by area in the country.

Cuba's climate is tropical and moderated by trade winds. The dry season lasts from November to April and the rainy season from May to October. Cuba makes maritime claims that include a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles and an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles.

The nation is located 80 km west of Haiti across the Windward Passage, 140 km south of the Bahamas, 145 km south of Florida, 210 km east of Mexico, and 146 km north of Jamaica.

Cuba is the largest country by land area in the Caribbean. Its main island is the seventeenth-largest island in the world by land area. The island rises between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is bordered on the north by the Straits of Florida, on the northeast by Nicholas Channel and the Old Bahamas Channel. The southern part is bounded by the Windward Passage and the Cayman Trench, while the southwest lies in the Caribbean Sea. To the west, it reaches to the Yucatan Channel, and the northwest is open to the Gulf of Mexico.

More than 4,000 islands and cays are found in the surrounding sea and bays. The southern coast includes such archipelagos as Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos. The northeastern shore is lined by the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago, which includes Jardines del Rey and is composed of approximately 2,517 cays and islands The Colorados Archipelago is developed on the north western coast.

Cuba is an archipelago of islands located in the Caribbean Sea, with the geographic coordinates 21°3N, 80°00W. Cuba is the principal island, which is surrounded by four main groups of islands. These are the Colorados, the Sabana-Camagüey, the Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos.

The culture of Cuba is a complex mixture of different, often contrasting, factors and influences. Traditionally, Cuba is a meeting point of European, African, Amerindian and continental North American cultures. Cuban music is the basis for many other Latin American musical styles, such as Salsa. The main musical form is Son, but they also listen to rock.

List of airports in Cuba

Abel Santa María Airport, Antonio Maceo Airport, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport, Cayo Coco Airport, Frank País Airport, Gustavo Rizo Airport, Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport, Ignacio Agramonte International Airport, Jaime González Airport, Jardines del Rey Airport, José Martí International Airport, Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport, Mariana Grajales Airport, Máximo Gómez Airport, Orestes Acosta Airport, Playa Baracoa Airport, Rafael Pérez Airport, Sierra Maestra Airport, Vilo Acuña Airport

A "Casa particular" ("private house") is a private residence in Cuba converted to allow paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis, they are akin to the Bed and Breakfast residences elsewhere. Casas particulares are typically operated from a single-family residence and are a very popular choice for tourists.

Cuba has long been a popular attraction for tourists. Between 1915 and 1930, Havana hosted more tourists than any other location in the Caribbean.[2] The influx was due in large part to Cuba's proximity to the United States, where restrictive prohibition on alcohol and other pastimes stood in stark contrast to the island's traditionally relaxed attitude to leisure pursuits. Such tourism became Cuba's third largest source of foreign currency, behind the two dominant industries of sugar and tobacco. Visitors come primarily from Canada and Europe and tourist areas are highly concentrated around Varadero Beach, Cayo Coco, the beach areas north of Holguin, and Havana. The impact on Cuba's socialist society and economy has been significant, leading to complaints that the state has fostered a form of divisive wealth apartheid on the island.

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