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The Christ monument in Havana

The Christ monument in Havana.

The Christ monument standing guard over Havana from the district of Casablanca; it is one of the city´s most striking sculptures.

Habanos Cigar Festival

Kempinski Set to Open First Havana Hotel

If you want glamour and just a whiff of bling in old Havana, head to the luxury Kempinski Hotel which was created out of the historic Manzana de Gómez building. 246 luxury rooms and suites ranging from 40 to 150 square meters with ceiling heights of four to five meters.

Habanos Cigar Festival

Habanos Festival 2017

Like any good lover, all habano aficionados should at least once in their lifetimes attend the Habano Festival, the world's most prestigious event dedicated to premium cigars that since 1999...


CUBA - The bad old days.

Before 1959, Havana was the swinging fun town of the Americas, a decadent haven for tourists and gangsters, a Caribbean Las Vegas. Today, the only real vestige of that era is the Tropicana cabaret which opened in 1939 - still going strong...

Cigars Tours

Cigars Tours.

The Habanos festival provides the perfect Mise en Scene for business and pleasure...


Vinales Cuba.

About three hours west of Havana, in the state of Pinar del Rio, Vinales nestles in a valley surrounded by a series of oriental looking karst hill formations known as 'Mogotes'...


President Obama visited Cuba.

Nearly four months have passed since President Obama visited Cuba. The Havana road repair frenzy that afflicted any avenue that the great man set foot or wheel upon continues unabated up and down one of the city's main arteries, Avenida 23...


CUBAN FLY FISHERS.

What does a fishing paradise consist of....well, every fisherman always dreams of prolific fishing and catching a large fish from time to time...


First Post.

After two weeks of incredibly hot weather, finally there is a breeze floating off the sea. It is pleasant to take a breath again and not have to resort to drinking ice cold water all the time...