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Cuba - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Paperback, Revised edition)
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Cuba - Culture Smart! - The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (Paperback, Revised edition)
Series: Culture Smart!
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Loot Price R282
Discovery Miles 2 820
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Cuba is a land of contradictions that is easy to enjoy but
difficult for first-time visitors to decipher. The largest island
in the Caribbean, it is a tropical paradise that Christopher
Columbus called "the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever
seen." It is famous for the romantic charm of its crumbling
colonial cities, the beauty of its white sand beaches, and its
irresistible Afro-Cuban dance beats. But it is also a land of
shortages and tight government control, which has been in a
sixty-year political standoff with its superpower neighbor, the
USA. The homegrown version of single-party socialism created by
Fidel Castro has kept Cuba in a Cold War time warp that only now is
beginning to change. As travel restrictions are relaxed US tourists
can once again visit the island. Greater flexibility toward private
enterprise is opening it up to boutique hotels and high-quality
home-based restaurants. There is a boom in special-interest tourism
for cyclists, hikers, birdwatchers, and scuba divers, while foreign
entrepreneurs are eagerly exploring investment opportunities.
Culture Smart! Cuba will take you beyond the usual descriptions of
Havana nightlife, vintage cars, and hand-rolled cigars and give you
an insider's view of an island that is teetering on the brink of
historic change. It offers insights into Cuba's fascinating
history, national icons, unique food, vibrant cultural scene, and
world-renowned music. Practical tips help business travelers gain
an edge on the competition. But most of all, this book aims to show
you how best to break the ice and get a better understanding of the
infinitely resourceful Cuban people, who despite severe hardships
and shortages over many years remain optimistic and fiercely proud
of their heritage and culture.
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