Information Cuba

Destination Cuba

This island is a real jewel, with great tobacco, spicy cocktails and beautiful girls…. You will follow the rythm of many musics such as: salsa, mambo, rumba and chachacha ! Cuba will charm you.

Our sites in Cuba:

Cienfuegos

Trinidad

	Cienfuegos Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba, capital of the province of Cienfuegos. It is located about 250 km (155 miles) from Havana, and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed "La Perla del Sur". In 2005, UNESCO inscribed the Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos on the World Heritage List, citing Cienfuegos as the best extant example of the 19th-century early Spanish Enlightenment

	Trinidad Trinidad's main industry is tobacco processing. The older parts of town are well preserved as the Cuban tourism industry sees benefit from tour groups. In contrast, some parts of town outside the non-tourist areas are very run down and in disrepair, especially in the centre. Outside the city lies the Ancón peninsula with a long sandy beach (Playa Ancón) and several resort hotels. Ancón was one of the first new resorts to be developed in Cuba following the 1959 revolution.

Useful news :

Money	Visa	Halth	Useful phonenumbers
Electricity	Climate	Useful links	Conditions for renting a boat

Money

The local currency is the peso cubano . Be careful because you can not pay in dollars inside the island.
- Exchange rate in june 2007, 1 € = 1,34 peso cubano.

Visa

You need to present an ID valid 6 monts afte your flight return. You also need to pay a tourist visa which cost 22 €.

Health

You just need to update your "universal" vaccines before going to Cuba

Sun:
In Cuba, the sun can easily damage your skin , so you need to protect it with high protection solar cream before each cruise

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Climate

The local climate is tropical, though moderated by trade winds. In general (with local variations), there is a drier season from November to April, and a rainier season from May to October. The average temperature is 21 °C in January and 27 °C in July. Cuba lies in the path of hurricanes, and these destructive storms are most common in September and October.

Conditions for renting a boat

If you want to rent a sailboat or a motorboat, you need a sailing licence or a boat licence.

Main hospitals :

La Havana : Hospital Cira Garcia, : 204.26.68 /204.24.89

Electricity

Power is on 110 Vin Cuba, but maybe you will find some Europeans kind of pluhs in recent hotels.

Useful Links

Internet : www.cubatravel.cu.