The Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) was introduced by the Cuban financial authorities to take out all foreing currencies from circulation, and offer an alternative that is in almost all senses equal to US dollars.
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Cuba Currencies, the Cuban Peso and the Cuban Convertible Peso
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A Russian made history in Baracoa, Cuba
In Baracoa, the first city founded by the Spanish colonizers in Cuba there is a hotel facility whose name has a special meaning. Everybody knows it as La Rusa hotel, however, this was not the name given by its first owners when they came from Europe after a long pilgrimage caused by the triumph of the October Revolution.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2008-07-23 04:29.
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Alonso Brito left Cuba, but it never left him
THE PUBLICITY photos for the new album by Alonso Brito have that air of Havana hipness that has cloaked many contemporary artists coming from the island. It's a chic mystique derived from that incongruous juxtaposition of stylish fashion against drab communist gray.
Submitted by nesy on Mon, 2008-08-11 02:00.
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The Yoruba culture survives in Cuba
The yorubá or lucumí religion which is also known as Santeria or Regla de Osha is the most expanded religion of African origin in Cuba.
Submitted by nesy on Sat, 2008-07-19 05:07.
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Mr. Yarini was the bold guy
He was born on February 5, 1882 in the bosom of a wealthy Cuban family. He was christened Alberto Manuel Francisco in Nuestra Señora de Monserrate church. He was the last son who used to be the spoilest and most showed, the great-grandson of Taita Ponce who brought his mother’s lineage from the distant African land, the dignity that was kept and uplifted at all costs at the end of the 17th Century.
Submitted by nesy on Thu, 2008-06-05 15:32.
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Natural and Historical Treasures close to Cuban Sky
La Sierra Maestra is the most important mountain system in Cuba where we can find the highest mountain called Pico Real del Turquino 1972 meters above the sea level. It is located in the southeastern coast next to the Caribbean Sea and extends from Granma, Santiago de Cuba to Guantanamo .
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2008-04-30 20:12.
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Para regalarle a nuestras madres en Cuba en su dia.
La celebración del Día de las Madres es toda una tradición en Cuba. A través de www.tusupermarket.com usted puede enviar, en tan señalada fecha, las esperadas flores, los cakes, perfumes y cestas con confituras, entre otras variadas ofertas especialmente preparadas para ese dia
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2008-04-16 23:27.
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Alejandro Garcia Caturla continues looking at the Cuban expression
Alejandro Garcia Caturla, whose 102 anniversary of birth was commemorated last March 7, was among the outstanding personalities that defined the Cuban expression in music. Caturla was more than a composer, lover, director, good father, singer, transgressor, writer, a man of principle, journalist, revolutionary and lawyer.
Submitted by nesy on Sat, 2008-04-05 16:14.
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Lecuona, Cuban genius for the world
Cuba has achieved a world-wide reputation throughout history thanks to its matchless musical values. It is said that in Cuba we can find a talented musician everywhere. However, there are always outstanding personalities that become genius.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2008-04-02 09:05.
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Carlos Acosta, Cuban's Ballet dancer: Five minutes Interview
The Cuban ballet dancer Carlos Acosta, 35, has danced for both the English National Ballet and the National Ballet of Cuba, where he was principal.
Submitted by nesy on Mon, 2008-03-24 14:17.
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Paseo del Prado,Havana: A Street a Time
El Dandy, born Everildo Alfonso, still carried himself as if he were back in 1952, when the suit was new and he was 31 years old. He was at home on Paseo del Prado, a promenade that dates from the 18th century and still offers a peek into worlds old and new.
Submitted by nesy on Thu, 2008-03-06 17:25.
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Jewish Life in Cuba
Claudia Barliya, a 6-year-old Cuban-Jewish girl, stood on a cobblestone street in Trinidad, a small centuries-old city on the south coast of Cuba. A donkey carrying an old man passed behind her; a group of 30 Jewish-Americans, including this reporter, stood before her.
Submitted by nesy on Wed, 2008-03-05 18:59.
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New Volumes of José Martis Encyclopedia: Marti in His Own Hand
They contain poems, writings and journalism and, in the case of manuscripts, include all the amendments, deletions and variations in Martis own hand, thus offering an understanding of his creative process.
Salto Fino: the largest Insular Caribbean waterfall
The stream of water falling from 305 m high is called Salto Fino, just as the surrounding region, runs to the Arroyo del Infierno, a tributary flowing into a mainstream Quibiján formed by almost 70 smaller rivers to become the largest in the island.
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Aboriginal site discovered in Guanabo Beach
Researcher Alessandro López Pérez highlighted that the ceramics are decorated with anthropomorphic motifs, something that has never been reported in western Cuba
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