CUBA:

One of the last Communist-bloc nations left, Cuba does not suffer from the drab and desultory demeanor of its disappeared peers.  Cuba’s rich culture, unique political history and continued survival through ongoing economic hardship make it one of the most eye-opening countries that experienced travelers can still discover.  Seeing the best of Cuba means grooving to its intoxicating music, admiring at how Cubans improvise on a daily basis to make ends meet, and visiting a land in which the past 50 years seem to have passed by in some odd state of frozen animation.

A former colony of Spain and playground of American high rollers, Cuba struck out on its own in the late 1950’s, and the nation remains a hot topic in the corridors of the world’s power brokers.  Fiercely independent but rarely free, and the unlikeliest of major players, Cuba arouses passions like perhaps no other nation.

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean and is some 745 miles long; its greatest width is 130 miles.  There is about 3,774 miles of coastline and 214 miles of beach that shelters sea water that’s an inviting 75° F year-round.  The landscapes are diverse and verdant and include rolling sugar cane fields, tobacco plantations, coffee bushes, rivers, Royal Palms, river canyons and forests bursting with bird life and orchids; across the country more than 300 protected areas have been established.

Join the Multnomah Athletic Club and our operating partner Chamber Explorations, a division of Premier World Discovery and The Global Incentive Group as we Discover CUBA!

Journey to Cuba and discover this country’s delightful people, island culture, unique history, and beautiful landscapes. Become part of a privileged few and legally travel to the island nation.

Highlights:

• Old Havana (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Cathedral de la Havana
• Museo Fine Arts
• Pinar Del Rio
• Cienfuegos (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Jagua Castle
• Trinidad (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Church of Trinidad
• Sugar Mill Valley (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
• Partagas Cigar Factory
• Playa Giron/Bay of Pigs Museum
• Hemingway’s Farm - Finca La Vigia
• Cojimar Fishing Village

Cultural Connections “People to People” Interactions:

• La Marketa de Havana
• Las Terrazas Cooperative Village
• Salsa Dancing
• Traditional Pottery Studio visit and class
• Bay of Pigs Museum