At the end of 2003, we visited West Cuba during two weeks: La Habana, Vinales & the Tobacco Plantations in the West, Trinidad, and finally three days in the tourist ghetto of Varadero.


Landscape in the Vinales region in the west of Cuba – The famous Mogates, bumps 20-30 Meters high, rise around the lush valley, Vinales, Cuba

Tour of the Tobacco Plantations on horse, Vinales, Cuba

A tobacco farmer demonstrating how to roll cigars, near Vinales, Cuba

Vinales street life, Vinales, Cuba

Rooftops in the old colonial city of Trinidad (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cuba

Cobblestone streets and coloured houses in the old colonial town of Trinidad, Cuba

Cobblestone streets and coloured houses in the old colonial town of Trinidad, Cuba

Cobblestone streets and coloured houses in the old colonial town of Trinidad, Cuba

Local enjoying his cigar, Trinidad, Cuba

Beach on La Isla de Iguanas, near Trinidad, Cuba

And here are they are ….Las Iguanas … The first one we saw, we run after it, and after 10 minutes you would look were you walk, not to step on one – La Isla de Iguanas, near Trinidad, Cuba

An all-inclusive hotel in Varadero (for 3 days). There we went through a culture shock…

Street Art in Cuba

Vintage cars in La Habana, Cuba

Vintage cars in La Habana, Cuba

Delipitated houses along the Malecon … And of course the omnipresent yellow “Cubanito”, la Habana, Cuba

View of Habana from the roof top restaurant of the Hotel Sevilla, La Habana, Cuba
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