1. Cuba

2. Cuba está en el mar Caribe.
cubano (a)

3. La Havana (Habana) es la capital de Cuba.

4. The Castro Regime
Fidel Castro was the prime minister of Cuba from and then he was president of Cuba from He then became too weak to rule so he gave over the presidency to his brother, Raúl, in Fidel died on November 25, 2016.
Fidel Castro Obituary video

5. No McDonald’s?
There are no McDonald’s on the entire island of Cuba except for one, which is located at Guantanamo Bay (the American military base), and is only open to base personnel. ¿Por qué?

6. Tourist Currency
Tourists don’t use the national money. There is a currency that is just for tourists to use.
Cuban peso (CUP)- what the Cubans use ($1 USD = CUP)
Convertible peso (CUC) -what the tourists use ($1 USD = 1 CUC)

7. Changing relations between Cuba and EE.UU.
In December 2014, President Obama and Raúl Castro announced that they were restoring diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Cuba. Then in July of 2015, the embassies of the two countries re-opened. In March of 2016, American groups were permitted to visit Cuba with “people-to-people” educational purposes.
Policies have recently changed under President Trump…
White House implements new Cuba policy restricting travel and trade

8. La salsa originated in Cuba
The roots of salsa originated in Eastern Cuba (Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo) from the Cuban Son (about 1920) and Afro-Cuban dance (like Afro-Cuban rumba). There, Spanish and Afro-Cuban musical elements were combined, both in terms of rhythm and the instruments used.
Cuban Salsa with Baila Habana
Celia Cruz es la reina de salsa.
La Vida Es un Carnaval

9. Diana Nyad - long-distance swimmer
American Diana Nyad was the first person to complete the swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. At age 64, she completed the treacherous 111-mile swim in 2013.
Video

10. ¡Recuerda Cuba! La Habana (Havana) is the capital
Fidel and Raul Castro - autocratic “presidents” of Cuba for more than 50 years
No McDonald’s (except on the Guantanamo base)
Tourists have their own money - Cuban convertible peso
Salsa music and dancing originated in Cuba; Celia Cruz is the queen of salsa music