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Travel Blogs from Santa Clara
Stinky Cheese in Santa Clara
So, we ended up deciding to stay a night in Santa Clara. Okay. I'll back up here. Savannah (for those of you not yet aquainted with her, or confusing her with the Savannah from the South America trip - she is my lovely roommate and dear friend from about 7 years ago, mother to little Makenna, and overall dance competitor, teacher and enthusiast) …
Santa Clara
15-12-2008: de ochtend nog doorgebracht in Camaguey om 13:00 pm op de bus gestapt naar Santa Clara. Onderweg nog even gestopt bij hetzelfde restaurant als waar op de heenweg werd gestopt. Verder nog een niet geplande stop gemaakt omdat er iemand met een aantal kalkoen langs de weg stond en daar grote interesse voor was bij de chaffeur. Na wat …
Viva la Revolution! Santa Clara
... was wearing very thin.
The only way to address this common travel problem is to walk away from the entire group. Even if you like the look of one of their offers it is impossible to deal with just one person in that environment & if you do start dealing with one person the others quickly become jealous. When Dani was relieved we walked together determined to get away from them all. Some taxi drivers followed despite continually being told that we were going to ...
Che Town
... to de-rial a train carrying Batista's troops to help him and took them captive and then to a mirador which had a nice view of the town. After we stopped in at the cigar factory were we did a tour and it was really interesting. It was like a sweat shop. All the cigars are hand made and you were not aloud to take photos. We asked why and she said because its a ...
Che Guevera's Memorial
... tractor that was used to build the railroad.
Santa Clara is the site of the turning point in the history of the Cuban revolution. A band of Cuban rebels engaged in battle with the government forces of General Batista, and was victorious under the leadership of Che Guevera. The government of Batista was toppled a few days later, and the revolution was successful. ...