Ever wanted to visit Cuba? Here's some reasons why you should. Cuba has 1600 islands and islets to choose from for your visit. One of their prized sights is the Sierra Maestra range mountains at real de turquino standing at 6.578 feet. This is also the sight where revolutionaries recuperated and began a guerilla campaign when Castro and his insurgents were nearly wiped out by government security when he returned to Cuba after his arrest. This Caribbean island has a tropical climate that well serves its abundant fertile land. Cuba's agricultural and trade hub role has led to a racially and religiously diverse population. 64% identify themselves as white, about 27 % identify themselves as mestizo, and about 9% consider themselves black. Also if you are an artist or a baseball lover Cuba is the destination for you.
You should know when thinking of traveling to Cuba that the primary language there is Spanish but they employ loan words of native origins. They have a tropical climate, their dry season ranges from November to April and their rainy season from may to October. You should also know the president is Raul Castro and Cuba is a communist state with a presidential republic. Havana is the only area with a legal political party. Cuba's religion is a mix of Catholicism and traditional African religions which sum up to be Santeria. 60 to 70% of Cubans identify as roman catholic and the island is also home to protestants and a small population of Jews as well.
Cuba has a multifaceted culture. The Spanish colonizers brought cultural values to Cuba. The most fascinating testament is Santeria which is known for its veneration of west African gods-called orisha in the Yoruba language. Cuban migration spread Santeria to the U.S. in specific states such as, Miami, Florida, New York, and Seattle, Washington. Chinese Cubans left an imprint on Cuba. During the turbulent years of the twentieth century Wifredo Lam created surrealist paintings as well as sculptures. Jose Marti works stirred revolutions and incorporated modernism into a Cuban context. Another artist was Alejo Carpentier, who was a proponent of magical realism. He published a novel called Ecue-Yamba-O! or Praise Be God! in 1933 bringing afro-Cuban themes into the forefront of Cuban literature.
What distinguishes Cuba from the rest of the islands is the fact that it is the largest nation in the Caribbean. It is the most populous and the only nation in the world that can be called wholly Cuban.
Hey Kayla overall I think you have a good blog one thing I noticed is you didn't cite your sources and that is something we have to remember to do myself included other than that I don't think there was anything wrong with it...maybe explain some topics a little more than others so people stay interested. I think when you started explaining why we should go to Cuba was great especially because you provided historical background on certain areas of Cuba and that made me more interested on wanting to visit. One thing I liked was how you started explaining what Santeria is and it's aspect and how it came to be in Cuba. I didn't know anything about it until I read your blog so I found that very interesting.
ReplyDeleteSo, I like the post, and you have some ideas that you can take and develop even more. May be use it in your research project, for example like how different ethic group brought something unique to Cuba.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good blog post throughout the entire post you kept me engaged with interesting facts. A lot of the things you mentioned would make most people want to visit, and you did a good job there. I also loved how you also went into the historical aspect of Cuba which could also attract another group of people that are not into the flashy things and want to go for the historical value.
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