(Wednesday) Havana, Cienfuegos & Trinidad. Shortly after breakfast this morning, depart from Havana and drive along Cuba’s “autopista” highway. Continue through small towns and villages en route to Cienfuegos, known as the “Pearl of the South” and the capital of Cienfuegos Province on the southern Caribbean side of the island.
Continue to a ration store where your Cuban guide will explain the system of rationing, the two-currency system, as well as the difference between Ration Stores, Cuban Peso Stores, and CUC Stores.
Enjoy a lunch at a local restaurant and then explore the main square and the Punto Gordo peninsula.
Your next visit affords you a singular opportunity to engage in an educational exchange with the faculty, staff and students of the Beny More Art School in Cienfuegos. Learn how students are trained in the visual and musical arts in this institution, and discuss the similarities and differences between Cuban and the American educational programs in music and the arts. Beny More, considered by some to be Cuba’s most famous singer, was a native of Cienfuegos, and he is honored and remembered by this institution which carries his name.
Continue the drive along the Caribbean coast to the charming old Spanish colonial town of Trinidad. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, Trinidad is one of the best preserved towns in all of Latin America. Dinner this evening is at our beach front hotel located on Playa Ancon on the Caribbean Sea.
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