The Havana Carnival in late July and early August features parades in front of the Capitolio or along the Malec ó n on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
July 28, 2006 (Press Release) --
Events
The Havana Carnival in late July and early August features parades in front of the Capitolio or along the Malec ó n on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. The Jornadas de la Cultura Camagneyana is scheduled for the first two weeks of February, and the Festival Internacional de Jazz fills the first week of December with song and dance. April sees the Semana de la Cultura celebrated in Baracoa and the Electroacoustic Music Festival in Varadero. The first week of May has the Romer í a de Mayo in Holguin, and at the end of June Trinidad hosts the Fiestas Sanjuaneras. Carnival is celebrated in Santiago de Cuba during the last two weeks of July and the first week of August to coincide with the holidays around July 26. Carnival marks the end of the sugar harvest and originated as a period in which the slaves were allowed to celebrate. For those 10 days the drum is king. The Festival of Caribbean Culture is celebrated in June or July, October has the 10-day Havana Festival of Contemporary Music and the Semana de la Cultura Trinitaria happens in Trinidad in late November. The International Festival of Latin American Film is held in Havana in December of each year. Public Holidays 1 January - Liberation Day 1 May - Labor Day 25-27 July - Celebration of the National Rebellion 10 October - Day of Cuban Culture Note that Christmas Day has been observed as a public holiday since the Pope's visit in 1997.
Money & Prices
Average Cost of rooms per night:
Economy/Budget: 15-30
Average: 30-80
Executive: 80-22
Deluxe: 200+
Sample Prices:
small bottle of beer: 1.00 Cuban Peso
highball of rum: 2.00-3.00 Cuban Peso
small bottle of water: 0.50 Cuban Peso
litre of petrol: 0.95 Cuban Peso
street snack: 0.50 Cuban Peso
souvenir t-shirt: 7.00-10.00 Cuban Peso
internet per hour: 6.00 Cuban Peso
ticket to ballet: 8.00-10.00 Cuban Peso
bike rental per day: 3.00-5.00 Cuban Peso
print film: 6.00 Cuban Peso
Books & guides
Hugh Thomas: Cuba, or The Pursuit of Freedom(history/politics)
This fat little book, almost 1700 pages long, is worth the effort both of reading it and of carrying it around; it tells a fascinating story of Cuba's persecuted, violent, ideal-ridden history.
Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life(history/politics)
This biography is widely considered the best about the Argentinean doctor who became a Cuban socialist revolutionary.
Graham Greene: Our Man in Havana(fiction)
An excellent black comedy, with much of the atmosphere of 1950s Havana: a dirty playground for corrupted English and Americans.
Cristina Garc í a: Dreaming in Cuban()
An interesting novel about real and imaginary worlds, Afro-Cuban religion and their impact on a Cuban family.
Ann Bardach: Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana(history/politics)
This reportage by the PEN award-winning Slate correspondent on Florida politics is a vivid glimpse into the fascinating relationship between Cuba and its Miami diaspora.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
The Havana Carnival in late July and early August features parades in front of the Capitolio or along the Malec ó n on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. The Jornadas de la Cultura Camagneyana is scheduled for the first two weeks of February, and the Festival Internacional de Jazz fills the first week of December with song and dance. April sees the Semana de la Cultura celebrated in Baracoa and the Electroacoustic Music Festival in Varadero. The first week of May has the Romer í a de Mayo in Holguin, and at the end of June Trinidad hosts the Fiestas Sanjuaneras. Carnival is celebrated in Santiago de Cuba during the last two weeks of July and the first week of August to coincide with the holidays around July 26. Carnival marks the end of the sugar harvest and originated as a period in which the slaves were allowed to celebrate. For those 10 days the drum is king. The Festival of Caribbean Culture is celebrated in June or July, October has the 10-day Havana Festival of Contemporary Music and the Semana de la Cultura Trinitaria happens in Trinidad in late November. The International Festival of Latin American Film is held in Havana in December of each year. Public Holidays 1 January - Liberation Day 1 May - Labor Day 25-27 July - Celebration of the National Rebellion 10 October - Day of Cuban Culture Note that Christmas Day has been observed as a public holiday since the Pope's visit in 1997.
Money & Prices
Average Cost of rooms per night:
Economy/Budget: 15-30
Average: 30-80
Executive: 80-22
Deluxe: 200+
Sample Prices:
small bottle of beer: 1.00 Cuban Peso
highball of rum: 2.00-3.00 Cuban Peso
small bottle of water: 0.50 Cuban Peso
litre of petrol: 0.95 Cuban Peso
street snack: 0.50 Cuban Peso
souvenir t-shirt: 7.00-10.00 Cuban Peso
internet per hour: 6.00 Cuban Peso
ticket to ballet: 8.00-10.00 Cuban Peso
bike rental per day: 3.00-5.00 Cuban Peso
print film: 6.00 Cuban Peso
Books & guides
Hugh Thomas: Cuba, or The Pursuit of Freedom(history/politics)
This fat little book, almost 1700 pages long, is worth the effort both of reading it and of carrying it around; it tells a fascinating story of Cuba's persecuted, violent, ideal-ridden history.
Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life(history/politics)
This biography is widely considered the best about the Argentinean doctor who became a Cuban socialist revolutionary.
Graham Greene: Our Man in Havana(fiction)
An excellent black comedy, with much of the atmosphere of 1950s Havana: a dirty playground for corrupted English and Americans.
Cristina Garc í a: Dreaming in Cuban()
An interesting novel about real and imaginary worlds, Afro-Cuban religion and their impact on a Cuban family.
Ann Bardach: Cuba Confidential: Love and Vengeance in Miami and Havana(history/politics)
This reportage by the PEN award-winning Slate correspondent on Florida politics is a vivid glimpse into the fascinating relationship between Cuba and its Miami diaspora.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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