The Best Holiday Destination- Cuba

By Author: Jeny Pitter
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Holidaying is a growing international phenomenon. People from all over the world are wishing to make their holidays more and more exotic and different. The latest holiday destination to make ripples is Cuba holidays. Holidays in Cuba promises a delicious mix of stunning beaches and uninhibited Latin rhythms. The old world charm coupled with modern living conditions make holidays to Cuba worth the effort.
Holidays to Cuba are a quintessential mix of the imposing colonial architecture of Havana, the serene beauty of long and sparkling beaches and the laid back attitude of the Caribbean. The beaches and the sandbars make for a beautiful sight and its small offshore islands also called the Cavos are unique and amazingly beautiful. Cuba is basically an island. It is the biggest island in the Antilles and along with around 4195 other keys along with Isla de la Juventud makes up an archipelago. The archipelago resembles a sleeping alligator that rests on the waters of the Gulf of ...
... Mexico adjacent to the tropic of Cancer. Cuba is strategically poised between the North and south Americas. It is positioned only 180 kilometers from Florida, 140 kilometers from Bahamas, 146 kilometers from Jamaica and 210 kilometers from Cancun. Cuba has a territory of 110922 square kilometers. It has an unbroken coastline of 5476 kilometers with more than 400 natural beaches and 200 bays. The length of the island in totality is 1200 kilometers. The beach experience in Cuba is mesmerizing and draws millions of tourists who want something more than the average vacation in the Caribbean islands.
Cuba also has a diverse Fauna and flora wealth. The national bird is the Trogon Bird which is locally called the Tocororo bird. This is an onomatopoeic name conferred on it due to its singing capacity. In many areas the native fauna includes species such as the Colibri Rombipher Crocodile, Manati and the Manjuary which is a species of pre-historic fishes found singularly in the Cuban Islands. The Cuban national tree is the Royal Palm tree. The Spanish Guerillas used these trees as shelter as the trunk of the tree served as a table or walls and the leaves as the ceiling making for a temporary shelter against the elements. The women of Cuba used the Butterfly Jasmine flower as a symbol of their continuing support to the cause of women emancipation in the 18th century, so earning the butterfly Jasmine the pride of being designated the national flower.
Cigars from Havana are celebrated and so is the Cuban food. Due to its political isolation Cuba is populated by home grown delights and is an unsullied tropical paradise perfect for the best of vacations.