Getting there is half the fun. The road from Trinidad into the mountains comes with exquisite scenery, from the Ancón Peninsula's turquoise-surf beaches to ...

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In a country that doesn't have much in the way of exports, music is a "product" that inspires great pride (and pleasure) among the ...

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Fresh squeezed from sugarcane, oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, and mangoes, fruit juice shows off Cuba's tropical side. Bars and street stands are where you'll ...

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Privately run restaurants—called paladares—are inexpensive home-cooking places that showcase Cuba's African and Spanish roots. They’re largely government registered, which means the ...

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His drink of choice (well, one of them)? The ever popular mojito, a refreshing mix of white rum, fresh lime juice, sugarcane juice (or confectioner ...

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Named not for coconuts but for a long-legged wading bird, the white ibis (whose nickname is coco), this north-central-coast island is a recent place of ...

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No revolution could spoil Cuba's smooth, powdery white-sand beaches or blue waters. A 20-minute trip by taxi from Havana (longer by bus), Santa Maria ...

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Cuba's Spanish colonial showplace is a four-hour drive from Havana, near Cuba's southern coast. Founded in 1514, the World Heritage site has a ...

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In Havana, hire a 1950s-era classic car—and driver—from the government-owned Gran Car Company. Stunning limestone formations (mojotes) separate tobacco-planted canyons. The town of ...

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To sense the timeless soul of Cuba's crumbling colonial capital, head to where the castles, churches, and colonial mansions cluster. Conveniently, the top sites ...

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