On to Cienfuegos 20161209_111648

On to Cienfuegos

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December 11th 2016
On friday morning, (12/9), we left Trinidad and drove to Cienfuegos, a beautiful town with French architecture and influence. On the way, we sang Guantanamera for Gustavo, which seemed to impress him. He then told us about the 3 types of Cuban rumba : yamba, which is slower and danced by "mature" dancers; guaguancó, in which the man pretends to try to touch the woman in an intimate way and she fe ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more