

on the Malecón seafront boulevard in Havana

sunbathing dogs near the Plaza Vieja in Old Havana

waiting in line for something or other in Havana

Plaza Mayor, Trinidad de Cuba


on the Malecón seafront boulevard in Havana

sunbathing dogs near the Plaza Vieja in Old Havana

waiting in line for something or other in Havana

Plaza Mayor, Trinidad de Cuba
1. Walk around the city center
Trinidad de Cuba was founded in the 16th century but it really took off in the 18th century when it became a highly productive center of sugar production. Neoclassical, Moorish and Baroque colonial buildings line the cobbled streets, ghosts of a gilded age. Some are perfectly restored, many more are faded and worn, but still beautiful. Trinidad claims to be the best preserved colonial city in Latin America. It could be true. Continue reading