....One That Americans Never See!!
One of the Caribbean's greatest photographers, Roberto Suarez, took this photo on a street in Pinar del Rio, the tenth largest city in Cuba with a population of 191,081.
The city of Pinar del Rio is the capital of Pinar del Rio Pronince, which is on the western tip of Cuba just a short and scenic bus ride from Havana. Americans have heard about Havana; they should know about the city and province of Pinar del Rio.
The unique and incomparable Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio Province is, of course, a UNESCO World Heritage Center. Few Americans have seen Vinales Valley, especially since the Cuban Revolution won in 1959 and especially since 1962 when the endless U. S. Embargo against Cuba began. But in 2004 the Bush administration provided me a research permit to visit Cuba and I got to see Vinales Valley. I will never FORGET its incomparable uniqueness and beauty...and the warmth of the people.
The friendly and gorgeous city of Vinales in Pinar del Rio, with a lovely little hotel, is a short and scenic bus ride southwest of Havana.
World famed Travel Writer Claudia Tavani thinks the best way to see Vinales Valley is by biking. But many others prefer hiking, riding horses, etc.
The author of the popular "Greta's Travels" website believes the best way to see and study Vinales Valley is on horseback. But how you choose to do so, if you can legally navigate the U. S. sanctions, there are many unique, historic, and incomparable things to see in Cuba...and not JUST Havana, Varadero Beach, etc.
Today is January 19th, 2025. Tomorrow Donald Trump returns for his second 4-year term as The President of the United States. It remains to seen what Donald Trump and his Miami-born Cuban-American Marco Rubio as Secretary of State means for US-Cuba Relations. For sure, Cuba and the world will have to wait to see.
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