It will not surprise you to learn that there is much more to Cuba than mojitos and cigars, Castro and Che or Hemingway and The Old Man and the Sea. A visit to the island is an undeniably enriching experience with enormous vibrance, variety and culture. I visited over the summer with several friends from college, and we spent time in Havana, Trinidad (a well-preserved city on the Caribbean side of the country, originally built on the sugar trade and now a UNESCO world heritage site) and Cienfuegos, a town with rich French and Spanish history dubbed “La Perla del Sur” – the “Pearl of … Continue reading The Contradictions of a Crippled Country Verging on a Boom