Cuba

An unforgettable experience visiting the island of Cuba on a Road Scholar photographic tour with a people to people connection. Please feel free to comment on the photos and add place names if you have them!
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Manaca Iznaga Tower is framed by the arched portico of the beautiful, bold yellow Hacienda Ingenios.
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Manaca Iznaga Tower is framed by the arched portico of the beautiful, bold yellow Hacienda Ingenios.

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  • Iznaga Tower
  • Iznaga Tower framed by the arches of the Hacienda Ingenios, the former Manaca Iznaga Plantation owner’s house near Trinidad. The hacienda was built in 1835-1845 by Alejo María del Carmen e Iznaga, who was among one of the wealthiest sugar plantation owners in Cuba.
  • Manaca Iznaga Tower is framed by the arched portico of the beautiful, bold yellow Hacienda Ingenios.
  • A dog lazes away the afternoon on a staircase landing of the Hacienda Ingenios. It appears to be an old locomotive boiler serving as a water tank beyond that yellow house.
  • It appears to be an old locomotive boiler serving as a water tank beyond that yellow house.
  • A musician waits to play at Hacienda Ingenios.
  • A cool respite at Hacienda Ingenios.
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  • Trains and railways have been a crucial part of Cuba’s history and key to the success of the revolution in 1959.
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  • The speed and skill of potter, Azariel Santander Alcántara, is remarkable. Santander has continued the family tradition of pottery since 1862 in the town of Trinidad. Today each family member has his own workshop and each has achieved expertise. <br /> From one generation to another passed the secrets of working with clay on the wheel. Among the awards the Santander family has received was a UNESCO Special Award received in 2007, the Master Artisan.
  • The speed and skill of potter, Azariel Santander Alcántara, is remarkable. Santander has continued the family tradition of pottery since 1862 in the town of Trinidad. Today each family member has his own workshop and each has achieved expertise. <br /> From one generation to another passed the secrets of working with clay on the wheel. Among the awards the Santander family has received was a UNESCO Special Award received in 2007, the Master Artisan.
  • Looking up into the wind chimes of Azerial Santerer.
  • The back yard of potter Azariel Santander.
  • The backyard kiln of potter Azariel Santander.
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