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Restaurants 126 T Valle de la Prehistoria
Central Cuba East 109 Taíno culture 36 (Santiago de Cuba) 56,
Central Cuba West 99 Taxis 121 114
The Far East 117 Telephones 124 Valle de Viñales 34–5, 50
Havana 79 Television 123 Varadero 54, 94
Western Cuba 91 Ten Years’ War (1868) 36 Velázquez, Diego
Revolution see Cuban Tesoro, Laguna del 18 Baracoa 32, 36
Revolution Theater Bayamo 112
Rincón 69 Gran Teatro (Havana) 77 Trinidad 20, 103
Rock-climbing 89 Sala de Teatro de la Orden Victoria de Playa Girón 68
Rodríguez, Silvio 59 Tercera (Havana) 57 Viñales 17, 86, 87
Rubalcaba, Gonzalo 59 Teatro Guiñol (Havana) 57 Viñales, Parque Nacional de
Rum 65 Teatro Principal 16
Museo del Ron Havana (Camagüey) 27, 105 Virgen de la Caridad del
Club 47 Tropicana (Havana) 77 Cobre 31
Rumba music 59 Theft 124, 125 Visas 122
Rural hotels 130–31 Theme park Visitor information 122–3
S Valle de la Prehistoria Vista Alegre (Santiago de
(Santiago de Cuba) 56, 114
Cuba) 31
Safety 125 Timba music 59 Vuelta Abajo 86
Safety advice 122, 123 Time zone 122
Sailing 98 Tinajones (earthenware jars) W
Sala de Teatro de la Orden 27 Walks 121
Tercera (Havana) 57 Tobacco farms 16 Camagüey 105
Salsa music 59 Topes de Collantes 51 La Habana Vieja (Havana)
San Antonio de los Baños 88 Topes de Collantes, Gran 75
Sánchez, Celia 41 Parque Nacional 104 see also Hiking
Sánchez-Iznaga family 46 Tourist information 122–3 War of Independence (1895)
Sancti Spíritus 103 Trains 121 36
Santa Clara 7, 94 Hershey Train 98 Water, drinking 125
Santamaria, Abel 41 steam trains 21, 45, 56, Water sports
Complejo Histórico Abel 115 Jardines del Rey 24
Santamaria (Santiago de Tren Blindado 97 Waterfalls
Cuba) 39 Trinidad 21 Central Cuba East 108
Santamaria, Haydée 41 Travel 120–21 El Nicho 96
Santería 48–9, 61 Travel insurance 122 Weather 122
Santiago de Cuba 11, 30–31, Travel safety advice 122, 123 Western Cuba 84–91
111, 113 Trees 53 map 84–5
festivals 69 Tren Blindado 97 North Coast drive 87
Sardiñas, Eligio 43 Trinidad 7, 10, 20–21, 66, outdoor activities 89
Schools 56 103, 106 restaurants 91
Scuba diving 19, 98 festivals 69 wildlife 89, 90
Segundo, Compay 59 La Trocha 105 Wildlife
Shadow-puppets 57 Trompoloco Circus 57 animals and birds 52–3
Sharks, diving with 107 Tropical forest nature trails 50–51
Shopping 64–5, 127 Central Cuba East 108 Reserva Ecológico Los
Havana 80 Tropicana (Havana) 77 Indios 88
opening hours 122 Western Cuba 89, 90
Trinidad 20 U Zapata Peninsula 10,
Siboney 15, 55 UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 18–19
Sierra Cristal 115 86 see also Birds; Crocodiles;
Sierra del Escambray 95 UNESCO World Heritage National parks; Zoos
Sierra Maestra 40 Sites Women travelers 125
Sitio Histórico Birán 112 Camagüey 7, 11 Woods, General Leonard 45
Snails, polymita 33, 52–3 La Habana Vieja (Havana) World War II 25
Snorkeling 98 74 Writers 42–3
Sol Meliá Beach Hotels 25 Trinidad 10, 20–21, 103
Son music 58 United States of America Y
Soroa 16, 85, 87 American legacies 44–5 Yemayá 49
Soviet Union 41 Bay of Pigs invasion 37, 41 Yumurí 115
Sports Cuban missile crisis 41 El Yunque 33, 50, 116
baseball 44, 57, 61 War of Independence 36
Central Cuba West 98 Universidad de La Habana Z
Western Cuba 89 (Havana) 14, 76 Zapata Peninsula 6, 10,
Steam trains 21, 45, 56, 115 US government offices 121 18–19, 95
Stevenson, Teófilo 43 Zoológico de Piedra 113
Sugarcane 108 V Zoos
Valle de los Ingenios 21, 103 Valdés, Chucho 59 Parque Zoológico Cacique
Sun protection 125 Valle de los Ingenios 7, 21, Guamá 113
Swimming 89 103 see also Wildlife
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