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Cuba is a fascinating country, and not just because of its revolutionary history. Indeed, there are several interesting tidbits that few people know about - here are my 5 favourite interesting facts about Cuba - I'm confident there will be at least a couple of surprises in here! If you're planning on taking a Cuban holiday, a little research into the country can prove an eye opening experience...

Castro's speeches are longer than most feature-length films

Much has been written and said about Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, but few can argue that he's an incredible man. The 81 year old has lived through an estimated 600+ assassination attempts, the Cold War and 9 US presidents. He also is known for his long speeches - indeed, he holds a place in the Guinness book of records for his 1960 speech to the United Nations which lasted 4 hours and 29 minutes. Amazingly, this pales in comparison to his best within Cuba - a jaw dropping 7 hours and 10 minutes at the 1986 Communist Party Conference in Havana. Now he's retired from the role, there's no risk of being stuck listening to one on a Cuba holiday!

The country has outstanding free healthcare despite its poverty

Despite widespread poverty and being free for all, Cuba's healthcare is amongst the best in the world. An interesting fact about Cuba is that the average life expectancy is around 76 years, and its medical technology is amongst their most successful exports. Indeed, Cuban scientists were behind vaccines for hepatitis B and meningitis B. If you get sick on your luxury Cuba holiday, you are entitled to the same excellent healthcare as the locals.

The locals think Cuba looks like a crocodile...

Cubans often refer to Cuba as El Cocodrilo. The reason for this is simple - viewed from above, the island is said to resemble a crocodile. Despite this bad omen, Cuba's wildlife is actually surprisingly benign - it's one of the few countries to have no animals or plants which are dangerous to humans, so you can feel safe on your holiday in Cuba.

Cuba has a national bird, tree and flower

Here's some interesting information on Cuba: it has a national bird, tree and flower. Each has its own special meanings: The flower is the Butterfly Jasmine, and represents purity, rebelliousness and independence. The national tree is the Royal Palm for its strength - it can survive storm force winds and hurricanes. Finally, the national bird is the Tocoroco, which shares the colours of the Cuban flag - red, white and blue. Nature lovers should be able to find all of these on holiday in Cuba.

Che Guevara Wasn't the First Celebrated Revolutionary

Although you can't get very far in Cuba without seeing the iconic image of Che Guevara, he and Castro weren't the first Cuban revolutionary heroes to be celebrated. Jose Marti was a revolutionary who died in 1895 in battle fighting for independence from Spain - the war ended 3 years later. He spent his time in and out of prison, writing papers and fighting for the cause - it's no wonder he's still revered to this day as a hero.

His legacy is still felt in the island - many streets bear his name and you'd be hard pressed to miss the Jose Marti Memorial in the Plaza de la Revolucion! Indeed, when you take your Cuba holiday, you may well touch down in Jose Marti airport! There's no shortage of stories and information in Cuba about the man.

There are many more interesting facts about Cuba which will surprise and intrigue, just through reading through the island's action packed history. Certainly a little research into its history means that you'll get a lot more from your luxury Cuban holiday.

Emma Lelliott is the general manager of Captivating Cuba, an independent Cuba holiday specialist. With offices in Havana and the UK, Captivating Cuba can help you tailor-make the perfect Cuban holiday experience.

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Jose Marti: An Introduction $35.99 Jose Marti, Cuban national hero, was one of Latin America's most influential literary and political figures. There is currently no introductory overview to his complex body of works. Jose Marti: An Introduction offers such an introduction to Marti's most pertinent, enduring ideas, exploring his writing on race, gender, the relationship between Cuba and the U.S., and issues of displacement and bilingualism. The writing is accessible on the undergraduate level, yet Montero does not oversimplify ambiguities and contradictions of Marti's work and life.

Politica Y Revolucion, 18871892 By Marti, Jose $39.98 Author: Marti, Jose Publication Date: 2004/11/30 Number of Pages: 500 Binding Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Depth: 1.05 Width: 5.00 Height: 8.00

Canto a Jose Marti (1903) $36.99 Author: Contreras, Jose Peon y. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 68 Publication Date: 2010/09/10 Language: Spanish Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.31 inches

Hombres V6 (1908) by Marti, Jose [Hardcover] $47.02 Author: Marti, Jose Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 364 Publication Date: 2009/04/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inches

Cuban-American Students Pose Beside Bust of Cuban Patriot Jose Marti $39.99 Joseph Baylor Roberts Cuban-American Students Pose Beside Bust of Cuban Patriot Jose Marti - Photographic Print

Man Photographs Honeymooning Couple in Front of Statue of Jose Marti $39.99 Melville Grosvenor Man Photographs Honeymooning Couple in Front of Statue of Jose Marti - Photographic Print

Geography Class on a Field Trip Visits the Home of Jose Marti $39.99 Melville Grosvenor Geography Class on a Field Trip Visits the Home of Jose Marti - Photographic Print

Portrait of Jose Marti from The Story of Cuba by Murat Halstead, Published 1898 $34.99 Portrait of Jose Marti from "The Story of Cuba" by Murat Halstead, Published 1898 - Giclee Print

Jose Marti Mausoleum, Santiago De Cuba, Santiago De Cuba Province $29.99 Angelo Cavalli Jose Marti Mausoleum, Santiago De Cuba, Santiago De Cuba Province - Photographic Print

Prominentes Norteamericanos by Marti, Jose [Paperback] $32.49 Al pensar en los Estados Unidos algunos nombres vendran a su mente y, de seguro, algunos de ellos coincidiran con los que cualquier persona recuerde. Ellos son, sin lugar a dudas, los mas destacados personajes de la historia del pais norteno, aquellos que han recibido los elogios de compatriotas y extranjeros. Y uno de esos extranjeros que los honro con lo mejor de su pluma fue Jose Marti. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Luisa May Alcott, James Fenimore Cooper, Henry Ward Beecher, Wendell Phillips, los generales Grant y Sheridan, Walt Whitman, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jesse James, William F. Cody (mejor conocido como Buffalo Bill), George Washington, Benjamin Franklin y Abraham Lincoln son algunos de los nombres que se pueden encontrar en Prominentes Norteamericanos. Como complemento de estas semblanzas se recomiendan las incluidas en Noticias de los Estados Unidos. Author: Marti, Jose Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 652 Publication Date: 2004/11/01 Language: Spanish Dimensions: 8.00 x 5.00 x 1.44 inches

Jose Marti and the Emigre Colony in Key West $146 This penetrating study of political leadership and state formation centers on the Cuban leader Jose Marti (1853-1895) and his relationship with Key West, Florida, the major Cuban emigre colony of the time. The first book to explore specifically Marti's leadership qualities and style of leadership, it will be of significant interest to political scientists and students interested in the ways in which potential leaders react to the circumstances encountered and challenges faced in their quest for leadership. Ronning explains how Marti actively sought leadership of the Cuban struggle for independence, effectively applying his personal qualities to meet the needs and desires of his community of emigres in Key West. But, Ronning shows, Marti never lost sight of what he perceived as higher humanitarian and humanistic goals for a truly just republic, believing that the process of state formation must coincide with the struggle for independence itself. Ronning begins with both a synopsis of major events in Marti's life before his first visit to Key West and an analysis of the social needs of the Cuban emigre community in Key West at that time. The bulk of the study concentrates on the period of three years when Marti made several historic visits to Key West and is based upon in-depth examination of the voluminous correspondence between Marti and dozens of Key West residents in all social categories as well as Marti's own newspaper Patria, which provided another avenue of communication with the emigre community. Analyzing these sources in light of specific events and challenges in Marti's short career as a leader, Ronning shows how Marti used the island of Key West and its emigre community as a psychic focus for the liberation of Cuba itself. The final chapter offers a synthesis of Marti's various techniques, skills, and qualities as well as Key West's response to his efforts.

Jose Marti: Cuban Patriot $47.79 Author: Gray, Richard Butler/ Wilgus, A. Curtis Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 324 Publication Date: 2011/10/15 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.68 inches

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Jose Marti:Revolution, Politics and Letters (Paperback) $50.52 Jose Marti occupies a central place in Latin American letters, and he is an unparalleled foundational figure in Cuban culture. Marti`s writing shaped a hemispheric consciousness in the Americas, and as national poet and patriotic "apostle," he is revered by generations of Cubans everywhere. As essayist, journalist, and revolutionary, Marti fought for Cuban independence and helped defend the ideal of Latin American autonomy against empires old and new. This ground-breaking two-volume work offers the most comprehensive collection of Marti`s prose work available in English. Where recent translations have offered selective anthologies of Marti`s writing, this edition offers a key archive of essays, journalism, speeches, political documents, and historic correspondence, many translated for the first time. The first volume gathers essential texts and letters that have shaped Cuban history, nationalism, and political ideology, and which challenged and defined the course of revolutionary struggle. The second volume offers a comprehensive selection of Marti`s vision of the Americas, combining his reflections on Latin American history, culture and political economy, and his critical observations on the modernity and upheavals of the United States in the late nineteenth century. Volume One, Cuba: The Struggle for Independence includes two main sections. Just Wars and Revolutions represents Marti`s writings about Spanish colonial oppression, Cuban insurrections and the independence wars, revealing his anxieties about revolutionary organization and leadership, and his reflections on military power, civil society, and nationalist struggle. Building the Patria in Exile reflects Marti`s efforts to build Cuban from exile, and his exhortation that the patria should be founded on secular institutions, republican ideals and social enfranchisement and not merely political or military expediency. The selections reflect his concerns about U.S. imperialism and annexationist desi

Jose Marti By Marti, Jose/ Echevarria, Roberto Gonzalez (INT)/ Allen, Esther (EDT)/ Allen, Esther $22.14 Author: Marti, Jose/ Echevarria, Roberto Gonzalez (INT)/ Allen, Esther (EDT)/ Allen, Esther Series Title: Penguin Classics Subtitle: Selected Writings Publication Date: 2002/05/01 Number of Pages: 462 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 5.00 Height: 7.50

A Political Philosophy in Public Life By Marti, Jose Luis/ Pettit, Philip $47.39 Author: Marti, Jose Luis/ Pettit, Philip Subtitle: Civic Republicanism in Zapateros Spain Publication Date: 2010/07/01 Number of Pages: 198 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 0.75 Width: 6.25 Height: 9.25

Jose Marti: Revolution, Politics and Letters (Hardcover) $86.64 Jose Marti occupies a central place in Latin American letters, and he is an unparalleled foundational figure in Cuban culture. Marti`s writing shaped a hemispheric consciousness in the Americas, and as national poet and patriotic "apostle," he is revered by generations of Cubans everywhere. As essayist, journalist, and revolutionary, Marti fought for Cuban independence and helped defend the ideal of Latin American autonomy against empires old and new. This ground-breaking two-volume work offers the most comprehensive collection of Mart`i`s prose work available in English. Where recent translations have offered selective anthologies of Marti`s writing, this edition offers a key archive of essays, journalism, speeches, political documents, and historic correspondence, many translated for the first time. The first volume gathers essential texts and letters that have shaped Cuban history, nationalism, and political ideology, and which challenged and defined the course of revolutionary struggle. The second volume offers a comprehensive selection of Marti`s vision of the Americas, combining his reflections on Latin American history, culture and political economy, and his critical observations on the modernity and upheavals of the United States in the late nineteenth century. Volume One, Cuba: The Struggle for Independence includes two main sections. Just Wars and Revolutions represents Marti`s writings about Spanish colonial oppression, Cuban insurrections and the independence wars, revealing his anxieties about revolutionary organization and leadership, and his reflections on military power, civil society, and nationalist struggle. Building the Patria in Exile reflects Mart`i`s efforts to build Cuban from exile, and his exhortation that the patria should be founded on secular institutions, republican ideals and social enfranchisement and not merely political or military expediency. The selections reflect his concerns about U.S. imperialism and annexationist de

Jose Marti, Gonzalo De Quesasa, Juan Gualberto Gomez, Illustration from Le Monde Illustre $34.99 Jose Marti, Gonzalo De Quesasa, Juan Gualberto Gomez, Illustration from "Le Monde Illustre" - Giclee Print