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Loading... Cuba - The Land of Miracles: A Journey Through Modern Cubaby Stephen Smith
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For a growing number of British holidaymakers, Cuba is a Caribbean paradise, but it is also a land of cutbacks and economic instability. Stephen Smith comes to live on the island, and his search for the real Cuba inevitably becomes a search for Fidel Castro too. Before meeting his quarry, Smith travels extensively through the 'land of miracles' in an old American automobile. His highly-personalised account features a bloody initiation into a voodoo-like cult, dining on giant rat, and checking into the Love Hotel. And he goes on manoeuvres in the Everglades with armed, but not especially competent, Cuban exiles dreaming of a second Bay of Pigs. With disarming wit and considerable insight, Stephen Smith investigates a country where communism and voodoo coexist, and where the influence of its leader of forty years continues to throw a long shadow. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)917.2910464History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in North America Mexico, Central America, And The Caribbean Caribbean CubaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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