A People-to-People Cultural Experience By Terri Hirsch, Havana is the capital and largest city of Cuba, located just 90 miles from Key West, Florida. The only cars that Cuban citizens can own legally are cars created and bought before 1959. Dance is very important in Cuba, the birthplace of classic dance styles like the Bolero, Mambo and Cha Cha. In Havana you can find monuments, forts, churches, palaces and fortresses, alleys and tunnels. My first impression upon arriving in the Havana Harbor was the historic Plaza de San Francisco de Asis, created in the 16th century when Spanish galleons stopped by at the harbor on their passage to the Indies through Spain. Imagine driving down the Malecon, the avenue that runs along the seawall on the northern shore of Old Havana, in a vintage … [Continue reading...]