{"id":12269,"date":"2017-06-09T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T11:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lujocuba.com\/?p=12269"},"modified":"2023-09-01T23:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:24:14","slug":"how-not-to-be-a-tourist-in-cuba-vol-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lujocuba.com\/en-us\/how-not-to-be-a-tourist-in-cuba-vol-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How not to be a tourist in Cuba Vol.1"},"content":{"rendered":"

How not to be a tourist in Cuba Vol.1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tourism in Cuba is a pleasure for the five senses: Havana, the beaches, Cuban restaurants… But tourism means visiting popular cities, monuments or landscapes where it is difficult to know the real way of life of the country and its people. Escape from the clich\u00e9s and typical touristic attractions to discover the places where Cubans live. Rent a villa in Cuba<\/a> during some weeks; it could be a great way not to become a typical tourist. Along the next posts, we will tell you some tips for not becoming just one more tourist in Cuba so that you can get to truly know the island beyond the stereotypes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"carro<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Matanzas, the Cuban music cradle<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The province of Matanzas is a good place to visit the other Cuba, the real Cuba, far from Varadero and the streets of Havana, which is wonderful, but full of tourists. You will have to set aside the perfect Instagram pictures and discover for yourself this place where there are a few tourists. In Col\u00f3n and Jovellanos you will be surprised by the strong roots of santer\u00eda; In Matanzas you will discover the origins of the\u00a0rumba and the danz\u00f3n\u00a0as well as many neoclassical buildings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You should stop in Matanzas, which was once known as the Athens of Cuba. Today it is far from that brightness, but you can enjoy music as in a few places in the country. Hear danz\u00f3n and rumba, two of the essential Cuban musical syles,\u00a0which were born combining the ancient splendor of Matanzas and the various African religions, including Arar\u00e1, Regla de Ocha (santer\u00eda) and the secret Abaku\u00e1 brotherhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Follow the Santa Clara’s trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where are the new Cuban trends? You will find them in Santa Clara, a city in the north of the country where innovative Cubans constantly explore the latest trends. Santa Clara is related with Che Guevara<\/a> since he freed the city from Batista’s troops in 1958.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a city of new trends and insatiable creativity, where a young culture has been defying the limits of censorship for nearly a decade. Santa Clara highlights for being the only official drag show in Cuba, at El Mejunje, and the best rock festival in the country, Metal City, in October. The personality of the city has been affirmed over time by the presence of the country’s most prestigious university outside of Havana. The center of the city’s progressive life is in the City House, where art exhibitions, young local creators, danz\u00f3n nights, improvised musical performances and a film museum are concentred.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Take a bath in Ba\u00f1os de Elguea<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The unknown Ba\u00f1os de Elguea, located 136 kilometers northwest of Santa Clara, forms an entrenched spa that boasts one of the most rejuvenating elements of Latin America. Here you can live with Cubans while you try to take some years away.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tradition of going to baths to get rid of the evil dates back to 1860. According to a\u00a0local legend, the owner of a sugar mill, Don Francisco Elguea, banished a slave who had contracted a serious skin disease to Ba\u00f1os de Elguea\u00a0in order to not infect others. Later, the man returned fully healed. He said that he had relieved his illness by bathing in the natural waters of the region. Today, medical professionals use sulfurous water and mud to treat skin irritations, arthritis and rheumatism. The waters reach a temperature of 50 degrees and are rich in bromine, chlorine, radon, sodium and sulfur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We hope you have enjoyed reading our advises about how not be a tourist\u00a0in Cuba. Rent a villa in Cuba<\/a> and make these plans and others which we will tell you soon. Cuba has a lot to offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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