Cuba: La isla grande: Spanish-Language Edition (Spanish Edition)

Cuba’s unusual mix of cultural diversity, fallen grandeur, and enduring socialism has made it one of the most misunderstood countries. Nonetheless, visitors are enchanted by the light, the colors, and the rhythms of this warm, welcoming land. This collection of pictures and essays offers contemporary views and a passionate history of the largest of the islands edging the Gulf of Mexico. The journey surveys Cuba’s magnificent but decaying beauty, its rich baroque architecture, its profusion of 1950s American cars, its natural treasures, the African outpost of Santiago, the mysteries of Santeria, and much more. Cuba celebrates a country that remains as beautiful today as when Christopher Columbus first saw it 500 years ago.