... is 11,224,321. This estimate was taken in July of 2002. (1) Cuba consists of 14 provinces and 1 special municipality. The provinces are Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Ciudad de La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara(1). The one municipality is the Isla de ... la Juventud. Cubans celebrate Independence Day on the 10th of December. The 10th of December in 1898 is the date of independence from Spain On the 20th of May, 1902 is ... ...

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... . On March 4, 1513, Ponce de Leon, about 200 men, and three ships took sail seeking for new lands. The three ships were named Santiago, San Cristobal, and Santa Maria de la Consolacion. They reached the island chain of the Bahamas. Then on April 2, 1513, they reached what they believed was another island. Ponce de Leon named this land ... La Florida, because of its beautiful landscape and because it was Easter season. They anchored at the town known as St. Augustine. On June 14, Ponce de Leon set sail for a ... ...

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... the Spanish presence entirely, and it would be five more years before the Spaniards would return In November 1509, Juan de Esquivel's seventy man party established the settlement of Seville la Nueva near present day St. Ann's Bay. The Spanish settlers soon found that Jamaica had little gold or silver, and as a result the island would remain a backwater of the empire ... , and in response the Arawaks attacked the Spanish colonists, forcing them to relocate their settlement far to the south. The new town was given the name of St. Jago de la Vega, and became a visible symbol of Spanish colo...

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... and South America to his death. Though his birth certificate says he was born June 14, 1928, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, was really born one month before. His mother, Celia de la Serna y Llosa, was really three months into her pregnancy when she was married to Ernesto Guevara Lynch. After there wedding the couple left Buenos Aries for their honeymoon where a doctor ... a childhood gang that would cause problems in their town. Ernesto's parents left the house open to all the neighbors no matter how poor or how rich. His mother, Celia de la Serna y Llosa was a rebellious woman who embraced fem...

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... world, Cuba has a spectacular natural environment and serious environmental problems. Some of these problems are dirty air, contaminated waters, over fished species, destroyed critical habitat, and species endangered by development. La Habana harbor is one of the world's most polluted bodies of water, and is in great need of restoration. Much of the aquatic life that is native to Cuba has ... and compaction, contamination of waterways, deforestation, and a loss of bio-diversity. In addition, burning oil for energy and sugar production have produced air pollution and industrial waste. Cu...

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... of wide windows and balconies that make houses approachable and open. Military fortresses around the country awe many visitors. The fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña, the biggest in America, and the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, first bulwark castle in the continent, are both in Havana. These fortresses indicate that the Spanish settled in Cuba, while providing protection to ... ...

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... to be time to keep to the original plan and have a large group trained by this initial cadre of young Cubans. So the larger group was formed and established at La Finca, in Guatemala, and there the training was conducted entirely by Americans."" By now it was fall and President John F. Kennedy had replaced President Eisenhower. President Kennedy could have stopped ... ...

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... is located between Santiago de los Caballeros and San Pedro de Macoris. Another 1/3 of the population is located in the capitol city of Santo Domingo and between the cities of La Romana and San Cristobal. Mulattos form the largest ethnic group in the Dominican Republic being roughly 73% of the population. The next largest group is 16% Caucasian and 11% Black ... ...

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... glance, you could almost be transported back 300 years. Between walking around the city, attending a Cuban baseball game, visiting the University of Havana and several fortresses such as Castillo de la Fuerza and Catillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, my first two days in Havana were quite busy. I planned on relaxing on one the beautiful beaches on the white sand ... ...

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... use of these tactics, the Batista government could not stand up to the aggressive and fearless Guerrilla army. With seven rifles in total, the Guerillas won their first victory at La Plata Barracks. In May 1957, the peasants delivered a shipment of ammunition and explosives to Castro. With these they began to destroy bridges, railroads, and telephone lines which profited Fidel because ... ...

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... Merengue only existed because Haitians occupied D.R. from 1822-1844. Merengue was maid popular by band leaders, such as Machito and Tito Rodriguez. Other bands were soon formed in D.R., such as La Orquesta Santa Cecilia and Los Mago del Ritma del Feliz del Rosario. The Lyrics in Merengue music were mostly improvised with some of the same themes that Americans use in ... ...

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