When Martinique's Mont Pelee volcano erupted in 1902, the lava and poisonous gas killed all but one of St-Pierre's 38,000 citizens - the lone survivor was a prisoner in the city's jail.
Gala Awards Awards of Excellence
The Excelencias Cuba Awards, granted by Excelencias Group, were presented tonight at a tribute gala at the National Theater in Havana to personalities, projects and institutions related in some way to tourism and whose work during 2019 was relevant for the sector and for the society. A few days after Excelencias Group presented its international awards at the Madrid’s International Tourism Fair (FITUR 2020), in Spain, the nominees were awarded among 200 project proposals, entities, institutions and personalities of the Island, linked to the tourism sector from different areas such as arts, culture, heritage, gastronomy, motoring and environmental protection. José Carlos de Santiago, President of the Group of Excellence, welcomed the ....
The Excellence Awards, in its fifteenth edition, was awarded to 38 projects related to tourism, gastronomy and culture in Latin America during the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) in Madrid. José Carlos de Santiago, president of Excellence Group, presented the Spirit of Tourist Excellence Award to the Kichwa Añangu- Napo Cultural Center Community of Ecuador, for its work in favor of preserving the Amazon and its ancestral culture. De Santiago was in charge of awarding the Excellence Award to a long list of winners and in the field of the leisure industry include the Montevideo Tourist Office, the National Chamber of Tourism of ....
HABANA 500: Ancient Colonial Constructions
By Caribe Insider San Cristobal de La Habana, city that in November turns 500 years old.In other times it was denominated by a bishop as the throat of all the Indies, inasmuch as the gold and silver of America passed annually on their journey to Spain through the narrow and short entrance channel of the Havana Bay. The siege of privateers and pirates constituted a threat to the ships anchored in the ports, and also to the inhabitants of the incipient villages, so the Spanish king Felipe II ordered a defense plan both for Cuba and for other lands of the New ....
Martinique Blends French Elegance and Caribbean Exoticism
By Caribe Insider Many people name it with the suggestive name of the island of flowers, because in the Caribbean Martinique bathed by the Caribbean Sea on its western and southern coasts and by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and north. The most diverse flowers sprout with vivid colors, with an amazing color palette. Travelers from different latitudes prefer this tourist destination because of its warm and sunny climate, as well as the attractions of its territory formed by hills, plateaus and mountains. Although Christopher Columbus was the first to arrive in Martinique, it was later populated by French settlers and it ....
HAVANA 500: at the Old Square Stands the Palacio Cueto Hotel
Among the attractions of the constructions that surround the Old Square, in the Historical Center of Havana, there is an old construction that after being rehabilitated it began to provide services only a few months ago;it is the Palacio Cueto Hotel. It is located on one of the corners of the abovementioned Havana square and stands out for being an Art Noveau building, built in 1908 and it is characterized by its majesty. It appears in the portfolio of accommodation offers of Havana, first destination of the City of Cuba, after a laborious rehabilitation that returned the lost splendor and now the ....
Santiago de Cuba with an Unparalleled Caribbean flavor
By Caribe Insider A polychrome culture, with indigenous ingredients such as son, bolero and rum, give Santiago de Cuba that Caribbean flavor, that make it into a city where history, music, tobacco, poetry and syncretic cults are merged indissolubly. The legendary village, founded in 1515 by the Spaniard Diego Velázquez celebrates its 504 Anniversary next July, and it is distinguished by the natural charm generated by the idiosyncrasy of its people. Santiago de Cuba adds to its inhabitants that mixture of European and African races, which give them as a gift to know the exact moment to dance with the rhythm of the ....
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When Martinique's Mont Pelee volcano erupted in 1902, the lava and poisonous gas killed all but one of St-Pierre's 38,000 citizens - the lone survivor was a prisoner in the city's jail.
