What to Do in Cuba

By Nelson Lewis

Eat at a paladar

• Paladars are local Cuban restaurants where the owner needs to own the private home where the restaurant is, and the staff all come from the same family.!

• Creates extremely authentic food, much better than the state-run restaurants.

Enjoy La Opera de la Calle

• Brainchild of entrepreneur Uliss Aquino.!• Has had some rough times due to moving locales,

police raids and missed opportunities.!• Sings twice a day for tourists

Visit Trinidad• Founded in 1514, Trinidad is the “city that

time forgot”, filled with colonial architecture and lined with cobblestone streets.!

• Most lodgings are family-run B&Bs with fresh seafood.

Swim the coral reefs

• Home to one of the world’s top 50 coral reefs.!

• Cuban reefs are teeming with unspoiled marine life.

Ride in an antique car

• Since no American imports have arrived since before the embargo, Cuba is stuck in a time warp.!

• The streets are filled with old cars from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s.!

• Riding in these cars is a throwback to the old days of America’s auto industry.