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Beautiful town on the south (Caribbean) coast. Lovely colonial houses and well kept (doubtless helped by tourism).

Arriving with our luggage being helpfully portered from the bus.
Arriving with our luggage being...
Across Plaza Mayor to the big church.
Across Plaza Mayor to the big church.
A typical Trinidad street after the rain.
A typical Trinidad street after the rain.
A well maintained old Chevrolet.
A well maintained old Chevrolet.
The pergola in the centre of Parque Cespedes.
The pergola in the centre of Parque...
A Trinidad street at dusk.
A Trinidad street at dusk.
At the bottom end of town, away from the cobbles.
At the bottom end of town, away from the cobbles.
Local citizens.
Local citizens.
Another local citizen.
Another local citizen.
A wonderful old Plymouth (Belvedere?).
A wonderful old Plymouth (Belvedere?).
Classic Cuban wiring.
Classic Cuban wiring.
'Dedicated to the memory of the notable music professor Señora Catalina Berroa de Jimenez.'
'Dedicated to the memory of the notable music...
Those biscuits were delicious, and what a nice man.
Those biscuits were delicious, and what a nice man.
Another of the vendors we heard early in the morning...
Another of the vendors we heard early in the morning...
...and another - he looks a bit stressed.
...and another - he looks a bit stressed.
The courtyard of the local history museum.
The courtyard of the local history...
An ancient Plymouth.
An ancient Plymouth.
A smart looking motorbike.
A smart looking motorbike.
The big steps next to the church where everyone gathers to listen to music and dance in the evening.
The big steps next to the church where everyone...
Superb band Las Cuevas who played on the steps every night we were there.
Superb band Las Cuevas who played...
A tiny lizard on the cobbles.
A tiny lizard on the cobbles.
A tiny lizard on a tree - pity about the focus.
A tiny lizard on a tree - pity about the focus.
Local transport near where we stayed.
Local transport near where we stayed.
Looking down a typical street to the hills beyond.
Looking down a typical street to the hills beyond.
A busy street scene.
A busy street scene.
Anisbel's house, our accommodation in Trinidad.
Anisbel's house, our accommodation...
A really good performance we happened upon.
A really good performance we...
Yes, perro caliente means 'hot dog' literally.
Yes, perro caliente means 'hot dog' literally.
A truckload of passengers heading for Ancón.
A truckload of passengers heading for Ancón.
A classic row of Trinidad houses.
A classic row of Trinidad houses.
This one, with its elaborate window grille, is a casa particular - see the little sign on the door.
This one, with its elaborate window grille, is a casa...
On the way home from school.
On the way home from school.
Asociación Colombófila de Trinidad - Pigeon Fanciers of Trinidad.
Asociación Colombófila de Trinidad - Pigeon...
Dancers etched on the chimney of a lamp in the Museo Romántico.
Dancers etched on the chimney of a...
Through an oval porthole, halfway up the Museo de la Lucha Contra Bandidos bell tower, towards Plaza Mayor.
Through an oval porthole, halfway...
Children playing in a small plaza off one of the main streets.
Children playing in a small plaza off one of the main...
The same square: some girls rehearsing a dance routine.
The same square: some girls rehearsing a dance routine.
A band we saw briefly when we passed this little courtyard. As usual, pretty good.
A band we saw briefly when we passed this little...
Optimistic dogs.
Optimistic dogs.
Passengers boarding a truck.
Passengers boarding a truck.
A street at the top end of town.
A street at the top end of town.
Right up above the town.
Right up above the town.
A one-car train at the local station.
A one-car train at the local station.
The trees just behind the beach at Playa Ancón.
The trees just behind the beach at...
The locomotive that pulled us from Trinidad to the Valle de los Ingenios and back.
The locomotive that pulled us from...
The lookout tower at the Valle de los Ingenios.
The lookout tower at the Valle de...
An iguana on Cayo Blanco.
An iguana on Cayo Blanco.

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