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Cuba's second city, former capital and an important Caribbean port, half way along the south coast. Very hot and humid and, unlike Havana, hilly. Also very polluted. Santiago and the nearby Sierra Maestra mountains played an important part in the Revolution.

A street on the daily walk from our casa to the city centre.
A street on the daily walk from our casa to the city...
A typical arcade we passed regularly. This shot gives a good impression of the slope of many of the streets here.
A typical arcade we passed regularly. This shot gives...
An immaculate Yank tank - almost certainly a Plymouth.
An immaculate Yank tank - almost...
[ By Car ]
The same car with its owner.
The same car with its owner.
One of the many piles of rubble that make Santiago's residential streets look like a war zone.
One of the many piles of rubble that make Santiago's...
A very tarted up 1970s Moskvitch.
A very tarted up 1970s Moskvitch.
Parque Céspedes from the cathedral side.
Parque Céspedes from the cathedral...
[ Parque Céspedes ]
Los Jubilados del Caribe, playing round the corner from Parque Céspedes.
Los Jubilados del Caribe, playing...
[ Music and dance ]
Museo Emilio Bacardí Moreau, which houses Cuba's only Egyptian mummy, as well as a comprehensive slavery display.
Museo Emilio Bacardí Moreau, which houses Cuba's...
The man in the mustard coloured suit is there to flag down cars owned by locals to provide lifts for others who are waiting there...
The man in the mustard coloured suit is there to flag...
...and here he is arranging just such a lift in a Lada.
...and here he is arranging just such a lift in a Lada.
Plaza de Dolores, a very pleasant, shady park where a lot of locals gather.
Plaza de Dolores, a very pleasant, shady park where a...
The old couple we were introduced to at the Casa de la Trova, who sang Besame Mucho for us...
The old couple we were introduced to at the Casa de...
...They also sang some revolutionary ballads, and he showed us his scars from fighting in the revolution.
...They also sang some revolutionary ballads, and he...
The Antonio Maceo monument in Plaza de la Revolución.
The Antonio Maceo monument in Plaza...
[ Revolution Square ]
A little Che on a headlamp.
A little Che on a headlamp.
Looking towards the brewery that produces Hatuey, the local beer. Note the big beer bottle next to the chimney.
Looking towards the brewery that produces Hatuey, the...
A tiled image of rum distillation on a wall.
A tiled image of rum distillation on a wall.
A passenger truck by the railway.
A passenger truck by the railway.
Two of our three roof terraces at Yamil's house where we stayed.
Two of our three roof terraces at...
[ Yamil's ]
A Grancar classic, with a Chevy parked behind.
A Grancar classic, with a Chevy parked behind.
The same Chevy in all its glory (the blue car's also a Chevy).
The same Chevy in all its glory (the blue car's also...
We saw quite a few of these little flags pinned to doors, and we don't know quite what the label Ideologico means on a building.
We saw quite a few of these little flags pinned to...
Is this pig, tethered at the front of the house, a pet, or being fattened up to eat?
Is this pig, tethered at the front of the house, a...
The very enticing sign outside the Museum of Rum.
The very enticing sign outside the...
[ Museo del Ron ]
Part of an Afro-Cuban dance performance at the Museo del Carnaval.
Part of an Afro-Cuban dance...
[ Carnival Museum ]
Another rather depressing shop window.
Another rather depressing shop window.
The moat of El Castillo del Morro.
The moat of El Castillo del Morro.
[ El Castillo del Morro ]
Rather hazy view from the top of the Gran Piedra.
Rather hazy view from the top of...
[ Trip to Gran Piedra ]

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