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These photos are the ones we consider to be the best in their own right, regardless of their role in the record of the trip. We chose them for their composition, light, subject matter, humour or any combination of the above. We hope you enjoy them, but if you think there are any gems we've omitted, do please let us know - there are an awful lot to choose from!

Havana's Hotel Inglaterra from across Parque Central.
Havana's Hotel Inglaterra from...
Looking across Parque Central from the roof terrace of Hotel Inglaterra.
Looking across Parque Central from the roof terrace...
The main façade of the Gran Teatro in Havana.
The main façade of the Gran Teatro in Havana.
The splendid church of San Francisco de Assis in Habana Vieja, where classical music concerts are held.
The splendid church of San...
The front arcade of the Museo de la Ciudad in Habana Vieja, showing the booksellers in the Plaza de Armas.
The front arcade of the Museo de la Ciudad in Habana...
A local resident at the Museo de la Ciudad.
A local resident at the Museo de la Ciudad.
The main façade of the Cathedral in Havana.
The main façade of the Cathedral...
The Bacardí building in Havana, a classic piece of Deco.
The Bacardí building in Havana, a...
Inside the Bacardí building's lobby.
Inside the Bacardí building's lobby.
In Habana Centro: off to school?
In Habana Centro: off to school?
Sitting in the sun on Havana's Malecón, with the high-rises of Vedado behind.
Sitting in the sun on Havana's...
The famous Hotel Nacional in Vedado, Havana, built by the Mafia in the 1930s.
The famous Hotel Nacional in Vedado...
A tapestry of Che in the Museo de la Revolución, Havana
A tapestry of Che in the Museo de...
Fidel on a cake in Havana.
Fidel on a cake in Havana.
A classic Buick run as a taxi by Grancar in Havana.
A classic Buick run as a taxi by Grancar in Havana.
A Plymouth Savoy parked outside a newly restored church in Havana.
A Plymouth Savoy parked outside a newly restored...
'Pure friendship', 'God is love'. A brick-built(?) bus in Havana.
'Pure friendship', 'God is love'. A brick-built...
Is it a car? Is it a truck? The front part, at least, is an Edsel, parked outside El Capitolio in Havana.
Is it a car? Is it a truck? The front part, at least...
A view along the Autopista, Cuba's only motorway.
A view along the Autopista, Cuba's...
Across Trinidad's Plaza Mayor to the big church.
Across Trinidad's Plaza Mayor to...
Looking over Plaza Mayor from the tower of Trinidad's Museo de la Historia Municipal.
Looking over Plaza Mayor from the tower of Trinidad's...
Through an oval porthole, halfway up Trinidad's Museo de la Lucha Contra Bandidos bell tower, towards Plaza Mayor.
Through an oval porthole, halfway...
A street at the top end of Trinidad.
A street at the top end of Trinidad.
A really good performance we happened upon in Trinidad. The little guy with the blue maracas turned out to have a wonderful voice.
A really good performance we...
Inside the house where we stayed in Trinidad.
Inside the house where we stayed in Trinidad.
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...
Local transport crossing in front of the train, taken from the top of that lookout tower.
Local transport crossing in front of the train, taken...
An iguana on Cayo Blanco, off Trinidad.
An iguana on Cayo Blanco, off Trinidad.
A royal palm with epiphytes growing on it.
A royal palm with epiphytes growing on it.
A tinajón outside Nuestra Señora de la Merced in Camagüey.
A tinajón outside Nuestra Señora de la Merced in...
Camagüey's Parque Ignacio Agramonte by night.
Camagüey's Parque Ignacio...
One of Camagüey's curved streets under a threatening sky.
One of Camagüey's curved streets under a threatening...
The impressive lobby of Camagüey's Teatro Principal.
The impressive lobby of Camagüey's...
Sculpture of a group of women chatting in Plaza del Carmen, Camagüey.
Sculpture of a group of women chatting in Plaza del...
Dancing the night away in Camagüey's Casa de la Trova.
Dancing the night away in Camagüey's Casa de la Trova.
An avenue of royal palms leading to the Plaza de la Revolución in Camagüey.
An avenue of royal palms leading to...
Raccoons in Camagüey zoo.
Raccoons in Camagüey zoo.
Camagüey: the girl standing up in the Chevy Impala might have been enjoying her quinceañera, a celebration for the coming of age on her 15th birthday.
Camagüey: the girl standing up in...
The Tocororo or Cuban Trogon - the national bird.
The Tocororo or Cuban Trogon - the national bird.
A family with their goat cart on the road near Camagüey.
A family with their goat cart on...
Night sky over Camagüey.
Night sky over Camagüey.
Santiago's cathedral tower in silhouette from the roof terrace of Hotel Casa Granda.
Santiago's cathedral tower in silhouette from the...
The monument in Santiago's Plaza de la Revolución.
The monument in Santiago's Plaza de la Revolución.
The steps to the pulpit in Santiago cathedral, with typical Cuban wiring.
The steps to the pulpit in Santiago cathedral, with...
Los Jubilados del Caribe, playing round the corner from Parque Céspedes in Santiago.
Los Jubilados del Caribe, playing...
Perhaps the most perfect 'Yank tank' we saw, on a street in Santiago - a Plymouth, we think.
Perhaps the most perfect 'Yank tank' we saw, on a...
A view along the upper level of Santiago's Museo de Ambiente Cubano, said to be Cuba's oldest house.
A view along the upper level of Santiago's Museo de...
A water filter in a ventilated cabinet in the Museo de Ambiente Cubano.
A water filter in a ventilated cabinet in the Museo...
The moat of El Castillo del Morro outside Santiago.
The moat of El Castillo del Morro...
One of the small iguanas that live at El Castillo del Morro.
One of the small iguanas that live...
A relative of the Pompeia.
A relative of the Pompeia.
Exposed roots and multiple trunks of the Pandanus tree, with a fruit hanging on the left.
Exposed roots and multiple trunks...
A tulip tree flower.
A tulip tree flower.
Linda, one of the three Siamese cats where we stayed in Santiago.
Linda, one of the three Siamese cats where we stayed...
Baracoa's local mountain El Yunque at dusk.
Baracoa's local mountain El Yunque at dusk.
A beach near Baracoa late in the day.
A beach near Baracoa late in the day.
A fisherman on a causeway at Boca de Miel near Baracoa, with thatched boat houses beyond.
A fisherman on a causeway at Boca...
Isora flowers on a hedge.
Isora flowers on a hedge.
A polimita snail on a leaf near Baracoa.
A polimita snail on a leaf near Baracoa.
Cuba's largest mammals, jutías (tree rats).
Cuba's largest mammals, jutías (tree rats).
A Mariposa blanca (White butterfly flower), (Hedychium coronarium) - also called a White ginger lily - the national flower of Cuba.
A Mariposa blanca (White butterfly...
A green lizard on a palm.
A green lizard on a palm.
A handbag made by a an 86-year-old in Baracoa from... plastic toothpaste tubes, which are silvery on the inside.
A handbag made by a an 86-year-old in Baracoa from...
Dogs on the roof, as they so often are in Cuba. We saw a great many of these 'sausage dogs'.
Dogs on the roof, as they so often are in Cuba. We...
A street in Viñales.
A street in Viñales.
A heart-to-heart in Viñales.
A heart-to-heart in Viñales.
The post office at the corner of the main square in Viñales.
The post office at the corner of the main square in...
A stand of royal palms, Cuba's national tree.
A stand of royal palms, Cuba's...
A candle bush flower.
A candle bush flower.
Pinocchio and friends in a strange garden in Viñales.
Pinocchio and friends in a strange...
A road in the Viñales valley.
A road in the Viñales valley.
A vulture on a telegraph pole in the Viñales valley.
A vulture on a telegraph pole in the Viñales valley.
The road running between the mogotes known as the Dos Hermanas (two sisters) in the Viñales valley.
The road running between the mogotes known as the Dos...
The steps down to the lake at La Terrazas.
The steps down to the lake at La...
The one and only panorama we took on this trip, of the mogotes in the Viñales valley.
The one and only panorama we took on this trip, of...

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