Cuba Map, Latest Cuba Weather & Cuba News, Travel Articles

Photo Galleries

Writer's Cafe

Caribbean > Cuba

Cuba : General Information

Click on Image for Larger Version

The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves were imported to work the coffee and sugar plantations, and Havana became the launching point for the annual treasure fleets bound for Spain from Mexico and Peru. Spanish rule, marked initially by neglect, became increasingly repressive, provoking an independence movement and occasional rebellions that were harshly suppressed. It was US intervention during the Spanish-American War in 1898 that finally overthrew Spanish rule. The subsequent Treaty of Paris established Cuban independence, which was granted in 1902 after a three-year transition period. Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule has held the regime together since then. Cuba's Communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The country is now slowly recovering from a severe economic recession in 1990, following the withdrawal of former Soviet subsidies, worth $4 billion to $6 billion annually. Cuba portrays its difficulties as the result of the US embargo in place since 1961. Illicit migration to the US - using homemade rafts, alien smugglers, air flights, or via the southwest border - is a continuing problem. The US Coast Guard intercepted 2,810 individuals attempting to cross the Straits of Florida in fiscal year 2006. -- CIA World Factbook

Dear User,
We do not yet have much articles for Cuba. We know there is someone in Cuba who can provide us more details about this great country. All you need is good photographs and a love of Cuba, its people, traditions, and natural wonders. In return, tour4all.com will promote your web site and give you free advertising. Meanwhile, you can use the links above or below to:

Read the Cuba Profile
View the Cuba Flag
Use either the MS Virtual Earth GIS map of Cuba or the Google GIS map of the country
See the Cuba map used in the CIA World Factbook
Check out Cuba Web Resources
Shop for Cuba Books or Music in our Amazon Store
Get the latest Cuba news
Get the latest Cuba weather