Synopsis
This guidebook combines the interests and enthusiasms of two of the world's best-known information providers: Insight Guides, whose titles have set the standard for travel guides since 1970, and Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of non-fiction television programming. This guidebook combines the interests and enthusiasms of two of the world's best-known information providers: Insight Guides, whose titles have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970, and Discovery Channel, the world's premier source of nonfiction television programming. The editors of Insight Guides provide both practical advice and general understanding about a destination's history, culture, institutions and people. Discovery Channel and its website, www.discovery.com, help millions of viewers explore their world from the comfort of their own homes and also encourage them to explore it first-hand. "Insight Guide Cuba" is carefully structured both to convey an understanding of the island and to guide you through its attractions. You can find information on every aspect of Cuban life past and present, from the Batista regime, the ensuing Revolution of 1959 and the Castro presidency which has been in place since, to an indepth look at the capital city, Havana and Cuba's other major areas including Santiago and Pinar del Rio.
About the Author
Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
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