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Pope Benedict XVI at the Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI at the Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba During his three day visit to the island nation of Cuba, Pope Benedict XVI will be delivering mass to likely tens of thousands of followers on Wednesday, March 28th … Continue reading
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Varadero, Cuba – Flora and Fauna
Varadero, Cuba – Flora and Fauna During our visit to Varadero, Cuba I didn’t see all of the species of birds, reptiles and plants that were there and photographed even fewer species. Many of the species have been included in … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, cuba, digital image, fauna, flora, image, megapixeltravel, photo, photograph, reptiles, varadero
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Varadero, Cuba – Heading home
Varadero, Cuba – Heading home Our pick-up for the flight home was scheduled for pretty early in the morning so we were up before sunrise. We were supposed to have a wake-up call, breakfast delivered to our room and porter … Continue reading
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Tagged air canada, air canada flight, breakfast in bed, departure gate, departure tax, Embraer 190 cabin, flight home, flight information, gravel pit, heading home, High Peaks Region Adirondacks, immigration emigration, Ottawa, plenty of time, porter service, race track, security check, St. Larence River, strikes, tarmac, time listings, Varadero Airport, varadero cuba, wake up call
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Cuban Taxis – A step back in time
Cuban Taxis – A step back in time ( Varadero sampling) There are plenty of interesting reasons to visit Cuba especially when there is snow on the ground in Canada and Cuban weather is +25C or better.
Posted in Cuba, Varadero
Tagged cabs, cuban cabs, cuban taxis, cubitaxi, cuc, license plates, mary kay, pedestrian, pedestrians, peninsula, pink car, private taxis, step back in time, Vacation, Varadero cabs, varadero cuba, Varadero taxis, Varadero transportation, vintage car, vintage vehicle, wxperience
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El Otro Varadero …. The Other Varadero – Varahicacos Ecological Reserve
El Otro Varadero …. The Other Varadero – Varahicacos Ecological Reserve We had traveled into the town of Varadero and done the tourist shopping thing already so today the plan was to visit the Varahicacos Ecological Reserve on Varadero Peninsula. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Almacigo, Anolis homolechis, cactus, caves, construction workers, Copperwood, Cuban White Fanned Anole, Cuban White Fanned Anole Anolis homolechis, El Otro Varadero, gumbo limbo tree, Gumbo-Limbo Bursera simaruba, horseback ridering, Killdeer Charadrius vociferus, lagoon, mangrove, rufous coverts, Termite mound, tractor, Trail signs, tree seed pods, Varahicacos Ecological Reserve
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