Carlos of Havana Cigars Belize
Thank you Carlos, for donating several Cuban cigars to the benefit of Lefty and Liela Get It Right.
Fun in San Pedro, Belize | Palapa Bar | Scuba | Ambergris Caye
San Pedro Town is in the south part of Ambergris Caye, in northern Belize. Its sandy streets are lined with wooden houses, seafood restaurants and beach bars. We got to scuba dive at Hol Chan Marine Reserve, which is a channel in an offshore reef. It has several dive sites with parrotfish and moray eels, plus nurse sharks and stingrays at Shark Ray Alley. We used Belize Pro Dive Center, (AMAZING)! Hanging out with Carlos from Havana Cigars, Josh from Hurricane's Ceviche Bar, Palapa Bar, Eating, and more Eating.
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PUR Boutique Cabanas in San Pedro (belize
Making of Cigars in Roatan, Honduras
Hand Rolled Cigars In Belize
A professional rolling fresh cigars in Belize. Please comment below if you have any travel questions!
More Nurse Sharks! Diving Cypress Tunnels (San Pedro area, Belize)
Second dive on my Belize trip January 2014. Filmed with the GoPro Hero 3+ Silver.
bartending at Havana Cigar & Rum Bar
working for the Sade John Legend concert at the AAC amd im practicing my mojito makin skills :)
Belize 2019
Ambergris Caye, Belize
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Costa Maya Festival Highlight Performances
The San Pedro International Costa Maya Festival did it once again for San Pedro, Ambergris Caye and Belize; it managed to jam-pack the island with visitors from around the nation and around the world. Its popularity has become synonymous with a party weekend at the island for many Belizeans and a full line up of fantastic performances at the festival grounds.
Highlight performances include DJ ZOG from Miami, Tanya Carter from Belize, Paradise Reggae Band from Guatemala and Los Yonics from Mexico.
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Way to Beliz Embassy in Cuba Havana on 22 June 2016 by Abu Shayan
Placencia Sidewalk Art Festival
Historic Backpacking Journey Across Cuba
With U.S. Cuba relations improving & the American embargo soon to be lifted, I decided to race against time for an authentic experience.
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Cuba is an incredibly unique experience like no other place in the world. That experience for Americans is even better considering the difficulty to get there. Since 1962, The American Embargo imposed against Cuba not only has made like for everything native Cubans hard but for American travelers to visit as well. Since January 2015, President Barrack Obama made travel less restrictive making it easier for travelers from the United States visit the island as long as it wasn't for tourism. Because I know the effects of American Imperialism, I decided I had to race against time to visit Cuba before the inevitable, the removal of the embargo, and the invasion of mass tourism and American interest.
While travel is less difficult from the U.S. to Cuba, it is still very difficult and expensive as you still have to apply for a license and fly out of South Florida. Other options, such as mine, was flying into Cancun, Mexico as my layover then flying into Havana. From the complications of politics, high travel costs, and flight delays with our Cuban airline, my mom and I successfully made it to Havana to begin a memorable journey. With time being as limited as it was, we only spend one full day in Cuba, enjoying nice walks along the Malecon to the Hotel Nacional de Cuba and American Embassy, Plaza de la Revolucion, el Capitolio watching American classic cars and salsa, to Habana viaja, and sunset watching on the Morro Castle / fort. We also enjoyed a nice evening with our hosts drinking Havana Club rum, dancing salsa and watching life on the street below. Thankfully, we had the priviledge of taking the Viazul bus to Vinales for an amazing 5 hours touring tobacco farms, indian caves, a wall mural, and finding a good deal on Cuban Cigars: Cohibas. Heading back to Havana, I was fortunate enough to interview my driver about the harsh lifestyle in Cuba, the low average salary, and how the American Embargo affects everyday Cubans.
In Trinidad, we had the opportunity to enjoy walking the cobble stoned streets, listen and dance to live Cuban salsa music, drink and dance with our Casa hosts, and enjoy Playa Ancon the beach nearby. I can see why Trinidad is so popular, because it is a piece of history, nestled in between mountains and see, with American Classic cars parked in a pastel colored city. After my mom and I seperated, I continued onto Cienfuegos to enjoy more of old architecture, american classics, and sunset watching over the bay in La Punta. Although delayed with some rain and a blackout in Santa Clara, I still was able to enjoy a gorgeous view of the city and monuments of Che Guevara and the Battle of Santa Clara. Next stop was the slow paced, laid back town of Sancti Spiritus where I enjoyed a beer in the town center and Yayabo Bridge. Camaguey was a town where I extended my budget with Cuban pesos, enjoyed some ice cream, and had an amazing dinner with my casa hosts. After a 12 hour bus ride to the southeast coast, Baracoa offered a unique Carribean vibe with a small coastal town of more salsa dancing and more beach time in Playa Maguana. My last stop, Santiago de Cuba, was filled with some more sightseeing, great convos with my host, a beautiful sunset on the fort, San Pedro de la Roca Castle, and finally, my return back home.
After 2 weeks in Cuba, I realized that despite the difficulties, everything was completely worth it. Life in Cuba is really hard considering people make a low salary with a lot of work, cars are expensive to buy and drive, and internet is new but limited and expensive. Despite the negative, Cuba is a really safe country and the people are really friendly, something I miss dearly. The American Embargo has made life for Cubans really hard and since this will soon be lifted, much will change in Cuba, The American Classic cars, local businesses, and authenticity will go away once American tourism opens up. After coming back, I realized that the Cuban people want and need this as they see hope in it for a better life. As long as they want that, i want it to. I am glad I learned that first hand on this amazing journey across Cuba :)
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Bolivar - Royal Coronas
Bolivar - Royal Coronas.
Extremely mild taste but, nice thick smoke.
Crop Over The Hottest Festival in Barbados
This is a compilation of photos of the crop over festival of 2012.You need to visit Barbados and have some good fun don't let miss you for 2013. I hope you like share and subscribe to my channel if you like it.
Cuba 2013
Robin and Luc backpack around Cuba in November 0f 2013.
History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean | Wikipedia audio article
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History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean
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The history of the Jews in Latin America began with conversos who joined the Spanish and Portuguese expeditions to the continents. The Spanish permitted only Christians to take part in New World expeditions after its Crown expelled the Jews in 1492.
After the expulsion, many Sephardic Jews migrated to the Netherlands, France and eventually Italy, from where they joined other expeditions to the Americas. Others migrated to England or France and accompanied their colonists as traders and merchants. By the late 16th century, fully functioning Jewish communities were founded in the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the Dutch Suriname and Curaçao; Spanish Santo Domingo, and the English colonies of Jamaica and Barbados. In addition, there were unorganized communities of Jews in Spanish and Portuguese territories where the Inquisition was active, including Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Peru. Many in such communities were crypto-Jews, who had generally concealed their identity from the authorities.
By the mid-17th century, the largest Jewish communities in the Western Hemisphere were located in Suriname and Brazil. Several Jewish communities in the Caribbean, Central and South America flourished, particularly in those areas under Dutch and English control, which were more tolerant. More immigrants went to this region as part of the massive emigration of Jews from eastern Europe in the late 19th century. During and after World War II, many Ashkenazi Jews emigrated to South America for refuge. In the 21st century, fewer than 300,000 Jews live in Latin America. They are concentrated in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, with the first considered the center of the Jewish population in Latin America.