• In the Caribbean Sea

• 150 km south of Key West, Florida

• Land– Plains– Rugged Hills– Mountains in

southeast• Largest country in

the Caribbean

• Communist• Capital

– Havana• Leader

– Fidel Castro• Based on Spanish

and American law, and Communist Theory

• Cubans call their money, Peso Convertible or (Cuban Dollar)

• Peso Convertible is $1.08 compared to the American dollar

•Include–cobalt– nickel–iron ore–chromium –copper

–salt– timber– silica– petroleum– arable land

•High rate of literacy and education

•Education is free•No private schools

• The families speak Spanish

•Great climate•Beaches•Place of Battle of Havana

• Slavery– Africans were

brought to work on sugar and tobacco plantations

• Battle of Havana– Fought between

Spanish and Britain on a coast of Cuba

– In 1748

• Fidel Castro– Led a opposition to

overthrow Fugencio Batista

• Used guerrilla warfare

• Seized Havana on January 3, 1959

• Cold War– Cuban missile crisis

• Soviets set up nuclear missiles in Cuba

• Eastern Cuisine– Rice and beans– Boliche (beef roast)– Tamales– Stews and Soups

• Western Cuisine– Croquetas – Papas rellenas

(potato balls filled with ground beef)

– Omelets – Eggs– Fish