Cuba

Cuba's capital on the Florida Strait - 2.1 million people, UNESCO Old Havana colonial core, the Malecón seawall, preserved 1950s cars, cigars, rum, and son music shaped by post-1959 isolation.

Cuba's UNESCO colonial sugar town on the south coast - cobblestone streets from the 1800s, son music at Casa de la Trova since 1952, and the Valle de los Ingenios sugar mills.

Cuba's 22 km white-sand peninsula on the Hicacos strip with all-inclusive resorts, offshore reefs for diving, and day trips to Havana 140 km away.