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• In the Caribbean Sea
• 150 km south of Key West, Florida
• Land– Plains– Rugged Hills– Mountains in
southeast• Largest country in
the Caribbean
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• Communist• Capital
– Havana• Leader
– Fidel Castro• Based on Spanish
and American law, and Communist Theory
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• Cubans call their money, Peso Convertible or (Cuban Dollar)
• Peso Convertible is $1.08 compared to the American dollar
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•Include–cobalt– nickel–iron ore–chromium –copper
–salt– timber– silica– petroleum– arable land
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•High rate of literacy and education
•Education is free•No private schools
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• The families speak Spanish
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•Great climate•Beaches•Place of Battle of Havana
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• 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
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• 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
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