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news source CUBA, FIDEL CASTRO Christopher P. Baker, the world’s foremost Cuba travel expert, is available for media interviews and public speaking engagements on Cuba and Fidel Castro. Baker He has visited Cuba more than 30 times, has traveled the island end to end four times, and has met Fidel Castro as well as leading members of the Cuban government. He has been privileged to address the National Press Club, National Geographic Society (“Live from National Geographic”), and World Affairs Council, and has appeared on ABC, Fox TV, NBC, NPR, and dozens of other radio and TV shows. Contact Baker at: 760-327-9879 or email www.cubatravelexpert.com

Cubans are crazy for ice cream... the perfect remedy on a hot summer day. Before the Revolution, Cuba relied on its northern neighbor for much of its helado supply, and Howard Johnson’s 28 flavors was the brand of choice. Fidel, however, vowed to outdo the Yanks, and came up with tropical fruit flavors that Howard Johnson’s had never heard of. These days only one or two flavors are usually available but Cuban ice creams still taste good, as this old timer in ViZales, in Pinar del Río province, seems to agree. In the background, a 1950 Chevrolet Styline Bel-Air.

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