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Free Solo Viñales

August 25, 2019 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

With no plan other than a desire to climb something, we decided over a breakfast of huevos revueltos y fruits that we’d just drive until we saw a mountain we liked. From the veranda of Casa Anita - our casa particular located two-kilometres south-west of Viñales town centre - we had sweeping views of the valley. We were adamant, however, that we’d steer clear of the area around the Mural de la Prehistoria known as los Dos Hermanas, for while it is undoubtably beautiful we had no desire to scale a mountain only to glimpse the mural in the distance. This meant we had to drive several kilometres north of Viñales town centre, out into the rolling farmlands, surrounded by the impressive mogotes which typify the Viñales Valley rock formations.

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August 25, 2019 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Free Solo Viñales, Ari, Aurelio, Viñales, Pinar del Rio, Mogote, Valle de Viñales, Viñales Valley, Santanillas, fire ants, Ciego Montero, Mural de la Prehistoria, Lafonda, Geely, Complete Cultural Assimilation (CCA), Free Solo, turkey vultures, Cuba
Cuba
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Castro's Downfall (part 1)

November 11, 2018 by Carlitos de Jeffers in Cuba

It was a prime time to be in Cuba. There was talk – as there had been for years – that it was important to see the country before “the Americans took over again”; it was important, most of all, to see it before Castro died. 

Little was I to know that in a few weeks I’d play a part in the bearded one’s downfall.

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November 11, 2018 /Carlitos de Jeffers
Castro's Downfall (part 1), Danish, Danish krone, Nords, Complete Cultural Assimilation (CCA), Trinidad, Havana, Old havana, CUC, pesos cubanos, tour guide, Tony Montana, Raul, cigar, Cohiba, Fidel Castro, Plaza de la Revolucion, Hotel Inglaterra, Daley Thompson, Siglo IV, Casa de la Musica, Hotel Colina
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