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North America
Cuba
Capital: Havana
Son, salsa, cigars, and a 500-year-old port frozen in time.
Daily life
Mornings start with strong sweet coffee. Domino tables fill plazas; music pours from every doorway. Vintage 1950s American cars share the road with horse carts. The malecón seawall is Havana's outdoor living room.
Food
- Ropa vieja
- Moros y cristianos (rice and black beans)
- Lechón asado (roast pork)
- Tostones
- Cuban espresso (cafecito)
Family values
Multi-generational households are the norm — partly culture, partly the housing shortage. Grandmothers run the kitchen and the gossip.
Holidays & traditions
Triumph of the Revolution (Jan 1)Día de los Reyes (Jan 6)Carnaval de SantiagoChristmas (restored 1998)
Religion & spiritual life
Officially secular. Catholicism is largest, but Afro-Cuban Santería (Yoruba traditions blended with Catholic saints) is woven through daily life.