Trinidad, Cuba

The beaches here are amazing with clear water and the whitest sand. The people are very friendly, and a place where the sun only let us to do things slow.

The city was known by is sugar trade, but this UNESCO beauty has much more to offer, the architecture, the colors, and the antique cars will make us stay more time.

Near Trinidad we can find the Manaca-Iznaga Tower,who purpose was a  watchtower against fires, storms and runaway slaves. The tower gives us a view of Valle de los Ingenios, a valley full of sugar mills.

Photos: Natacha Brigham

Camagüey, Cuba

The city originally was constructed with many blind alleys and forked streets so it was difficult to the pirates to invade, and even if they do, it was hard to get out of Camagüey, so locals could fight back easily.

Camagüey is now a UNESCO World Heritage, the city was restored, houses were painted with vivid colors and we can see also the ornate iron window bars very characteristic for being another way to protect from invaders.

In this photo are the statue and the living model reading a newspaper.

Here tourism is very well integrated with the locals, were you can ride in three-wheeled vehicles to take a tour of the city, buy some memories or pose with a big cigar guy.

Photos: Natacha Brigham