The owner of the Casa particular where I lived told me, never talk and listen to anyone on the street, they are all liers. At first, I didn't believe, but I still took cautious. But later, I found that it was 90% true, the remaining 10% was that there were people who just wanted to talk with tourists, but not asking for anything.
I was lucky to meet a spanish couple in my Casa particular, and joined them to travel around Cuba in car. It didnt only give me the chance to see the real Cuba easier and our combination as a Chinese with two Spaniards had attracted more attention, thus letting us had more chance to conversate with Cuban people.
First, we went to Viñales, in the southwest of La Havana, where in car is about 3 hours journey. Viñales is famous for its limestone landscape and its strange shape hills just stand out abruptly from the plain. But to me, it is very similar to the landscape in Guilin in China, though I haven't been to Guilin, so it did not surprise me too much.
But I did enjoy the beautiful combination of the limestone hills, the red soil, the farmlands and all the greenery.
The overview of the landscape. Isn't it similar to Guilin? The only different is Viñales lack of the presence of a river.
Like a big bun was suddenly thrown from the sky, making the interesting landscape here.
The greenery cheered me up a lot.
A nice stroll throughout the farm. I love the tranquility.
The farm house is totally built with grass, without any bricks or rocks.
Near Viñales, there are many tobacco farm. This is the typical image drawn in a picture of a farmer working in a tobacco farm.
The town Viñales is so small that it only has one principle street, so even for me, the direction stupid can handle to strode around without getting lost.
The main church and plaza in Viñales.
Colonial houses.
Street scenes.
Horses are very important transportation here.
Simple daily lives.
Quiet lives.
We drove outside to the city and encountered the beautiful sunset.
The beauty of the nature is too rich to be real.
A village beside a port, Esperanza, near Viñales. Originally, there was a bridge, but it was destroyed by the hurricane and the beach has then become smaller.
An air full of solitude.
Illusion.
Two hours in car before Viñales, we went to Soroa where situated a National Park, with bunch of natural flora and fauna.
The whole region is covered with forest. So it was once the base of the troops of 'Che' during the war against the government.
Bees are kept also.
There was once a coffee plantation. Now the houses and the old equipments are used for tourism.
The beautiful French style old house.
The guard of the house is explaning the making of coffee.
Each of these small 'rooms' could incredibly accomodated 10workers. Such a life!
Seems that someone has just painted on the tree.
Bano San Juan, a natural waterfall and pool, where popular with locals for holiday.
You can rent a lodge here to get close to the nature.
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