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'Baracoa, Baracoa!' Baracoa –> Cuba 15-01-2005 A parrot on the patio of my hosts in Baracoa.

Yunque de Baracoa Baracoa –> Cuba 15-01-2005 The anvil shaped mountain behind Baracoa was remarked upon by Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Playa Maguana Baracoa –> Cuba 16-01-2005 Baracoa's best beach is a 15km drive away. It's a thin strip of sand but so secluded you almost believe you're Robinson Crusoe. The volatile Atlantic is tamed by the large swathe of shallow water in front of the beach.

Cuba's sex industry Baracoa –> Cuba 16-01-2005 Some tourists come to Cuba for one reason: prostitution. I spoke to a few visitors who were candid about their reasons for coming to the island. Cubans are attracted to prostitution for two reasons: the opportunity to get their hands on foreign currency (something guaranteed to improve your quality of life in Cuba) and a passport to freedom (many Cubans, desperate to leave the island, escape by marrying foreign tourists).

Baracoa bay Baracoa –> Cuba 18-01-2005 Baracoa – a coastal town in Cuba’s eastern Guantanamo province – was first visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492. He described the mountain in this picture as being in the shape of an anvil. Thereafter it was used as a point of reference for sailors.

Propaganda poster Baracoa –> Cuba 18-01-2005 Cuba's towns and cities are littered with propaganda posters. Che Guevara features prominently as the unofficial emblem of the Cuban Revolution. Some say Che is more valuable to Fidel dead than he was alive..

Baracoa breaker Baracoa –> Cuba 18-01-2005 Waves from the Atlantic Ocean crash into the decaying and run-down sea-front at Baracoa.

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