Pictures of Cuba

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Long considered off-limits to many foreign visitors, Cuba is a fascinating country with unique culture, lovely countryside and monuments to its battled history.

The main square of Trinidad, Cuba, is lined with colorful historic buildings constructed during the region’s prominence as a sugar-producing center.

Swim in the warm, crystal clear water of the Caribbean Sea and explore Varadero’s coastline by kayak at this sweeping beach.

Fittingly known as the rainbow of Cuba, this lush mountain resort is known for its verdant flora and thundering waterfall.

Take a pleasant ride out to this beach on a south side peninsula and enjoy sunbathing, snorkeling and splashing about in the blue-green water.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Plunge into the refreshing pool at the base of this 72-feet (22-meter) high waterfall in the heart of a tropical forest.

Travel back to the time of Cuba’s important sugar trade in this valley where remains of 50 historic sugar mills still stand.

Plunge into the refreshing pool at the base of this 72-feet (22-meter) high waterfall in the heart of a tropical forest.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Explore a flooded freshwater cave system and see a variety of marine life as well as strange underwater rock formations.

Take a pleasant ride out to this beach on a south side peninsula and enjoy sunbathing, snorkeling and splashing about in the blue-green water.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Fittingly known as the rainbow of Cuba, this lush mountain resort is known for its verdant flora and thundering waterfall.

Take a pleasant ride out to this beach on a south side peninsula and enjoy sunbathing, snorkeling and splashing about in the blue-green water.

Set off on a tropical adventure into Cuba’s jungle-covered mountains where thundering waterfalls, hidden caves and natural pools dot the landscape.

Take a pleasant ride out to this beach on a south side peninsula and enjoy sunbathing, snorkeling and splashing about in the blue-green water.

Come to this crescent-shaped sandy beach to laze beneath palm trees, swim in the gentle waters or go diving amid the sunken ships and coral reefs offshore.

Come to this crescent-shaped sandy beach to laze beneath palm trees, swim in the gentle waters or go diving amid the sunken ships and coral reefs offshore.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.

Sip rum cocktails or enjoy a cigar on a terrace overlooking the intriguing Old Town while you contemplate the history of this newly accessible Caribbean city.