The Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asís in Havana. Construction began in 1580.

Every city needs a statue of a naked woman wearing high heels, riding a rooster and holding a giant fork.

Statue of José María López Lledín, a well-known and popular street resident of Havana who died in 1985. It is considered good luck to pull his beard and finger while stepping on his foot.

Trio of old cards in Havana. Nearly all the classic American cards in the city are taxis.

El Capitolio in Havana, was the seat of government in Cuba until after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and is now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences. It's design was modeled after United States Capitol

Tobacco leaves drying in a barn in the town of Viñales

Cigar rolling demonstration in Viñales. Gotta love the Michigan t-shirt

Our B&B for 2 nights of our stay in Cuba. Casa particulars have become very common since 1997, when the Cuban government allowed Cubans to rent out rooms in their houses or apartments to tourists, providing Cuban families with new sources of income.

If there's music playing anywhere, then people will be dancing

Early morning street scene in Havana

Early morning sunshine following an overnight rain in the city of Trinidad

Once you get out of the cities, horse carts are still a primary form of transportation

Swimming hole with a waterfall at the end of a 45 minute hike in a national park near the city of Trinidad

Black market banana transaction

Typical steet scene in the city of Trinidad. A well preserved Spanish colonial settlement frozen in the 1850's. The entire city is a Unesco World Heritage Site