The Cuba Project Itinerary
Day 1: January 2, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Tour through Miramar with local guides
+ Walking tour of the four squares in Old Havana with a local guide
+ Visited the art collective at Cathedral Square
+ Toured museums and private galleries
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Lunch at El Chanchullero
+ Dinner at El Meditteraneo
WHO WE MET:
+ Our local tour guide and expert of Cuba’s history – Alejandro
Day 2: January 3, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Guided visit of El Fundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez (FANJ)
+ Presentation by Dr. Aurelio Alonso on Cuba’s political and social system
+ Professional film interview of FANJ scholars for a short documentary film
+ Guided tour of Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Lunch at Paladar Gringo Viejo
+ Dinner at Paladar Santa Barbara
WHO WE MET:
+ Dr. Aurelio Alonso, Professor of Sociology, FANJ & University of Havana
+ Our local tour guide and expert on Cuban art – Onel
Day 3: January 4, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Presentation by Dr. Cary Cruz with FANJ on Sustainable Agriculture
+ Guided group visit of permaculture farms such as Grupo Sevillano
+ Tour of Ernest Hemingway’s “Finca” Home with local tour guide
+ Intercambio with Berta Alvarez, former Dean at the University of Havana about
the Cuban Constitution
+ Night out for 1980s dancing at El Súbmarino Amarillo – a private club
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Lunch with local family in Los Pinos
+ Dinner at Paladar El Balcón de Diego
WHO WE MET:
+ Dr. Cary Cruz, Director of FANJ
+ Berta Alvarez, former Dean of the Department of Philosophy at the University of
Havana
Day 4: January 5, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Visited local agricultural market 19 y B in Vedado with a local guide
+ Visited Calle de Hamel Ration Store with a local guide
+ Guided visit to Finca Marta in Caimito, Artemisa Province
+ Guided tour of the University of Havana
+ Intercambio with Dr. Mavis Alvarez on the Agrarian Reform and Small Farmer
Movement
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Farm-to-table lunch at Finca Marta
+ Dinner at Paladar El Ancla
WHO WE MET:
+ Fernando Funes, founder of Finca Marta & Doctor of Agronomy
+ Mavis Alvarez, former director of the Cuban Small Farmers Association (ANAP)
Day 5: January 6, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Classic car ride around Havana with local guides
+ Meet & Greet with Cancer Kids Support Group – Carmen & Rey Kids
+ Visited a local Catholic church during mass
+ Professional film interview with Carmen Vallejo and others for a short
documentary film
+ Group walk along El Malecón
+ Tour of the Almacenes San José Artisans’ Market
+ Salsa dancing classes at Club 1830 with local instructors
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Lunch at Paladar Decamaron
+ Dinner at Paladar Santa Barbara
+ Ice cream at Heladeria Amore
WHO WE MET:
+ Carmen Vallejo, Cancer Kids Support Group Founder
+ Kids participating in the Cancer Kids nongovernmental program
Day 6: January 7, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Toured Las Terrazas Ecovillage in the Sierra del Rosario
+ Visited local artist studios
+ Tour of Casa Museo Polo Montañez
+ Visit to a rural household in Los Tumbos for a tour of their family farm
+ Overnight accommodation in Soroa
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Casa Don Pepe
+ Lunch at Casa del Campesino
+ Dinner at Villa Oliva
WHO WE MET:
+ Dianelys Rojas, private Cuban taxi driver
+ Ariel Gato Miranda, local artist in Las Terrazas
+ The Bocourt family – rural farmer household of coffee farmers in Los Tumbos
Day 7: January 8, 2019
WHAT WE DID:
+ Guided visit of Soroa’s Orquideario
+ Visited Ranchon la Madre Melchora with tour of local medicinal homegarden
+ Visited a local home in San Cristóbal and played dominoes with a family
+ Danced to live music from a local band at Villa Olivia
WHERE WE ATE:
+ Breakfast at Villa Olivia
+ Lunch at Ranchon la Madre Melchora
+ Dinner at Villa Oliva
WHO WE MET:
+ Aliet, local tour guide at El Orquideario
+ Olmaida, woman from Soroa known for her local medicinal teas
+ The Bocourt family