Outside Havana

On the rest of the island — Santiago and Holguín in the east, Trinidad and Cienfuegos in the center, the small towns where the cultural specifics differ from Havana in ways that the Havana-centric coverage rarely engages with.

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Outside Havana

The Trinidad Sunday Afternoon, and What Tourism Has and Has Not Changed

Trinidad is the most visited small city in Cuba and the one most often described as a museum. I spent three Sundays…

Yanet Ferrer May 11, 2026 8 min read

Outside Havana

A Week in Santiago de Cuba, and Why It Is Not the Havana You Have Already Read About

I spent a week in Santiago de Cuba in March. The eastern capital is its own city, with its own music, its…

Yanet Ferrer May 11, 2026 9 min read