There are many issues to discuss about Cuba; poor or rich, people happy or unhappy, communism good or bad, dictatorship or freedom? There are so many controversial questions like this. However, there is only one thing that cannot be discussed, that Cuba is a different country.. Well, of course, when it is like this, there is a lot of curiosity.. That’s why we wanted to gather General information about Cuba in one place.
>> Cuban Currency>> Where is Cuba?>> Cuban Official Language>> Cuban Population>> Cuban Religion>> Cuban Climate >> Alicia Cream (Cuban Cream)>> Settling in Cuba>> How Many Hours Between Istanbul and Cuba?>> Cuban Coffee>> Cuban Socket Type>> Cuban Rum & Cuban Drink Prices>> Cuban Dishes
Cuban Currency
The currency used by locals and tourists is different; The actual Cuban currency unit is CUP, in other words Cuban Peso. The currency used by tourists is CUC ie Convertible Peso. The currency you can exchange and spend in Cuba will always be the CUC.. There is also a significant difference in value between these two different currencies; 1 CUC = 25 CUP and 1 € = 1.1 CUC, when we calculate it with the current exchange rate, 1 Cuban Peso is 6.50 TL.
Where is Cuba?
There is a distance of 180 km between Cuba, which we can call the representative of Communism, and the United States, which is the representative of Imperialism.. You can even see Miami from Havana when the weather is clear.. On the other side of Cuba is Mexico, surrounded by the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Jamaica.. In short, Cuba; America is between Mexico and the Bahamas, Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Encyclopedic knowledge aside, Cuba is in the Caribbean’, the rest is story. After all, isn’t the nature of the country, the weather and such things that interest a tourist?
Cuban Official Language
The most important question to ask when going to a country It’s time for one of the important questions; What language does Cuba speak? Spanish is the only language known in this country since it was under Spanish colonization in the past, and the slaves brought to the island from African countries forgot their own language over time.. As a result, the Cuban official language is Spanish. The number of people who speak English in touristic places is high, but when you go out of the city, you must know Spanish.
Cuban Population
According to 2017 data, Cuban population is 11 million 480 thousand is. According to the data of the same year, 20% of the Cuban population, that is, more than 2 million people, live in Havana.
Cuban Religion
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There is no official religion in Cuba, no religion is specified in the constitution. The state is at the same distance from all religions and there is freedom of religious belief.. So there is no such thing as Cuban religion. It is said that religions were banned for a while, but there is no such prohibition at the moment.. The efforts of the Spaniards, who tried to convert the slaves they brought here to Catholicism, were not in vain and now 60% of Cuba is Catholic, 10% is Santeria, 5% is Protestant, and the rest do not believe in any religion.. Of course, statistics show it this way, but the truth of the matter is that there is almost no religious belief in Cuba.. In other words, if you ask, 60% say they are Catholic, but maybe they don’t even know what Catholic means.
Cuban Climate
Cuba, located in a tropical climate, is a country suitable for holidays all year round.. It has a full holiday climate that is generally sunny, hot and not very humid.. It was the beginning of June when we went and the weather was very sunny.. Of course, it rained from time to time, but we did not experience any rain that would prevent us.. However, when you look at it, the rainiest period between May and September is said to be the best months, especially January and February.. Those who went in January the year we went, could not lift their heads from the rain.. In short, Cuban climate is a bit of a surprise, trust your luck Cuba’s weather will not upset you. Although the weather is fine, you will most likely see the rain, so take your raincoat with you.. Let’s admit, we wanted to write the raincoat just so you don’t say you didn’t say it because the rain is so bad, the raincoat or something doesn’t work.. It’s best to be careful not to get caught outside.. If it starts to get dark and the wind increases, it means that it is raining, you have 15 minutes to throw yourself into a closed area.. Do not be deceived by the intensity of the rain and say that it will not stop and set off.. It calms down as quickly as it started, and suddenly the wind stops and the sun starts to shine.
Alicia Cream (Cuban Cream)
There is more Alicia, commonly known as Cuban cream, is a cream brand with many varieties. The famous and miraculous one is night cream with placenta. Yes, the placenta you know is used in this cream.. It can’t be found all the time because it’s not produced all the time, there were crazy Turkish ladies who took a taxi and visited every place selling Alicia in Cuba one by one, we were not at all surprised.. Already, this cream is very popular especially among Turks, when you ask Alicia somewhere, they say are you Turkish?. If you ask if it works, in our opinion, there is a situation where the sheikh does not fly, the disciple can fly.. Ecem bought it too, but I haven’t seen her use it much, but there is such a madness of Alicia that people feel the need to buy it even if they are not going to use it.. By the way, this Alicia cream is also sold in Turkey, but because the price is too high, they beat those who do not buy it in Cuba.. You may have never heard of this cream before but have no doubt, the tutorials will be. Who are they? Of course, those who heard that you are going to Cuba. Just as your boyfriends who don’t understand the p’s of cigars will want cigars, women will want Alicia.. Even if they don’t order; There is a Cuban cream, definitely buy it, I heard a cream called Alicia, it’s very good, etc.. You will hear things like.
Settlement in Cuba
After seeing this place, one can inevitably have a dream of settling in Cuba.. Even those who have not seen it dream of it after hearing the stories.. If you have such a dream, unfortunately 99% will remain a dream.. If you’re not single, the remaining one percent is gone.. Because your only chance to settle in Cuba is to marry a Cuban citizen.. If your dreams are bigger and you are searching how to become a Cuban citizen; I don’t know if I should say it’s impossible, don’t worry about it. I don’t know if it gives hope, but until now, there has been 1 person who has been able to get Cuban citizenship; that’s Che Guavera. He has obtained Cuban citizenship as an Argentine. Now it is clear what Che Guavera has done… it is so impossible to be a Cuban citizen.. Let’s say you married a Cuban and settled in Cuba, you still can’t get citizenship.. You are only allowed to stay in Cuba while you are married, if you get divorced, you say goodbye to Cuba.
How Many Hours Between Istanbul and Cuba?
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The reason why we give the time directly over Istanbul is not because we went from Istanbul, but because there are no flights to Cuba from another city, let’s say it from the beginning.. If you are connecting via France, Netherlands and Canada, you need to travel more than 20 hours, although it varies depending on the time between the two flights.. If you catch a nice flight, this time may be a little shorter, but if you search for an affordable price, it may even exceed 30 hours.. Fortunately, THY also has direct flights; It takes 14 hours to go and 17 hours to return.. The different departure and return time may sound a bit ridiculous, we thought the same thing when we first heard about it.. What do you mean, we also did the deer to see if it was coming back from TEM on the way back from E5.. Anyway, let’s not dilute the article any more.. On the way back, the plane stops for Venezuela; Those coming from Cuba to Venezuela get off and those coming from Venezuela to Turkey get on.. Of course, they clean the plane, spray it, etc.. you are waiting on the plane like that. This is a minimum 2-3 hour process, by the way, there is no service and you cannot get off the plane.. As you can see, it is called a direct flight, but it works with the logic of dolmuş.. If we come to the clear answer to the question, Istanbul Cuba direct flight 14 hours. If you go via France on connecting flights, the total flight time as Istanbul-Paris-Cuba is 14 hours, of course, the transfer time between the two flights will be added to this.
Cuban Coffee
Cafe Cubano, is made in many different ways.. Especially in almost every restaurant, it was served as filter coffee in small coffee cups on top of the meal.. Cubans usually consume this coffee with lots of sugar, but it’s fine without sugar.. As someone who drinks every coffee that comes his way, our comment about Cuban Coffee is that it is a strong and easy to drink coffee, and it also looks like espresso.. The comment of a barista who tasted the coffee we brought from Cuba is that it is an acidic coffee.
Cuban Socket Type
The electricity used in Cuba 110 volts but 220 volts electricity is used in hotels. In addition, A and B type sockets are used in Cuba. To put it in a language you can understand; There are 2 small round holes in the sockets we use in Turkey, here in Cuba, those holes are not round, they are rectangular.. The socket where the hair dryer is plugged into in hotels can be the same as the one we use, but there is no guarantee, especially if you are going to stay at home rather than at a hotel, do not leave your business to chance and get a converter.. If you want to buy what type of converter, we recommend the multi-plug converter we use.. It can be used in all socket types and is sold even in Migros, with a price of 40-50 TL.
Cuban Rum & Cuban Liquor Prices
The production of which is as important as cigars, and Cuban liquor, the only drink that comes to mind is rum, or rather Ron, as it is known in Cuba.. It should not be surprising that such good rum is produced in a country where sugar cane is abundant.. Bacardi, the most well-known rum brand in the world, is owned by the Cuban Bacardi family.. When all the factories were nationalized after the revolution, the Bacardi family did not accept this and left Cuba and went to America.. Of course, in this way, they could only get the brand and the factory was nationalized and the state became part of it.. In this factory, they started to produce rum under the brand name of Havana Club and Cuban rum started to become widespread under a different name.. Rum prices in Cuba are really affordable 1 liter Havana Club 7€. This is the case with rum, but as you can imagine, foreign drinks are expensive, almost the same as in Turkey.. Below I am sharing the photo about the prices of liquor in Cuba, the prices are duty free prices, there are not many places where you can buy a drink other than that.
Cuban Food
We love to try the flavors of the countries we visit, but there were no such different dishes to try in Cuba.. Cuban food offers international cuisine. The menus of the restaurants are not very rich; alternatives fish, chicken and pork. We mostly preferred to eat fish and it was not bad. If you were to ask how the Cuban food was, we certainly did not go hungry, but there is no dish that we would say was excellent.. As for the prices of Cuban food, Cuba in general is not a very cheap country for tourists; And if you go directly to the restaurants for tourists, the prices increase a little more.. Cuban food prices start from €25 per person. Of course, there are also luxury restaurants with higher prices, but if you want to fill your stomach in a nice and clean way, the minimum amount you have to sacrifice is 25€.
