casa de Vita
The place
Casa de Vita in the province of Holguín, Gibara/Banes sector (north-eastern Cuba, Cuba), at 64 m elevation, Caribbean Atlantic coast. Continuous Cuba cluster (batches 250-372). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Cuba added around batch 285. Casa particular (guesthouse), a private-home lodging system authorised since Fidel Castro's 1997 tourism reform, a response supplementing income after the Special Period following the USSR's collapse (1990-1994) + Holguín, Cuba's 4th-largest city, pop. 350,000 + Gibara, historic colonial town founded in 1817, "casablanca" + Fidel Castro, Sierra Maestra, 1953-1959 + Moncada attack, 26 July 1953 + heritage of the Taíno (an Arawak people, ancient pre-colonial Cuba, 1200 BC, Yoruba/Taíno language, Yamayeka) + the Spanish arrival on 12 Oct 1492, Columbus, Bahía de Bariay, Holguín + colonial genocide, 50,000 to 3,000 in 50 years + El Comandante Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, revolucionario, an icon of anti-imperialist struggle.
The setting
Holguín, Gibara/Banes, NE Cuba, Cuba, 64 m, Caribbean Atlantic coast, continuous cluster batches 250-372, casa particular private-home lodging since Castro's 1997 reform, Special Period after USSR collapse 1990-1994 + Holguín 4th-largest Cuban city pop. 350,000 + Gibara colonial town founded 1817 "casablanca" + Castro Sierra Maestra 1953-1959 + Moncada attack 26 July 1953, Taíno Arawak pre-colonial 1200 BC Yoruba/Taíno Yamayeka + Columbus 12 Oct 1492 Bariay Holguín + genocide 50,000 to 3,000 in 50 years + Castro 1926-2016 revolucionario, ANOMALY: Cuba absent.
