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Cuba Absolutely - Issue 2, 2008/2009 and the Issue 1 for FREE
Here it is—our second issue of Cuba Absolutely.

There is a particular magic to Cuba. Nothing comes standard. Cuban street food consists neither of kebabs nor hot dogs, but a weird and wonderful mix of what’s-available creations. Cuban cars don’t go in for a check-up every 4,000 miles but are patched together with whatever comes to hand. And when it comes to Cuban slang, it’s perhaps best expressed by Humpty Dumpty in Alice in Wonderland: “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”

Cuba does have outstanding cigars, rum, cabaret and salsa dancers, but it also has a much more contemporary side which co-exists in a comfortable, albeit rather odd way, with the more traditional. Isabel Bustos’ modern dance company Retazos enlivens Old Havana with intensely brilliant performances; a new generation of Cuban artists pushes artistic boundaries, and a uniquely Cuban style of contemporary fusion is adding a new dimension to the island´s music. All this against the background of a crumbling but proud and defiant Havana and a very beautiful and unspoilt countryside.


Contributors to the magazine include:
Christopher Baker (author of Moon’s Cuba Handbook), Stephen Gibbs (BBC Havana correspondent), Deborah Williams (author of Cuba’s best diving guide), Connor Gory (author of Lonely Planet’s Cuba Guide), Juliet Barclay (author of Havana – Review of a City), Wayne Smith (ex US ‘Ambassador’ to Cuba), Kirby Jones (President of US-Cuban Chamber of Commerce), Beatriz Llamas (author of A Taste of Cuba), Sue Herrod (composer and music journalist).
 
FEATURES

Havana's Rumba Alley
Sunday's rumba in Central Havana
The Word on the Street
The Uniqueness of Cuban Spanish
Street Food - Feeling Hungry?
Discover Cuban fast food.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The effect of rain on Habaneros.
María Antonia's Finca Alcázar
A relic of the past or a glimpse of the future?

     
PEOPLE

Ramón Silverio
and his beautiful Mejunje.
Déborah Andollo
Yemaya's daughter.
Alicia Alonso
The Grand Dame of Cuba.
Papito
Havana's most artistic barber.

     
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
New US President
New Cuba Policy?
Cuban Americans
An Evolution.
Cuban Economy
Debating reforms amid strong growth.
Cuban Debt
Basket Case or High Performer?

     
ART & CULTURE
Eddy Kohly
Famous photographer takes on Cuba.
Cuban Art in the 1990's
Notes on the decade.
Cine Pobre
The most charming film festival in the world?
¡Salud!
Cuba's Medical Diplomacy.
     
TRAVEL
The Ultimate Cuba Road Trip
Cuba's best travel writer provides details of it.
Cool Days, Hot Nights
Parque Metropolitano.
Ten Best Dives in Cuba
Not for the the faint hearted.
Havana's Seafront Lounge
Outgoing, noisy, 7km long Malecón reveals Havana's character.
Baracoa
'The most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen.'
     

And Get FREE the Issue 1
Cuba Absolutely 2007 is a new 136-page independent cultural magazine, tourist guide and business & economic review. It's packed with top class articles from Cuba specialists and, with its stunning photography, is gorgeous to look at.
Contributors to the magazine include:
Stephen Gibbs (BBC Havana correspondent), Christopher Baker (Author of Moon's Cuba Handbook), Juliet Barclay (Author of Havana – Review of a City), Matthew Pickles (Editor of Ernst & Young's Cuba Business Guide) and Sven Creutzman (Cuba's best international freelance photographer).
 
FEATURES
The Renaissance of Latin America's best preserved colonial city, a review of the Sep 2006 Havana NAM summit, Classic Cuba (includes 'Detroit's Finest still rolling', 'Holy Smoke – Heavenly Habanos'), and Off-the-wall (includes 'Walter Massaguer 1930's' Deco Darlings and Cuban Chaos Theory).
     
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Written by Ernst & Young this 28-page economic and business review presents an up to date review of the current economic and business environment in Cuba, an overview of Cuba's international relations and detailed sector reviews.
     
ART & CULTURE
Interesting features on the autumnal festival season in Havana (jazz, ballet and cinema) as well as a number of pieces on established as well as up and coming Cuban artists. 'As Cool as a Cuban Fridge' is a review of the Havana biennial.
     
THE BEST OF
Travel recommendations, including the hottest beach in Cuba, the finest restaurants, hotels and nightclubs as well as Cuban cuisine and detailed maps of the country and an up to date events listing for 2007.
 
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