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A piragua Spanish pronunciation: [p i ˈ ɾ a. ɣ w a] [1] is a Puerto Rican shaved ice dessert, shaped like a cone, consisting of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. Piraguas are sold by vendors, known as piragüeros , from small, traditionally brightly colored pushcarts offering a variety of flavors.
In Latin America shaved ice desserts have influences from North American cultures, in many of these locations the Spanish name is either raspado, or its variations; raspa, raspao, raspadinha (raspar is Spanish for "scrape"; hence raspado means "scraped", referring to the ice, therefore also meaning shaved), or granizado, granizada, granizo (from granizo, meaning hail stone).
The Caribbean's Best Nude Beaches (PHOTOS) Caribbean Travel + Life. Updated September 22, 2016 at 2:13 PM. Mangrove Mike/Flickr.
Last year, the US and Cuba began restoring relations, sparking the interest of many people eager to visit the island.
Playa Girón ([ˈplaʝa xiˈɾon]; "Girón beach") is a beach and village on the east bank of the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), which is located in the province of Matanzas, on the southern coast of Cuba. It is part of the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata.
The New York architectural firm Schultze & Weaver designed the beach club. It had a single tower, which resembled the original Madison Square Garden. [3] To access the private club's amenities and the public bathing beach of Marianao's swimming spots and sunbathing areas, one had to pay a modest fee for each visit. [4]
Topfree beaches allow women to sunbathe without a bikini top or other clothing above the waist. Clothing-optional beaches allow either sex to sunbathe with or without clothing above or below the waist. A nude beach may also be an obligatory nude area, which means that both sexes are obliged to go without clothing above as well as below the waist.
Described by locals as a "la espada de Rusia," meaning "the Russian sword," the Soviet-era Russian embassy resembles something of a sword stabbing Havana's Embassy Row.