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Zapata Peninsula (Spanish: Península de Zapata) is a large peninsula in Matanzas Province, southern Cuba, at Ciénaga de Zapata National Park is located on the peninsula. [1] It is located south of Ensenada de la Broa, east of the gulf of Batabano, and north of the Gulf of Cazones.
Travelogues of Latin America are published accounts describing Latin America and the Caribbean by foreign travelers from early Iberian conquest to the early 20th century. [1] [2] The Spanish and Portuguese monarchs' efforts to restrict non-Iberian's access to Latin America during the colonial era mean that most of the works published before 1800 were by authorized Spanish or Portuguese ...
Cuba–Spain relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Cuba and the Kingdom of Spain. Relations date back more than five centuries. Cuba had been a colony from 1492 until 1898 when the United States took over the territory in the Spanish–American War. Many Cubans have ancestry dating back from Spain.
A Handbook for Travellers in Spain is an 1845 work of travel literature by English writer Richard Ford.It has been described as a defining moment in the genre. British tourists were travelling through Europe in increasing numbers and the need for guidebooks was beginning to be supplied by publishers like John Murray.
The Blue Guides are a series of detailed and authoritative travel guidebooks focused on art, architecture, and (where relevant) archaeology along with the history and context necessary to understand them. A modicum of practical travel information, with recommended restaurants and hotels, is also generally included.
Las Terrazas is a small community and nature reserve in the municipality of Candelaria, Artemisa Province, Cuba. It is located in the Sierra del Rosario mountains (part of Guaniguanico range), which was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984.
Canarreos Archipelago (Spanish: Archipiélago de los Canarreos) is an archipelago of Cuba. It is located south of the main island of Cuba, in the Caribbean Sea , at 21°38′22″N 82°14′10″W / 21.6394444°N 82.2361111°W / 21.6394444; -82.2361111 ( Canarreos Archipelago
Interpreter/guide for the Spanish, Ajacán Mission Don Luís de Velasco ( fl. 1561-1571 Early Modern Spanish : [doŋ ˈlwis d̪e beˈlasko] ), also known as Paquiquino (or Paquiquineo), and also simply Don Luis , was a Native American , possibly of the Kiskiack or Paspahegh [ 1 ] people, from the area of what is now Tidewater, Virginia .