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| One < of | Cuba’ ..
famous” attractions
Varadero Beach,

it’s easy to understand why

this was once the playground —
_ of the very rich: The summer
homes which dot the shores |
attest to the ‘opulence which

once existed. Gradually
these beach estates are being
turned into hotels, villas and
restaurants. for the new
' breed of visitor toCu ba.

‘International tourism
new to today’s Cuba. It was
begun'a mere five years ago
by Canadian Graham Atkin.
As a result, many of the

young people who serve you |
in the hotels are ‘students,
attending schools of ‘hotel’

management for half of the
day and: working in_ the
hotels and resorts for the
other half. Their aim is to
learn and to make you

happy.

Varadero is the perfect
‘place to’ unravel, frazzled
nerves, The pace is slow, the:
atmosphere relaxed and the
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“tiniferms: ‘whom - you . “see” -Cubans. speak. only Spanish. -
--. Car” rentals”
available, but: are” planned

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‘happy ‘and:
~healthy-looking. ‘They: have
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‘town. of" Varadero: and ‘into.

The people,
_ hospitable, waved ‘a- cheery

. : row boats and sailboats to
-most .. pong,
billiards, or. you. can’ “take.
‘excursions which are offered.

a ‘well- *
manicured: finger of land.
which beckons the visitor to:
sample the warm, turquoise —
‘waters of the Straits. of"
Florida. As. you stroll the:

wwdery white sand beach —
po ry -Guama,

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edge of.

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“imposing: ‘pu blic. | ‘buildings,
beautiful: parks: and: plazas,. :
and’ wide, ‘tree-lined :
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been. turned’ into’ ‘schools,
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‘the.
contrasts of
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the surrounding countryside, _
friendly and.

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well as" unique, | restaurants,
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authentic Cuban food, in an: |.
"unusual: atmosphere, try. ba. -
-Bodeguita Del... Medio, :. a}
Bohemian‘: ‘hang-out, for .
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built in the style of the. Taino... famous. La: Floridita, Ernest |
Hemingway’ 's . Havana
- Stomping, ground, His Statue |
still smiles down over the bar |

; ‘and the lobster i is divine.

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