Cuba Research Paper

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Capital
The capital of Cuba is Havana. The population of Havana is 2,163,824 people. Havana is on the western coast of Cuba. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city in Cuba, its population 555,865 people. Santiago de Cuba is on the eastern coast of Cuba. Camaguey is the third largest and its population is 347,562 people. Camaguey is in the eastern part of Cuba. Holguin is the fourth largest city in Cuba. The population is 319,102 people. Holguin is in the east of Cuba.
The majority of largest cities in Cuba are located on the eastern coast.

Cuisine
Some popular food in cuba is arroz congri oriental, boliche, pasteles, crab, and mofongo. Cuban cuisine is divided in two categories, western cuban cuisine and eastern cuban cuisine. For example, boliche and pasteles are western cuban foods. while mofongo is a eastern cuban food.
Another name for arroz congri oriental is red beans and rice. Boliche is stuffed beef roast. Pasteles are fluffy sheets stuffed with a fruit. mofongo is mashed plantains stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood. Another famous food in Cuba is the cuban sandwich which is made of lightly buttered cuban bread with sliced pork that has mustard, pickles, and swiss cheese.

Climate
Cuba’s climate is tropical with a dry season and a wet …show more content…

The plaza de revolución is where political rallies take place and where cuban leaders address the people of cuba. It was originally named civic square but after the cuban revolution the name was changed to plaza de revolucion. Some buildings in the plaza are the national library,José Martí Memorial, and many other political buildings. The nation's capital has a monument of before the cuban revolution. Finally the castillo de la real fuerza is a fort built to defend the coast of cuba from pirates in 1577. It is one of the oldest fortresses in the western

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