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Famous Cubans. Raúl Castro is the current president of Cuba Fidel Castro, Raúl’s brother, was is the former president of Cuba, leader of the Cuban Communist Party and president of Council of State. Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel-winning novelist and short-story writer. Cuban Money. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Famous Cubans
• Raúl Castro is the current president of Cuba
• Fidel Castro, Raúl’s brother, was is the former president of Cuba, leader of the Cuban Communist Party and president of Council of State.
• Ernest Hemingway was a Nobel-winning novelist and short-story writer.
Cuban Money• 1 U.S. dollar is worth 22 Cuban pesos
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Sports, Foods, and Celebrations
BOXING
ARROZ CON
POLLO
CARNIVAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY
BASEBAL
L
FRIED PLANTAINS
The Cuban Flag• The three blue stripes are for the three provinces.• The two white stripes symbolize the purity of the patriotic cause.• The triangle is a Masonic symbol. • The red with the star is for the blood sacrificed by the Cuban Patriots and
the night sky turning red with blood.
Places of InterestHavana: Capital of
Cuba
Playa Girón: Site of the Bay o Pigs
Invasion
Santiago de Cuba: Home of Morro
Spanish Castle (1640)
US Naval Base: Guantanamo
Bay
Sources• Picture of Raul Castro:
http://en.cubafiesta.net/cuba-information/famous-cubans• Cuba information : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba• Cuban sports: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Cuba• Cuban food : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_cuisine• Currency converter :http
://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/• Picture of Havana : https://www.google.com/imghp• Flag info : http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cu.html#his