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Overcrowding
Our tour guide also pointed out some of the problems in Cuba. This building is very overcrowded. If you look at the top left two w…
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Pretty tree
On our way out for real now. The tree was so pretty!
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Expensive!
They had all kinds of cigars in the shop. Some of them cost hundreds of dollars!
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World's longest cigar
Cairo, also known as "Cueto," set a record in 2016 for rolling the World's Longest Cigar. It was 90 meters long (295 feet)! He rol…
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Cigar rolling
On our way out of the forst we saw nearly all of our group was in the cigar shop. We went to check it out. Jose Castelar Cairo was…
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Heading back
They gave us a certain time to meet at the bus. We didn't want to be late!
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One last shot
We had to start heading toward the bus.
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Banyan trees
I think they're banyan trees. So cool!
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Amazing trees
It was so pretty here, with the trees growing down the wall, I wish we could have stayed here longer.
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Secret garden
We walked through a random arch and found this beautiful garden. Literally a secret garden. It was so peaceful and quiet.
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Pretty!
This part of the fort looked very "old town" compared to the barracks.
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Sundial
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Prison cell?
I really thought this was a tiny prison cell but the sign said it's access from the fort to the dock at the bay.
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So big!
The fort was so big! We had time to walk around but there was no way we could see every part.
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Obelisk memorial
To all the soldiers that died at the fort.
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There's the ship!
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Cool cannons!
Pointed out toward the water. You can see our ship in the background.
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Another gun
No idea why it's turned toward the fort.
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Memorial
A memorial to the memory of the Feliciano Captain Risech Amat. "Your memory will last to encourage our institution."
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The other way
You can see the different buildings in the distance. This is where the troops used to stay. Open space within the fortress where t…
