The country of Cuba has a lot of great features. The leader of Cuba is Raúl Castro. The official currency is the Cuban peso. It is divided into 100 centavos. Pesos are divided into 1, 3,5,1,20,50,100. The Cuban Convertible Peso (CUC) was founded by the Cuban financial authorities to take out all foreign currencies from circulation, and offer an alternative that is equal to US dollars. It replaces the dollar as currency where previous dollars were quoted in places such as hotels, restaurants and so called "dollar shops", and is the new tourist currency. The history of Cuba is fascinating. The first inhabitants of Cuba was believed to have come from South America 6,000 years ago, and the Taino Indians became one of Cuba's pre-Columbian civilizations, arriving some time later from other Caribbean islands. Present time Cuba has a lot of similar favorite sports that are similar to Americans such as baseball, volleyball and boxing. When people think of sports, the Olympics comes to mind which Cuba is very popular in. In the 1900 Paris Olympics, the first Olympic Games in which the country participated, Cuba came in at 12th position on the medal board. Cuba has been represented at 18 of 26 games from 1900 to 2008. The highest number of medals has been won in the Athletics, Boxing, Judo, Wrestling and Fencing events. Over half the medals won in boxing events have been gold medals. Baseball is highly popular in Cuba. Baseball had first been introduced in Cuba around 1864, when some students returned home from studying in the United States and showed the islanders the sport and told them how it was played. The sport quickly gained in popularity, which lead to the creation of the Cuban League in 1878. Baseball became an important part of the Cuban national identity. Cubans also helped spread the sport throughout the Caribbean region. With sports being said another interesting thing about Cuba is the type of clothing they wear. The majority of the people that live in Cuba wear loose clothing.
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The reason behind that is because island temperatures are below sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Natural fabrics like cotton are popular in Cuba because they are very breathable which is definitely wanted in a tropical climate like Cuba. Latin styles liked exaggerated sleeves, bright colored shirts and skirts and also blouses have had their place in Cuban fashion. Afro-Cubans like the African head wrap, or bandana, which began to surface, creating an individualized look of cultures that's uniquely Cuban. There is a very popular shirt in Cuba named the guayabera, which is also called the Mexican wedding shirt or cigar shirt and is mainly worn by men. It is a collared buttoned shirt and has two or four front pockets. It is mainly worn loose by the majority of men in Cuba.
Talking about clothing of Cuba brings me to the climate and geography that Cuba has. The climate of Cuba is a tropical climate throughout the year. The rains most of the time falls from May to October. The humidity is 75% to 95%. The cooler time of the year is around the months of January to April, which is when the most rain falls. A quarter of the country is mountainous. Cuba is the largest Caribbean Island and it lies 90 miles south of Florida. Cuba also has some unique foods. It is somewhat similar to what us Americans eat. One example is
The reason behind that is because island temperatures are below sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Natural fabrics like cotton are popular in Cuba because they are very breathable which is definitely wanted in a tropical climate like Cuba. Latin styles liked exaggerated sleeves, bright colored shirts and skirts and also blouses have had their place in Cuban fashion. Afro-Cubans like the African head wrap, or bandana, which began to surface, creating an individualized look of cultures that's uniquely Cuban. There is a very popular shirt in Cuba named the guayabera, which is also called the Mexican wedding shirt or cigar shirt and is mainly worn by men. It is a collared buttoned shirt and has two or four front pockets. It is mainly worn loose by the majority of men in Cuba.
Talking about clothing of Cuba brings me to the climate and geography that Cuba has. The climate of Cuba is a tropical climate throughout the year. The rains most of the time falls from May to October. The humidity is 75% to 95%. The cooler time of the year is around the months of January to April, which is when the most rain falls. A quarter of the country is mountainous. Cuba is the largest Caribbean Island and it lies 90 miles south of Florida. Cuba also has some unique foods. It is somewhat similar to what us Americans eat. One example is