Varadero, Cuba

Varadero, Cuba is a place located on the Hicacos peninsula. It is one of the biggest locations for tourism within Cuba. Varadero is known for it’s many hotels, shops, and different activities to do there. It also has the big attraction of it natural beauty including its golden sandy beach. The beach has been said to be one of the Caribbean’s best. All of these different attractions are part of the reason why people choose Varadero to travel to but one of the different aspects that really make it stand out is how untouched Varadero is.
It does have many high-end resorts that have a lot of the amenities that you would find at home but when entering the local areas in Varadero it’s not like any other place. I want to explore the reasons that …show more content…
A lot of the jobs that are available in Varadero are related to the tourism industry so there’s a lot of involvement. The locals may not always be happy to have all the tourists in their city but they put up with them because that’s their job. It’s similar to what happens in other Caribbean places that tourism is a big part of their economy. From personal experience I’ve seen the Cubans try to bring in their own meaning of place by selling their homemade goods. Their reasoning for selling them is to make money but it does give the tourists a chance to see some of the local culture. For the most part being a tourist in Cuba it is easy to go there and not see much of the authentic Cuba. Making the choice to stay confined within the Cuban resorts will give you an experience you can get at many other resorts in the Caribbean. So the perception that tourists have of Cuba might not be much of what the real place is actually like. For this reason the sense of place that a tourist may have of Cuba is probably not the same as a local who has lived in Cuba their whole …show more content…
It was mentioned earlier that the strong cultural pride would be enough to keep that from happening. Another possible reason could be because of what all happened with the US when they first cut their ties. That’s enough reason to not let them come in and take over again so they don’t end up with another economic downfall. There are not really any reasons as to why they would let the US run the destination and that’s why I don’t think that there could be a