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Sunday, January 22, 2023

Tales of walking the length and width of the most intriguing island in the Caribbean


Walking Cuba

Welcome to the journey! This series of posts will take you on paths that few people have explored. I'll tell you tales of walking the length and width of the most intriguing island in the Caribbean (ok. I'm biased).  

I've walked the back roads and sugar cane trails (guardarayas) of Cuba for over ten years now. In some trips I followed my nose through the small towns dotting the island. In others I tried to establish a walking route along historic paths described in books and myths. 

I first tried to walk Cuba, back in 2011, from east to west, coast to coast. I had the grandiose hope of linking the first seven Spanish settlements of Cuba (Las Siete Villas) into a glorious trekking experience that the true trekking enthusiast would find physically and intellectually interesting.