Panorama: Cuba (p.222-223)
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25 Terms
El Caribe
location of Cuba
La Habana
capital of Cuba
el peso cubano
currency of Cuba
el español
official language of Cuba
Guanahatabey
first inhabitants of Cuba; fruit pickers
Ciboney
first inhabitants of Cuba; hunters/fishermen
Taíno
indigenous people of the Caribbean; practiced cranial deformation
1492
when Columbus arrived in Cuba
Fidel Castro
former leader of Cuba (1959-2008)
Raúl Castro
former leader of Cuba (2008-2018)
Miguel Díaz-Canel
current leader of Cuba (2018-present)
1959
when Fidel Castro overthrew Batista
1960-61
Bay of Pigs (attempt to overthrow Castro)
1962
Cuban Missile Crisis (13 days; Soviet missiles on island)
el béisbol
popular sport in Cuba
bee hummingbird
smallest bird in the world
Monte Iberia frog
one of the smallest frogs
2015
year of first public WiFi hotspots
$20-25
average monthly salary in Cuba
12
number of categories of authorized US travel to Cuba
coco
type of transportation in Cuba
The Fate of the Furious
movie filmed in Cuba
Alicia Alonso
Cuban ballerina, founded the National Ballet of Cuba
Cuba's Capitol Building
inspired by Washington's Capitol Building
el cocodrilo
nickname for Cuba because of its shape