Cuba: up close and personal
A photographic journal
Old Goat Farm
http://oldgoatfarm.com/Greg Graves is the former head gardener at the Miller Botanic Garden in Seattle, Washington. He has a BS in…
More From This AuthorIn March of 2013 I escorted the PHS tour to Cuba. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience and a step back in time—no cell phones or other electronic devices and old American cars to set the mood. Our journey began in Havana with a tour and history lesson of Old Havana. Then it was off to the outskirts of the city to visit botanic gardens, coffee plantations, and reforestation and agricultural projects.
The second part of the tour took us to the south side of the island to the colonial city of Cienfuego and nearby botanic gardens and a nature reserve. Finally, we visited the UNESCO heritage city of Trinidad and ventured up into the Escambray Mountains to Codina and Topes de Collantes, a nature reserve.
Every day was a new adventure and packed with memories that will last a lifetime. For further information about a return PHS tour in 2014 visit our Tours page.
Photo Gallery of PHS Cuba Tour 2013:
(Click thumbnail to start the slides, then toggle between shots with onscreen arrows or your keyboard.)
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- Downtown Havana, a colorful mix of the old and new. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Revolutionary Square, Havana, Cuba. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Jardin Botanico Nacional – National Botanic Garden. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Jardin Botanico Nacional – National Botanic Garden. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Alamar Organoponico, a sustainable agriculture project east of Havana. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Alamar Organoponico, a sustainable agriculture project east of Havana. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Sugar cane harvest. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Old Havana. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Old Havana. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Las Terrazas reforestation project. Photo: Greg Graves
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- View from visitor’s center at Las Terrazas. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Orquideario Soroa Photo: Greg Graves
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- Orquideario Soroa Photo: Greg Graves
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- Crocodile farm on the way from Havana to Playa Larga. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Crocodile farm on the way from Havana to Playa Larga. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Playa Larga, a beach resort on the Carribean near Zapata reserve. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Playa Larga Photo: Greg Graves
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- Colonial city of Cienfuegos. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Cienfuego. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Roadside fruit stand between Cienfuegos and Trinidad. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Rooftops of Trinidad. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Trinidad. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Bustling Trinidad marketplace. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Trinidad dancers. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Transporation to Codina in the Sierra del Escambray. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Hiking in the Escambray Mountains. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Hiking in the Escambray Mountains. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Tillandisia in the mountains surrounding Codina. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Boarding our flight home. Photo: Greg Graves
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- Departing a beautiful island. Photo: Greg Graves
