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Jane Landers
Dear Vanderbilt Traveler:
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association is pleased to invite you to take an extraordinary journey to Cuba – long the forbidden fruit of international travel. With cities Havana and Trinidad as our bases, Vanderbilt guests will be treated to the following:
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The program is specially designed to include not only extra time in Havana, certainly the cultural and spiritual center of Cuba, but also two nights in isolated Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1988. Trinidad, replete with stunning colonial grace, is a splendid palet of ochre, blue and green houses with tiled roofs and wrought-iron gates as counterpoints. Narrow winding pebbled streets complete the perfect, charming ambiance.
We look forward to having you on this exciting journey to Cuba. Space is strictly limited, so please contact us immediately.
Sincerely,
Carroll Kimball, BA’84
President, Vanderbilt Alumni Association
“The only things that the United States has given to the world are
skyscrapers, jazz, and cocktails. That is all.
And in Cuba, in our America, they make much better cocktails.”
- Federico Garcia Lorca
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Jane Landers is a Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History. She is the author of numerous books, book chapters, and articles on the history of Africans in Cuba and in the Iberian Atlantic World, and has been conducting research in Cuba since 1991. Her latest book Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions (Cambridge, Mass., 2010) includes two chapters on Cuba. Landers directs the ESSSS digital preservation project and archive (http://www.vanderbilt.edu/esss/ index.php) which is preserving the oldest church records for Africans and Indians in the Americas, focusing on Cuba, Brazil and Colombia. She has consulted on a variety of archaeological projects, documentary films, and museum exhibits and is currently working on two monographs–one about an enslaved Mandinga and his various Atlantic lives and another on runaway slave communities around the Iberian Atlantic.
Featuring
Jane Landers
Prepared Exclusively for
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association
For more details:
www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/travel
615.322.3673
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Featuring
Jane Landers
Prepared Exclusively for
The Vanderbilt Alumni Association
Sunday, March 3: depart MiaMi / arrive havana
Morning charter flight from Miami to Havana. Bienvenidos a Havana! Meet your Cuban host and head to the colorful neighborhood of Callejon de Hamel for a short stop. Here you’ll find brilliant mural paintings, stalls selling herbs for curing colds and lovesickness alike, and of course, music everywhere. Meet Salvador Gonzalez Escalona, whose prolific murals, adorn the neighborhood. Lunch is in Malecon, the heart of Old Havana. Afterwards, stroll the cobblestone streets of Old Havana. (L,D)
Monday, March 4: havana No trip to Cuba is complete without a visit to a cigar factory, and that is where we start today. See Havana’s Plaza de la Revolucion, Cemetery of Columbus, the Miramar area, and dramatic Morro Castle. Travel to the village of Jaimanitas to view the works of Jose Rodiguez Fuster, whose art has become a cherished part of Cuban culture. Visit the Museo Bellas Artes. Early evening private lecture by an historian from the University of Havana. (B,L)
SPECIAL EVENT: Lunch at Mr. Fuster’s private home and studio.
SPECIAL EVENT: Private lecture by an historian from the University of Havana discussing the current and historical relationships between Cuba and the USA.
tueSday, March 5: havana / Finca vigia / cojiMar / alaMar Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba from 1939 to 1960. Visit his mansion, Finca Vigia, where his 9,000-book library is preserved, as well as his famous fishing boat, Pilar. Later, visit the village of Cojimar, setting for the novel The Old Man and the Sea. In the afternoon visit the magnificent El Capitolio and the Museum of the Revolution. Lunch is at Hemingway’s favorite, La Bodeguita del Medio. (B,L,D)
WedneSday, March 6: Santa clara / Sancti SpirituS / trinidad Drive along Cuba’s Autopista Highway to Santa Clara and explore the Museum and Mausoleum of Che Guevara. Continue to the delightful town square of Sancti Spiritus. This is a wonderful place to photograph with its charming horse carriages and local population going about their daily business. Arrive Trinidad, a Spanish Colonial treasure, in the late afternoon. (B,L,D)
thurSday, March 7: trinidad / valle de loS ingenioS Trinidad’s former great wealth was garnered not in the town itself, but in the surrounding verdant valley known as Valle do los Ingenios. Take a the local steam train and chug to the valley’s focal point, Hacienda Manaca Iznaga. After lunch at the Hacienda, return to Trinidad’s Plaza Mayor with its historic center. This evening visit some of the local music cafes - the spirit may move you to join the locals for some salsa or Afro-Cuban dancing on the cobblestone streets! (B,L,D)
SPECIAL EVENT: Dinner at one of Trinidad’s private homes known as “Paladars.”
Friday, March 8: trinidad / cienFuegoS / havana Drive to Cienfuegos to explore the main square of this striking French colonial city. Be sure not to miss the historical Teatro Terry. Lunch is served at the magnificent Palacio del Valle overlooking the Bay of Cienfuegos. Return to Havana. (B,L)
Saturday, March 9: havana / laS terrazaS / havana
Today visit Las Terrazas Nature Park, a “must see” in Cuba and known worldwide for its magnificent scenic beauty. This afternoon explore Old Havana on your own, or visit to private studio and home of Cuban artist Eduardo Roco Choco. Farewell dinner is on the rooftop restaurant of The Ambos Mundos Hotel, where Hemingway lived and wrote “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” A live musical performance a la Buena Vista Social Club and salsa dancing will liven the evening. (B,L,D)
SPECIAL EVENT: An authentic country outdoor lunch served at a local farmhouse.
Sunday, March 10: depart havana / arrive MiaMi
Morning transfer to the airport for your return charter flight to Miami. (B)
Payment Schedule:
A deposit of $1000 per person is required at the time of booking. Deposits are payable by personal check or credit card. Final payment is due 60 days prior to departure.
Rates & Fares:
All rates shown are accurate at the time of publication and are subject to change. All prices are based upon foreign exchange rates the company feels will be in effect at the time of departure. These prices are subject to change
resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates.
Refunds & Cancelations:
All cancellations must be in writing.The per person cancellation charges are: More than 90 days prior to departure: 50% of deposit 89-60 days prior to departure: 100% of deposit 59-45 days prior to departure: 30% of tour price 44-30 days prior to departure: 50% of tour price Less than 30 days prior to departure: 100% of tour price There is no refund for a partially completed tour or for unused services of any kind.
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www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/travel
Cost of Adventure:
Cuba Land Program: $5450 PerPersonbasedondoubLeoCCuPanCy
singLe suPPLement: $1585
CharterfLights miami/havana/miami: $515 PerPersonbasedoneConomyCLassserviCe**
· Cubavisa: $70 PerPerson (estimated)
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Included in your program are:
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Note Included are:
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O P t i O n 1 : Call
615.322.3673
and speak to Cary Allyn in the Vanderbilt Travel Office.O P t i O n 2 : Secure your reservation with a deposit of $ charged to the credit card below, or with the enclosed payable to Destinations & Adventures (Program deposit: $1000/person)
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