Cuba Makes me Feel the Holidays

.Cuba was officially an atheist state from 1959 until a constitutional change in 1992 abolished atheism as the state creed and provided for the separation of church and state. TOurist spots are offered in the country. Camag?ey is one of the more heavily promoted towns of the island. Its attractions include a number of churches and museums and a thriving (and very photogenic) peso market. Camag?ey lies in the center of a fertile plain, exploited for sugar. Another stop is Cienfuegos is a prosperous modern city built around a fine harbor at the foot of the Escambray Mountains. Its 19th-century core was built with the help of French settlers from Louisiana, which explains why many of the town?s finest buildings are reminiscent of New Orleans.Celebrate your Christmas and New Year the Cuban way where they get you off the beat and dance all night long. The most festive time during the holidays was nochebuena or Christmas Eve. A traditional meal consisting of roast pork, black beans served over rice, fried mashed plantains and "yuca"--a native tuber best known by North Americans as tapioca, but also called cassava or mandioc in other regions. Visit the Granjita Siborney in National park, during the evening enjoy the salsa music and dance to the beat. Roam around the Vinares Valley and Pinar del rio with its lush vegetation and an extravagant view.