7 Cultural points of Cuba

#1
Cuba is called El Caiman or El Cocodrilo (alligator), because of what looks like from an aerial view.

Resultado de imagen para el caÃman cuba

#2 Grade school is mandatory for every child in Cuba between the ages of 6 and 15 and the uniforms are from different colors depending on each grade level.

#3
Cuba is the most populated country in the Caribbean with more than 11 million residents.

#4 Cubans pass their recipes down from generation to generation.
Resultado de imagen para cocinando con abuela

Resultado de imagen para cocinando con abuela

#5 Dance is very important in Cuba, is the birthplace of classic dance styles like the Bolero, Mambo, Son, and Cha Cha.
Resultado de imagen para cha cha

#6 Cuba is the highest literacy rate with 99.8% in the world.

#7 The only cars that Cuban citizens can own legally are cars created and bought before 1959.

References:

Oishimaya Sen Nag. (2018). The Culture Of Cuba. 2019, de Word atlas. Recuperado de: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-culture-of-cuba.html
Brief history of Cuba. (2014, 24 marzo). Recuperado marzo, 2019, de https://cubaexplorer.com/brief-historof-cuba/

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