The communist regime of Fidel Castro's Cuba makes it a very different country from what we know Europeans. This is a political regime based on communism, the disappearance of private property, a system in which everyone works for the state, have basic needs met, but no money or whim. This situation causes Cubans constantly try to get money from tourists, so it is necessary to consider several recommendations before visiting Cuba.
Since 2004, no longer are recommended dollars to Cuba since Fidel Castro's penalized with a 10% surcharge on change. It is best to take euros and change them into a bank in the country called convertible peso or CUC (popularly called cowlick). The convertible peso is the local currency has the same value as a dollar and Euro can be changed to CUC without any penalty.
Moreover, in Cuba there is the Cuban peso, which can only use the Cubans. Its value is very low. Cubans often try to give the tourists the change in Cuban pesos eye with this. The convertible pesos have their initials (CUC) listed in the banknotes and coins.
In the chapter on transport, most tourists travel in taxi, public transport because the island is only for Cubans, as well as being very slow and unpredictable. We recommend that whenever the price is agreed before starting, but considering that the average fare is very low (1 CUC per kilometer or less). Consider that the salary paid by the state of a Cuban taxi driver does not exceed 3 or 4 dollars a month.
Cuba is a country where even the basics like a bar of soap is very hard to find. We recommend taking all necessary cleaning supplies and a small kit (it is difficult to find fixtures such as strips or aspirin). They also recommend carrying power adpater because this is 110 volts (instead of the 220 that exist in Spain) and plugs are different. You may take the phone in Havana because it works perfectly, even in the provinces of Cuba are not.
As for shopping, we recommend that you never buy on the street cigars, rum or coffee, because it tends to be a fraud. Although banned by the government, Cubans will on all sides offering these items as well as be your local guide, or transfer to the famous palates (private houses that serve as restaurants). While some readers are referred to palate, look for a legal, there are many, and never will side by offering him in the street, because it is very likely that you ripped.
Since 2004, no longer are recommended dollars to Cuba since Fidel Castro's penalized with a 10% surcharge on change. It is best to take euros and change them into a bank in the country called convertible peso or CUC (popularly called cowlick). The convertible peso is the local currency has the same value as a dollar and Euro can be changed to CUC without any penalty.
Moreover, in Cuba there is the Cuban peso, which can only use the Cubans. Its value is very low. Cubans often try to give the tourists the change in Cuban pesos eye with this. The convertible pesos have their initials (CUC) listed in the banknotes and coins.
In the chapter on transport, most tourists travel in taxi, public transport because the island is only for Cubans, as well as being very slow and unpredictable. We recommend that whenever the price is agreed before starting, but considering that the average fare is very low (1 CUC per kilometer or less). Consider that the salary paid by the state of a Cuban taxi driver does not exceed 3 or 4 dollars a month.
Cuba is a country where even the basics like a bar of soap is very hard to find. We recommend taking all necessary cleaning supplies and a small kit (it is difficult to find fixtures such as strips or aspirin). They also recommend carrying power adpater because this is 110 volts (instead of the 220 that exist in Spain) and plugs are different. You may take the phone in Havana because it works perfectly, even in the provinces of Cuba are not.
As for shopping, we recommend that you never buy on the street cigars, rum or coffee, because it tends to be a fraud. Although banned by the government, Cubans will on all sides offering these items as well as be your local guide, or transfer to the famous palates (private houses that serve as restaurants). While some readers are referred to palate, look for a legal, there are many, and never will side by offering him in the street, because it is very likely that you ripped.