Project journals

Pat Trotter

Cienfuegos Part 1

We awoke to the noise of a Saturday farmers market across the street from our casa which provided many photo opportunities. After an early breakfast  we embarked on a boat ride in the Bay of Cienfuegos, a place that figured prominently in the Spanish-American War. The Raid on Cienfuegos in

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El Nicho and Cienfuegos

We were back on the road today heading to Cienfuegos. On the way we stopped at the El Nicho Waterfalls, a beautiful national park where we hiked through the dense forest to reach the falls. Located in the Sierra del Escambray mountains it is said to be Cuba’s most beautiful. 

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Trinidad Day 2 – Part 2

After having another marvelous lunch at a restaurant outside the city we popped into an elementary school. The lack of supplies was evident but that did not stop learning from happening. In the late afternoon we went to a small smoke-filled cafe and bar and had three young models to

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Trinidad- Day 2

Day 2 in Trinidad began in the early morning with a walk through an old, and very poor section of the city. With Carlos as our guide, another member of the group and I wandered up a hill and spotted a girl in the window of her house. It was

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Trinidad

We left in 2 vehicles this morning heading to Trinidad, about a 4+ hour drive from Havana through Matanzas and Cienfuegos.  We carried a generator and extra gas with us as there have been blackouts in the country and a scarcity of gas. We traveled the main highway in the

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Cuba revisited- Day 1

It felt like coming home when I was greeted by Jorjito at the airport in Havana. So nice to see a familiar face and then reconnect with Jennifer Spelman and Carlos Otero. As it was a bright, clear day I set off on what became  a 2+ mile walk.  Before

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A Cranberry Kind of Day

What a treat to spend a gorgeous fall day out in the Pinelands of New Jersey at a cranberry farm.  This is peak harvesting season for cranberries that are wet harvested and it was interesting to see the process.  Once the bog is flooded a “beater” is run through it

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