Onto Trinidad

We left Girón for Trinidad, stopping at the Che museum which was very interesting, there´s plenty of photos and some impressive monuments to the local hero. We had a local guide for the whole bus ride, so he told us about some of the issues facing Cuba today and answered any of our questions. It was very good to have insight from a local.

Some of the issues he highlighted included the dual currency, lack of support for local enterprise and Fidel not doing much for the last 10 years. I get the feeling they would continue to resist some of the pressure from the US, especially with latin american ties growing stronger with various trade alliances in place. Seems like a lot of latin american countries feel they can be better off supporting each other rather than be bullied by the US.

We also stopped off at Santa Clara, which was the site of the decisive battle of the revolution. Che and commrades used a bulldozer to derail the train and stop supplies and soldiers on their way to Santiago. Batista realized defeat was imminent so he fled the country and Fidel gained power.