These photos were taken on December 16 2003 in Matanzas province. Click on an image to see a higher-resolution copy.
A stop at the border between Habana and Matanzas provinces.
Luis: El Hombre.
It's not even noon, and the Pina Coladas are flowing!
Xanadu, the former DuPont estate, in Veradero.
A most excellent lunch at Xanadu. The lighting conditions were terrible for these kinds of shots; my apologies. (Photoshop can only fix so much.) They still bring back vivid memories of how great it felt to be there.
A performance by Grupo AfroCuba de Matanzas, in Matanzas, Dec. 16.