Cuba

VHS. PBS Home Video. In Havana, a sizzling girl rap group cooks up a street performance for Holly and her crew. They tell her that in Cuba, a country that celebrates salsa, rap empowers: "We are like vitamins for little girls." Hitching across the island country, Holly confers with a Santeria priestess, talks culture and feminism with a TV host and catches an impromptu drag...

DVD. Globe Trekker. Cuba is the largest and least commercialised Caribbean country. The political isolation that has kept tourists away helps keep the culture intact and visitors are spoilt by a vibrant and colonial welcome. Traveler Ian Wright skydives into his Cuban adventure before exploring bustling Havana. Traveling west through the cigar famed Pinar del Rio region he reaches the musical Santiago de Cuba. Traveling...

DVD. Cities of the World. 60 Minutes. Cuba is the pearl of the Caribbean Sea. Thanks to its colonial past, Havana - the capital - has plenty of palaces, nice mansions, cathedrals, strong forts, and shady alleys. On its streets, American automtive classics from the 50's create a huge contrast with coaches. Trinidad is full of palaces built by the sugar barons, while Santa Clara...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. Basking in the Caribbean sun, the island of Cuba lies between sun and socialism, rumba and revolution. Havana is the capital. In 1553, the Spanish conquerors designated Havana's harbour as a collection point for ships loaded with gold and silver from the new Spanish colonies and named the settlement, San Cristobal De La Habana. La Bodeguita Del Medio was once...

DVD. The World Atlas. 59 Minutes. The Atlas steps into the digital age. A new one-of-a-kind World Atlas covering all parts of the globe with animated maps from Rand McNally and in-depth cultural and historical information. Each episode is dedicated to different countries, containing four distinct features - physical geography, political geography, popular locations, and thematic maps. The new digitally animated one-of-a-kind version of an...

DVD. Media Lab. 60 Minutes. Cuba - that means music! Numerous small bands play in various clubs throughout the country and guests enjoy their Mojitos, the national drink of Cuba. Cuba has many interesting cities and sights. Starting with La Habana, the Capital of Cuba, there is also Soroa and Vinales, with its stunning mountains. There is Varadero, a beach-paradise and the Yumuri Valley. The...

DVD. Global Treasures. 10 Minutes. La Habana, capital of Cuba, the Caribbean metropolis that for many decades has been so little loved and so badly neglected, with breathtakingly restored beauty alongside unbelievable ruins - the queen of the Antilles in a country that lies between sun and socialism, between Rumba and Revolution! As early as 1553, the Spanish Conquistadors chose Havana's harbour as a rendezvous...

DVD. Vista Point. 26 Minutes. La Habana, capital of Cuba, the Caribbean metropolis that for many decades has been so little loved and so badly neglected, with breathtakingly restored beauty alongside unbelievable ruins - the queen of the Antilles in a country that lies between sun and socialism, between Rumba and Revolution! As early as 1553, the Spanish Conquistadors chose Havana's harbour as a rendezvous...