Cuba

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 onto Haiti through its capital, Port au Prince, he ends his journey at the spectacular Citadel in Cap Haitien. Along the way... Discover the sound of Rumba in the back streets of Havana. Visit a Cuban cigar factory. Experience rodeo in Camaguey - the Wild West of Cuba. Visit the Che Guevara University. Witness a voodoo ceremony in Haiti.

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 is the town of the legendary revolutionary, Che Guevara. Guama shows us an Indian village and a crocodile farm. Varadero offers white, sandy beaches shaded by large palm trees and luxury hotels. In the Tropicana, the band sways to heartwarming music. In the famous bars, as the Floridita or the Bodaguita, we can remember Hemingway, and drink local rum or the cocktails prepared from it and light a good Cuban cigar.

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 Hemmingway`s local and nowhere else is the `Mojito' mixed better. Whether it be the Teatro Marti, the Old Tobacco Factory, the famous Bacardi House, or the Floridita Bar, everywhere there is a feeling of nostalgia. When the Daiquiri is served, one almost expects Fidel Castro to be sitting at the next table. Pinar Del Rio is a small but busy town in which the Red Star and portraits of Che Guevara are on display for all to see. In the old town, colourful houses with beautiful pillared corridors demonstrate the former wealth of the country's independent tobacco growers. A visit to a tobacco factory is a must. Cuba's cigars are world famous. Together with sugar, tobacco is the country's most important export. The oldest geological formation in Cuba are the Mogotes, well-weathered limestone peaks that, supported by pillars, once covered a large complex of caves. On seven manmade islands in the centre of the Cienaga De Zapata National Park, is the Indian village of Guama. This swampy nature reserve with its dense mangrove forest vegetation is an ideal sanctuary for many rare water birds. Legend has it that the Siboney Indians sunk all their possessions in the Laguna Del Tesoro to protect their gold from the Spaniards. No Cuban town has changed as little in two hundred years than that of Trinidad. In the 18th century, the city experienced great wealth and recognition due to the cultivation of sugar cane and the luxurious palaces and villas of the sugar barons still leave their mark on the city. Rich green tropical forests, tobacco country at the foot of mysterious mountain caves, humid tropical swamps, history, cigars and rum. Cuba is a colourful cocktail.

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 Zapata National Park is a nature wonderland and, of course, there is the Bay of Pigs. Also to be visited is Trinidad, the UNESCO World Heritage site and Cayo Coco, a group of islands with wide beaches, fringed by palm-trees, which is a real paradise. Cuba is definitely worth a visit. Its officials are committed to pleasing their guests and strive to offer the best they have. The diversity is great, whether it be culture, nature, or music. But not least are the beautiful beaches and the blue sea.

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 Atlas of the World like you have never seen before!

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 race. She's entranced by an erotic poet, explores a sunken ship, considers creative challenges with an independent filmmaker and gets revolutionary with a Black Panther in exile. Along the way, she's haunted by the ghost of Che -- and laid low by a few too many Mojitos. 60 minutes

DVD. Nature Parks The Cienaga de Zapata Nature Park is situated in one of Cuba's

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 for ships that traded gold and silver in its colonies and, to protect this `Gateway To The New World' from attack by looters, several forts were built, the oldest of which being the Castello El Morro whose construction took more than two decades. As standards of living progressed, pirates and buccaneers came here and repeatedly destroyed parts of the growing town but each time they did so it was rebuilt and improved. Everything in this fascinating country seems to have been restored or transformed, such as the Duke of Santovenia's Palace that is now the luxurious Santa Isabel Hotel. A city whose riches once seemed boundless, La Habana now rests in sleepy magic waiting to be discovered once again.

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 for ships that traded gold and silver in its colonies and, to protect this `Gateway To The New World' from attack by looters, several forts were built, the oldest of which being the Castello El Morro whose construction took more than two decades. As standards of living progressed, pirates and buccaneers came here and repeatedly destroyed parts of the growing town but each time they did so it was rebuilt and improved. La Bodeguita Del Medio was once Hemmingway's local drinking place and nowhere else is the ?Mojito` mixed better: three year old white rum, lime juice, soda, sugar, ice and mint. Whether it be the Teatro Marti, the Old Tobacco Factory, the famous Bacardi House, or the Floridita Bar, everywhere there is a feeling of nostalgia and when the Daiquiri is served one almost expects Fidel Castro to be seated at the next table! The Nacional Hotel, which was built in 1930 with Mafia money and once accommodated prominent people from the film and business world, exudes nostalgic dreams of unmitigated pleasures. A city whose riches once seemed boundless, La Habana now rests in sleepy magic waiting to be discovered once again.