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Cuba, a Caribbean island country full of passion and romance. We follow a journey that captures the vivid details of Cuba that we have never seen before. Cuba became the 193rd country to establish diplomatic relations 76 years after the establishment of the Republic of Korea. An island country full of romance that is receiving a lot of attention with the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Cuba in February 2024, finally! Visit Cuba.
A land where passionate ideals and vivid reality coexist! A vivid picture of Cuba today, shown after 18 years of living in Cuba. The inside of Cuba you’ve never seen before, the world theme travel ‘Finally! Cuba’. Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, in search of the ideals of young revolutionaries, Havana, Santiago de Cuba. The emerald sea of the Caribbean Sea and the blessings of nature! Playa Larga, Viñales. The Spanish colonial era and the passionate history of salsa! Trinidad, Matanzas. The heart of Cuba, Havana’s nightlife and waves of change! Havana.
This week’s (April 22-25, 2024) ‘World Theme Travel’ is ‘Finally! Part 4 of ‘Cuba’ will be broadcast. Part 2, ‘Caribbean, Romantic Journey’ will be broadcast on EBS1 TV at 8:40 pm today (23rd). Curator Jeong Ho-hyeon (Principal of the Korean Language School in Cuba) will be present.
Romance of the Caribbean, Viñales, a land of ancient beauty
Cuba, an island country made up of about 1,600 islands, visited Playa Larga to enjoy the Caribbean Sea, which can be found anywhere in the country. The transparent water is half water and half meat! Enjoy your leisure time with people spending their holidays on the beach while looking at the Caribbean Sea.
On the way back after enjoying the sea, a scenery I have never seen before unfolds. A flock of red crabs filling the road! During the spawning season, so-called ‘zombie crabs’ head to the mountains to lay eggs. The sight of people risking their lives crossing the coastal road is spectacular. The great migration of red crabs that can be seen only a few days a year. I feel solemn in front of the wonderful mystery of nature.
In Cienfuegos, I meet a friend I have known for ten years and fall in love with the charm of rural Cuba and self-sufficient life. Taste traditional Cuban home-cooked meals, including Asado, a traditional Cuban barbecue, and homemade cheese.
Leaving behind the leisure of country life, we head to Viñales, dancing Pilong in a small mountain village and tasting traditional Cuban coffee. The scent of coffee being roasted instantly in a cast iron pot over a wood fire is intoxicating, and the cheerful rhythm of a country woman performing the Pilong dance while grinding coffee beans in a mortar is exciting.
Viñales, a world natural heritage site and a land of ancient beauty. Enjoy the mysterious scenery while riding a horse in a vast national park that is more than four times the size of Yeouido. Mogote, a hill created 160 million years ago when the limestone area on the sea floor rose, adds to the wonder.
When you think of Cuba, you say cigars, and when you think of cigars, you mean Vinales! This is the home of Cuban cigars loved by Hemingway and Che Guevara. The blessed natural environment of Viñales, with its fertile red land, hot sun, and fresh air, has the optimal conditions for growing tobacco leaves. It takes at least three years just to dry, and everything from harvesting the tobacco leaves to the final process of rolling them must be done by hand. The secret to Cuban cigars is the world’s best experience and technology! See the cigars being created from the wrinkled fingertips of a 90-year-old cigar craftsman who has been making cigars his entire life, and be intoxicated by the scent of the cigars.
EBS1’s ‘World Theme Travel’, a travel program that delivers real-life experiences, is broadcast every Monday to Thursday at 8:40 PM.
Reporter Park So-gi Photo EBS World Theme Travel
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