What do Cuban kids like to do for fun?

Cuba with Kids: 15 Fun Things to Do (Family Friendly Activities!)

• Morro Castle — Havana.
• Finca Agroecologica El Paraiso — Viñales.
• Salsa Classes — Viñales.
• Discover Viñales Tour — Viñales.
• Horse Riding in the Valley — Viñales.
• Museo del Chocolate — Havana.
• Gran Caverna de Santo Tomas — Viñales.
• Fusterlandia — Havana.

What are some Cuban hobbies?

Sports & Pastimes in Cuba

• Sports in Cuba: Baseball, Soccer, and Boxing. Baseball has a special place in Cuban hearts.
• Chess in the Park. Cubans have a strong affinity for chess.
• Drinking Homemade Cocktails. For many Cubans, alcohol is too pricy to enjoy on a regular basis.
• Protests and Political Dissidence.

What do people in Cuba do for recreation?

Salsa: For most Cubans, salsa comes as easily and naturally as walking. Baseball: Many people tend to see baseball as a uniquely American sport, and are quite surprised to find out how important it is in Cuba too, especially given the antipathy between the two countries.

What do Cubans do in the summer?

Cubans love to go swimming in this almost warm waveless sea; it’s an amazing blue like the cloudless sky. Those who are able to afford it, rent houses by the beach and others are just happy to go swimming every day at Playas del Este—the beaches to the east of Havana.

What is school like in Cuba?

School attendance is compulsory from ages 6 to 15 or 16 (end of basic secondary education) and all students, regardless of age or sex, wear school uniforms with the color denoting grade level. Primary education lasts for six years. It consists of grades 1 through 6.

What are some fun facts about Cuba?

Five fun facts about Cuba

• The main island of Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean.
• Cuba’s coastline stretches over 3500 miles.
• The most popular sport in Cuba is baseball.
• Cuba’s three biggest exports are tobacco, sugar and nickel.
• Cuba has nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.

What are popular Cuban sports?

Baseball is by far the most popular; other popular sports and pastimes include boxing (Cuba is a dominant force in Olympic boxing, consistently achieving high medal tallies in international competitions), volleyball, wrestling, basketball, sailing, and trekking.

What is Cuba best known for?

Cuba is famous for its cigars, its rum made from sugar cane, its ladies, Salsa and other Cuban dance styles, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, 1950s-era cars, Spanish-colonial architecture, Cuban National Ballet, Buena Vista Social Club and Guantanamo Bay.

Does Cuba get cold?

The driest and coolest time of the year occurs between December and February. During these months, there can occur occasional cold fronts, especially in northern Cuba. Nights can be slightly cold during these months with temperature averaging between 16 degrees Celsius and 20 degrees Celsius.

How cold does it get in Cuba during the winter?

about 70 degrees Fahrenheit
The average temperature in winter is about 70 degrees Fahrenheit or 21 degrees Celsius. Annual rainfall averages about 1320 mm (about 52 in.)

What percentage of Cuban children go to preschools?

When it comes to preschool education data are even more impressing: 98 percent of Cuban children of appropriate age attend preschool and primary school gross enrolment is close to 100 percent. For example, in Serbia only 48 percent of children attend preschools, which is a terrible number.

How is education in Cuba for children with special needs?

Everyone in Cuba takes great care about the education of children with special needs (with physical–motor and mental difficulties). There are 13.600 teachers working in 425 special schools, all around the country. “Mobile teachers” are deployed to homes if children are unable to come to school because of sickness or disability.

What do Cuban students eat in school?

One cannot see a single overweight or undernourished-looking child in schools. Cuba provides all students with free school lunches, typically featuring rice, beans, another source of protein like a hard-boiled egg, a vegetable such as a sliced tomato and arroz con leche for dessert.

How do young Cubans apply to study in Cuba?

Many young Cubans apply for admission into a program that will only accept 200 students. Applicants have to be at least 18 years old and must go through an interview process that gauges their personalities and abilities.