Jan
11
Sunday
|
6:15
am Depart Chicago on AA722 |
| 10:15
am Arrive in Miami |
| 12:30
am Check in for flight to Havana with Marazul Charters |
| 3:30
pm Depart Miami OW9528 |
| 4:40
pm Arrive Havana. After passing through Immigration
and Customs, transfer with Havanatur guide to the Hotel Plaza in Old
Havana. |
| 5:00
pm Check in to Hotel Plaza. Evening free. |
Jan
12
Monday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 9:00
am Meet at the Center for the Study of the Cuban
Economy. Presentation on the present realities of the Cuban economy.
Opportunity for discussion of current Cuban economic realities and
the future of Cuba following an eventual lifting of the U.S. embargo. |
| Mid
day Return to Hotel Plaza. Lunch on your own. |
| Afternoon
Independent research. |
Jan
13
Tuesday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| Morning Discussion
with specialists in issues of Gender and poverty at the Center for
Psychological and Sociological Research. |
| Mid
day Depart for the Zapata Swamp, to the Zapata National
Park. |
| Afternoon
Depart for Playa Girón and check in to the Hotel Playa Girón.
Dinner at the Hotel. |
Jan
14
Wednesday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| Morning
Visit to museum commemorating the failed Day of Pigs invasion. Opportunity
to explore the surrounding area and the beach. |
| Lunch on your own |
Afternoon
Depart for Santa Clara. Continue past the city to the foothills of
the Escambray Mountains.
Check in to the Hotel Hanabanilla. Dinner at the hotel. |
Jan
15
Thursday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel |
| Morning
Depart for the city of Santa Clara. In Santa Clara, arrangements are
pending confirmation either for a visit to the University of Santa
Clara or with the local government as well as visits to local organic
farms, such as the Mariana Grajales Farm, and other areas of interest. |
| Afternoon
Drive to the City Square, a historic and pleasant plaza that at one
time was divided into white areas and black areas and that now is
the heart of the city. |
| Lunch
on your own. Independent Research |
| Evening
Stay in the City to interact with people who gather or in the square,
or return to the Hanabanilla. Dinner at the hotel (before 7pm). |
Jan
16
Friday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| Morning
Visit to the Department of Psychology at the University or Polo de
Humanidades (Research Center in the Humanities) |
| Afternoon
Break for lunch |
| 3:00
pm Visit to the Che Memorial and Museum to the Martyrs of
Latin America. |
| 5:00
pm Return to the Hanabanilla. Dinner at the Hotel |
Jan
17
Saturday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| Morning
Depart for Trinidad. En route, visit to a sugar mill and
to a mill town, for a chance to walk around and observe small town
life. Visit to the historic Torre de Iznaga in the Valle de los Ingenios,
the Valley of the Sugar Mills. |
| Late
Afternoon Arriving in the town of Trinidad, check in to the
Motel Las Cuevas in the hills above the city. |
| Evening
Dinner at the hotel. |
Jan
18
Sunday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| Morning
Visit the historic center of Trinidad, with a walking tour with a
City Specialist. As you wander the city streets, be sure to look into
the windows of the old houses at the unique roof structures –
the oldest example of truly Cuban architecture in the island. Feel
free to talk with the house owners as Trinidad is a house proud city,
with the current occupants often the descendants of either the original
owners or even the servants or slaves of the original owners, and
they will often invite visitors in to see their house. |
| Afternoon
Lunch on your own. Independent research. |
| Evening
Depart for Bay of Ancon. Dinner and overnight at the Ancon Resort.
|
Jan
19
Monday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 9:00
am Depart for Cienfuegos. Stop in the city center for an
opportunity to explore the beautiful colonial sectors of the city
as well as the harbor areas. |
| Lunch
on your own. |
| Mid
day Depart for Havana. |
| 5:00
pm Arrive Havana. Check in to the Hotel Plaza |
Jan
20
Tuesday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the hotel. |
| 9:00
am Institute of Philosophy for discussion of issues in Cuba
(to be confirmed) or meeting with Lizette Vila, filmaker, who has
for many years run a critical and popular show Huron Azul on television
and has studied and presented many social issues of the day in Cuba.
If confirmed, you will have the opportunity to view some of her films |
| Mid
day Lunch on your own. |
| Afternoon
Independent research. |
Jan
21
Wednesday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the Hotel Plaza. |
| 9:00
am Meeting with Dr. Carlos Alzuguray, professor of international
relations, former diplomat, and specialist in U.S.-Cuban relations. |
| Afternoon
Independent research. |
Jan
22
Thursday |
7:30-8:30am
Breakfast at the Hotel Plaza and check out. |
| 10:00
am Transfer to the airport. Check in Marazul Charters and
pay $25 USD cash tax before passing through immigration to departure
gate. |
| 1:25
pm Depart for Miami on OW9529 Marazul Charters. |
| 2:30
pm Arrive Miami. Collect luggage, pass through immigration
and Customs |
| 3:00 pm Check
in to American Airlines for flight to Chicago. |
| 4:55
pm Depart Miami on AA1861, arriving Chicago at 7:23 pm. |
