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Images of Rural Cuba - Pinar del Rio

by Andy / FarAndFurther-team

The Pinar del Río province is in the western tip of the island of Cuba. It is a rural area which relies heavily on tobacco farming and is characterized by its steep sided karst hills, mogotes, and beautiful green valleys. Here is a photo series I took when we visited Vinales and its surrounding areas in Pinar del Rio province.


Pinar del Rio landscape


Old barn




Farmer


Farmer with oxen

Oxen are still used for farm field work

Banana flower

Our friendly driver checking the coordinates

Banana flower

We had never seen a banana flower before...

Old house


A Cuban shop

A shop in Pinar del Rio - not much on offer...

Cafeteria

Same goes for this cafeteria

Street vendor

But we bought some refreshing fruit juice from this vendor...

Selling bananas

... and delicious fresh bananas from this gentleman

Playing cards

A perfect way to spend an afternoon

Mother with daughter


Little girls

These little girls had just been performing in a school play

Boy and sister


Freemasons' temple

It is surprising to find a Freemasons' temple in
a small Cuban village

Lighthouse on Cayo Jutias

A lighthouse on Cayo Jutias

Old car on beach

So so cool... Too bad the beach restaurant at Cayo Jutias
had been swept away by a hurricane

Destroyed forest

... which also destroyed this forest

Poster

As always in Cuba, Fidel posters are everywhere

Sunset

My last frame of a photo shoot in Pinar del Rio

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