Arriving in Cuba

Arriving at Santiago de Cuba airport, eastern end of Cuba, April 13, 2012, after a flight from Miami. 

The airport was named for Antonio Maceo Grajales, a General in the Cuban War of Independence, 1895 - 1898, the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain. The final three months of the conflict escalated to become the Spanish-American War, during which Colonel Roosevelt served in Cuba with the Rough Riders and charged up San Juan Hill.

Customs officials directed this dog to sniff suitcases and large wrapped parcels arriving on our flight.

Tour Guide and Bus Driver

Cuban friends and relations of arriving passengers have to wait outside the airport. 

Authority to travel to Cuba granted by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the U.S. Treasury Dept., Office of Foreign Assets Control, for the purpose of delivering Humanitarian Aid and Goods.