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1. 13 FUN FACTS
ABOUT CUBA
BY WWW.SPEAKINGLATINO.COM

2. No. 1
 Christmas did not
become an official
holiday in Cuba until
1997, in preparation
for Pope John Paul
II’s visit to Cuba in
1998 and to work
towards greater
religious freedom.

3. No. 2
 Cuba is often called El Caimán or El
Cocodrilo, which is Spanish for
alligator because the aerial view
resembles an alligator.

4.  The prehistoric
fish, the manjuarí, is
now only found in
Cuba.
 Cuba is the
most populated
country in all of the
Caribbean, with
more than 11 million
residents.
No. 3 No. 4

5. No. 5
 Cuba has the
highest doctor-to-
patient ratio in the
world. There are so
many doctors in
Cuba, that doctors
are often sent
abroad to countries
with a great need of
medical
professionals.

6. No. 6
Cuba
holds one
of
the
highest
literacy
rates
in all of
Latin
America.

7.  During
the1950s, Cuba
published 58 daily
newspapers. The
number has since
been reduced to a
little under 20.
 Bacardi Rum was
originally
manufactured in
Cuba. However, the
brand moved to
Puerto Rico after
Fidel Castro’s
takeover.
No. 7 No. 8

8. No. 9
 Ernest Hemingway
wrote “For whom the
bell tolls” and “The
old man and the
sea” while he lived
in Cuba.

9. No. 10
Cuba has
one of the
lowest
birth rates
in all of
the
western
hemisphere

10. No. 11
 Cuba is full of US cars
from the 1950s. This is
because they’re the
only cars Cuban
citizens can legally
own. Only pre 1959
cards that were seized
from their original
owners can be privately
owned and worked on.
All newer cars are
owned by the
government.

11.  12. Cuba is home to
the Bee
Hummingbird, which
is the world’s
smallest bird. An
adult will only grow
to approximately 2
inches in length.
 In 2000, Fidel
Castro unveiled a
John Lennon Statue
in John Lennon Park
and declared the
musician a “true
revolutionary.”
No. 12 No. 13

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