Trinidad

Melissa and I hitchiked the first part with horse and carriage into Manicaragua. Here we met Miguel that booked a room for us at his relatives hostel in Trinidad. Then we jumped on a truck that took us all the way (55km) to Trinidad. The truck was turned into a bus with some benches along the walls. The locals travel like this and its a cheap way to get around.

Villa Daniel was situated by the only trafficlight in town so it was easy for us to find the hostel.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Trinidad was built in the beginning of the 18. century.

This colorful city has got its richness thanks to the sugar and slave trade.

Today this is one of the most touristic places in Cuba and its absolutely worth a visit.

The colorful Spanish houses are built in colonial style.

I visited a carpentry workshop where they worked for the goverment restoring old funitures, doors and windows. I showed them photos from my school in Drammen and what we are doing there. They really enjoyed this. 

In Cuba the average salery is 15-20 cuc a month (15-20 euro) and besides the carpenters earn good money on privat customers.

The beach is 12 km away from town. Clean and warm wather even this is winther time in Cuba. The temperature in Cuba is about 24 degrees at daytime in february and cool and nice in the nights.