You risk confiscation of your purchase, fines, and jail if caught. We take no responsibility. Cuba Three ethnic groups shaped the basis of traditions, culture and popular beliefs. These were the Indigenous Aborigines whose impact was reduced by the colonization of the Spanish and the African slaves.
Main languages are French and Spanish.
Famous for its nightlife, beaches, culture and of course the finest cigars. Dominican Located in the Caribbean, it was first inhabited by Taino Indians, followed by Caribs and, in 1492, the arrival of Christopher Columbus. With Spanish settlements ransacked and gold fields drying up, the Spanish ceded to France in 1697, who turned it into the richest sugarcane producer. The island's culture is a fusion of Amerindian, African, Spanish and American influences, with tourism now its greatest attraction. The second largest country in Central America became a battleground for competing colonial authorities, the Spanish, British, Mexican, central Americans and various military dictators.