Cattle ranching on the less fertile flatlands is also important. Forestry is an important industry especially since the loss of the contacts with Russia has cut off the supply of Soviet timber. Natural mineral resources are chromium, cobalt , copper, iron, manganese, nickel and petroleum. Lack of money for importing new cars has meant that people have kept and maintained their old cars. Cubans have a number of old classic American cars which are exported to collectors.
Tourism is an important earner of foreign currency for the country.
Cuba has over three hundred beaches and many other attractions for visitors. The Cuban government has invested heavily in art education and sponsorship and funds schools of music, fine arts, ballet and dance. Post-revolutionary poster art is accessible to everyone. Cuban artists include Viredo , Alfredo Sosabrav and many other well-known artists . Cuba has various styles of music and dance which derive from African, Spanish and Latin American music.