With Spanish, African and Creole influences, Cuba is home to a fascinating tapestry of cultures. This is evident in the music, dance, and food that the charismatic Cuban people are happy to share with visitors. It’s well known that Cubans love life, and it permeates the atmosphere of clubs, bars, restaurants and street corners everywhere. Living in a Communist country, Cubans often go without luxury items like certain foods and products. Despite, special events like birthdays, holidays and marriages are celebrated with gusto in Cuba. This love of life is evident in the street parties, festivals and fiestas celebrated throughout the year. Coffee, cigars and rum are consumed freely and people dance with confident grace. Visitors quickly get enamored with this uniquely infectious way of life and culture, seen nowhere else in the world.