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Havana too crowded? Experience the other face of Cuba
Havana getting too crowded? Santiago de Cuba and Baracoa in the eastern half of Cuba will offer a respite away from the crowds
As I tugged my backpack out of the boot of my taxi, bare-chested children dashed past me, chasing a football through narrow, dusty streets.
Women, some of them with their hair still in curlers, wandered out of their homes to chat with one another.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on May 13, 2018, with the headline Havana too crowded? Experience the other face of Cuba. Subscribe
