TOURISTIC OFFERTS:

Cubanacan Travel Agency, Official Receptive of the 19th Conference of Chemistry will be take place at Monday 15th to December 18th of 2008, at the Heredia Theatre of the City of Santiago de Cuba; give you to your considerations the following offers of services for their stay in Cuba:

HAVANA CITY:

These prices are expressed in Convertible Cuban Pesos (CUC), they are referred to people (pax) per night and they include:

These prices are expressed in Convertible Cuban Pesos (CUC), they are referred to people (pax) per night and they include:

For your request your must indicate:

For all the applications they will be remitted with 72 hours of advance at the beginning of the tourist services, of not being completed the previous point they are not rotted to complete hotel reservations or of transportation.

All the prices before expressed just be valid from the December, 1st to 20th of 2008, and just include the described services who are expressed in this enunciated offers, and that they will complete the regulations settled down by the Commercial Address of the Agency you Travel Cubanacan for the politics of adjustments, payments and cancellations.

For more in formations or request applications serve you to contact with:


Engineer Eduardo Gonzalez
Executive Sales / Professional Organizer of Congresses
Agency Travels Cubanacán
Tel: (537) 204 5009, 204 4867, 204 4879
Fax: (537) 204 4791
Email: ventas2@avc.cyt.cu

CUBA GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Cuban archipelago is formed by the Island of Cuba, the Youth's Island and around 4195 keys and islands and it is located in the Caribbean Sea, next to the Tropic of Cancer to the entrance of the Gulf of Mexico, between the North America and South America. It has a distance to 140 Km. of the Bahamas, 180 Km to Florida, 210 Km to Cancun and 146 Km to Jamaica.

Cuba the bigger country than Antilles with 110, 922 km2 and a population of 11 million in habitants, of those which almost 3 millions concentrate in City of Havana, their capital.

RELIEF:
The island of Cuba extends from this to west and for its reflective configuration a great crocodile. It measures 1 200 Km. of long. Their irregular coasts add 5 746 Km., they shelter more than 200 bays and some 289 natural beaches. It possesses three big mountainous areas: the Sierra Maestra (in the oriental region), the Sierra of the Escambray (in the center) and the Sierra de los Organos (in the occident).

CLIMATE:
Cuba is a tropical country with an average of 330 days of sun a year, annual half temperature 25,5 ºC. They are distinguished 2 stations: that of rain (of May to October) and the one of dry (of November to April). January is the coldest month and July the warmest. The months of less precipitations are August and December. In the month of October in Havana during the day the temperature usually oscillates less among the 28 and 31 ºC, and about 5 ºC during the night (dawn). The humidity is high, generally over the 75 percent.

LANGUAGE:
The official language of Cuba is Spanish, but in many hotels and restaurants the visitor will be able to find people that speak English, French or Italian.

CITY OF THE HAVANA:
Havana is the capital of the Republic of Cuba, it is the most populous city in the country, being for its extension the smallest, constituted by 14 municipalities, and it is located in form to circulate around the Bay of Havana that is also the port but important of the country.
It has a population of but of 2 000 of inhabitants and their area is of 727 km.
The annual half temperature varies between 25 and 26ºC. The winds are from the northwest to the east and the annual half rain fluctuates between 1200 and 1400 mm; the rainiest month is June. Their north coast is high and in It is the bay of Havana. The most important river in the Cuban capital is the Almendares that runs from the south until ending in the north coast.
At the moment Havana presents two very singular areas:
Old Havana, with constructions that conform a magnificent treasure and declared by the UNESCO, in 1982, as the humanity's patrimony, constructions like the General Captains Palace (today Havana City Museum), La Lonja del Comercio Building, the Havana Cathedral, the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress, etc.
Modern Havana, not less attractive for their high buildings and their residential neighbourhoods, where the modern music alternates with the Afro-Cuban rhythms, they are of a lot of interest the Square of The Revolution, the Havana Malecon, the one builds that it houses the National Hotel of Cuba, etc.
The education, the culture, the health, the sport, the sciences, the social well-being and the civic tranquility are the biggest attributes that characterize the city and to the whole country. The beauty of their beaches, the tourist areas and their wide and deep history make of Havana a welcoming, cheerful city and of cultural roots.
The magic ingredient of our city is its people and its hospitality.
The international access to Havana is for the airport José Martí, to about 15 Kms. to the south of the city.

CITY OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA:
Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba, some 540 miles (869 km) east south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.
The municipality extends over 1,023.8 square kilometres, and contains the communities of El Caney, Guilera, Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Leyte Vidal and Moncada.
Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port. In 2004 the city of Santiago de Cuba had a population of about 494,337 people.
Santiago de Cuba was founded by Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on June 28, 1514. In 1516 the settlement was destroyed by fire, and was immediately rebuilt. This was the starting point of the expeditions led by Juan de Grijalba and Hernán Cortés to the coasts of Mexico in 1518, and in 1538 by Hernando de Soto's expedition to Florida. The first cathedral was built in the city in 1528. From 1522 until 1589 Santiago was the capital of the Spanish colony of Cuba.
The city experienced an influx of French immigrants in the late 18th century and early 19th century, many coming from Haiti after the Haitian slave revolt of 1791. This added to the city's eclectic cultural mix, already rich with Spanish and African culture.
It was also the location where Spanish troops faced their main defeat at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Spain later surrendered to the United States after the destruction of its Atlantic fleet just outside Santiago's harbor.
Cuban poet, writer, and national hero, José Martí, is buried in Cemetery Santa Efigenia.
On July 26, 1953, the Cuban Revolution began with an ill-prepared armed attack on the Moncada Barracks by small contingent of rebels led by Fidel Castro.
On 1 January 1959, Fidel Castro proclaimed the victory of the Cuban Revolution from a balcony on Santiago de Cuba's city hall.

CURRENCY
The Official Money in Cuba is the Convertible Cuban Pesos(CUC), and with the one they will be able to pay all type of products and services inside the Cuban national territory.
The visitor will be able to change her currency (American Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Sterling Libras, Euros, Yens, Swiss francs, Mexican pesos, etc.) in Convertible Cuban Pesos (CUC), in all the airports, in all the banks, houses of change (CADECAS) or in the Reception of the hotels.
http://www.banco-metropolitano.com/tasasn.htm

VISA
The touristic visas they can be acquired abroad in the Consulates of Cuba, travel Agencies or directly in the own International Airport "José Marti" to their arrival to Cuba in the offices of the Viajes Cubanacán Travel Agency.
The residents in the United States should know that restrictions exist on the part of the government of that country in travelling to Cuba. For it, they require of a license that the OFAC grants, belonging to the Department of the Treasure for that which they should consent to the place corresponding Web to have all the information required to request the license:
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/

For more information on this topic please contact to Viajes Cubanacán Travel Agency :
Eng Eduardo González Díaz
Sales Executive / Professional Congress Organizer
Tel: (5 37) 204 5009, 204 4867, 204 4879
Fax: (5 37) 204 4791
Email: ventas2@avc.cyt.cu

CLOTHES
The Visitor will use cool comfortable clothing, wearing appropriate clothing, for the official sessions and social activities, according to the protocol of each act.
For the visits and trips the use of cool comfortable clothing such as shorts and T Shirts is suggested with comfortable shoes or trainers, hats or sport caps for the sun, etc.
You will remember the use of sun protection creams for the skin.

INSURANCE AND MEDICAL SERVICES
All the visitors will travel to Cuba with their insurance of trips sent by their insurance company or their travel agency.
Emergency medical services are free, but visitors should pay the rest of any medication or services that it specifies.

MOBILE PHONE SERVICE
They will be able to make any telephone call from their hotel to any part of the world, according to the established rates, They will also be able to make calls by means of unearned cards that they will be able to acquire in the Desk of Tourism of their Hotel or in the Offices of the Cuban Telecommunications Company ETECSA.
They will be able to make any calls or to send messages SMS from their cellular telephone whenever him same it uses technology GSM, for but information contacts before travelling to Cuba with its supplier of services of mobile telephony.

ELECTRICITY
In the Cuban territory the electric voltage is from 110 volts to 60 cycles, but many hotels are equipped with feeding of 220 volts to 60 cycles.
Remember to travel with the necessary adapters for the connection of their wireless telephone or another electric appliances to the electricity supply.