Cuba

On the outskirts of the sleepy little beach town of Baracoa, in semi-tropical eastern Cuba, there is a chocolate factory. The local delicacy, somewhat bizarrely called Peter's, is produced there - as all the guidebooks will inform you. What most of them don't say is that this factory was inaugurated by none other than 'El Che' himself during his time as Minster of Industry (1961). There's a great photo opportunity outside where a large billboard advertises the fact. Most taxi drivers will want to hurry you past with only a cursory glance but it is possible to More...