Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 210

Events CUBA APRIL 12 - MAY 12 Havana Biennial 2019 The largest visual arts event in Cuba. POPULATION SIZE 11.27 million (2013) 109,884 sq. kilometers OFFICIAL LANGUAGE CAPITAL CITY Spanish CURRENCY Cuban Peso (1 US dollar equals 26.5 Cuban Pesos ) Havana AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 270 C / 810 F MAY 1 May Day Parades Festive and patriotic Labour Day parades are held throughout the island with the main one being held at the Plaza de la Revolución in Havana. JUNE 10 - 15 69th Annual Ernest Hemingway International Billfi sh Tournament This is a tag-and-release tournament with participating fi shermen from all over the world. cubaoutdoors.com JUNE Golden Boleros Festival A celebration of the popular bolero music which started in Santiago de Cuba and spread throughout the island. Click here to read more about this genre of music.