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.