Selling Coca is illegal and interesting facts in the country of Cuba

Duyên TrầnSep 30, 2021 at 16:52

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Cuba is known as a "paradise on the Caribbean Sea" not only because of its unique and natural beauty but also because of its extremely interesting cultural features.

Referring to Cuba, people will immediately think of interesting images, unique dishes owned by this island: rum, cigars, retro cars... Let's explore the interesting things in the island. but the people living there are always happy, know how to enjoy the values of life.

Selling Coca used to be illegal

Along with North Korea, Cuba is the second country in the world to ban the sale of Coca-Cola branded beverages. This ban has existed for nearly 60 years and was only lifted in 2015.

The popular soft drink here called tu-Kola is sold in both tin cans and plastic bottles. Occasionally you can still find stores selling Coca-Cola imported from Mexico for twice as much. While finding a bottle of mineral water is as difficult as Coca-Cola, rum is widely sold in shops in the city.

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The country with the most ancient cars in the world

Coming to Cuba, people will be surprised when there are many retro cars on the streets of Cuba. These cars are considered an indispensable part of Cuba's culture, it is not only a means of transportation for people but also becomes a "unique" culture only in this country.

Currently, the majority of vehicles in operation in Cuba are made in the United States before the 1950s. The rest consists of cars made by the Soviet Union (about 30%), the very few remaining are cars. new now. Cuba has been importing sedans from China since 2009 as police cars, taxis and rental cars. Cubans have been allowed to buy new cars from state-owned dealers since December 2013.

Main dishes made from beans

Cubans are very careful and care about their health, so they often spend a lot of time cooking. The basic ingredients of most dishes are beans, which need to be soaked in water before they can be cooked.

Cubans also love starchy foods such as rice and potatoes, but beans are still the most popular dish.

Cuban cuisine has both Caribbean flavors and Spanish and Mexican influences. Tamales is a famous cake in Mexico but it is also very popular in Cuba; In Cuba, this cake is made in its own way with the filling mixed with baking powder instead of stuffing in the middle like in Mexico.

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Virtually no Internet in Cuba

According to the Cuban government: in 2011, only 25% of the population had access to the Internet. Most people do not have access to the Internet at home, but have to go to public places.

However, things have changed since January 2018 with nearly 500 public places offering high-speed Wi-Fi access. However, home and mobile Internet is still considered a luxury for people because an hour of Internet use costs 1 USD. Therefore, for many years, Cubans often download data to USB, then share it with each other.

Cubans love life and always value themselves

Cubans have a very high self-esteem and sense of dignity. Cuban people are very friendly, that's what everyone who comes to Cuba feels.

To create joy in life, Cubans regularly organize colorful festivals imbued with indigenous culture to promote the image of their country to friends around the world. The Parisien show is one of those colorful festivals, it was originally brought by the Americans, and because it's so beautiful, so shimmering, so eye-catching, Cubans have kept and developed it to this day. .

Parisien Cabaret's content ranges from recreating historical images of ancient indigenous peoples in Cuba to jubilant celebration of life. People often compare the jubilation of the Parisien Cabaret shows to the ones in Las Vegas. But the Parisien Cabaret shows in Cuba still have their own unique and extremely attractive characteristics. Cuban people, who are famous for being beautiful and hot thanks to the mixed blood of many races from time immemorial, are even better in jubilant dances.

The country with the most developed medicine in the world

After 25 years of research, Cuba has developed a vaccine against lung cancer. The active ingredient in vaccines is a type of protein that is present in our bodies when cancer gets out of control. The vaccine has been tested on 1000 patients in Cuba.

Gisela Gonzalez, the project's lead researcher, said: "The drug can control chronic cancer with antibodies against proteins that cause uncontrolled cell growth. This vaccine cannot prevent the disease but can significantly improve the condition of critically ill patients."

With the successful production of a vaccine for lung cancer, it can be seen that the medical field in Cuba is very developed. Currently, they are able to cure many serious diseases on their own. The doctor's salary in Cuba is 40 times higher than the basic salary of the people of this country, and the people are entitled to free medical examination and treatment. The medical service here is also very perfect when people get free medical examination and treatment and sometimes even at home.

Today there are many foreigners even people from many developed countries coming to Cuba for both tourism and medical treatment, this seems to be the new type of combined service that Cuba is leading in the world. People visit Cuba for medical treatment not only because the medical service here is both cheap and high-quality, but also because Cuba has soon introduced tourist resorts that combine medical services into their own service. foreigner.

Rumba dance - beauty in Cuban culture

Referring to Cuba as mentioning exciting dances cannot be missed. If you visit anywhere, you can see on the faces of the people here cheerful faces and extremely vibrant and passionate dances and dances. It's not just their way of expressing their passion, but it's also a way for them to relax and de-stress.

Rumba dance - one of the dances in Cuba recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage. From this it can be seen that these dances are part of the Cuban people, a unique culture in Cuba and express the "self-respect and persistence" that form part of the unique identity of Cuba. this Caribbean island nation! Rumba dance is not only strong and vibrant but extremely graceful and sexy, the dance steps combined with the music create a connection between many people, creating a "contagious" joy.

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