CUBA - COVER FROM SANDRA IZQUIERDO CAPOTE

A nice cover from Cuba through Cover Collectors Circuit Club. It is a first day cover dated 4.5.2010.  It is dedicated to "Feria Internacional de Turismo FITCuba'2010" (International Tourism Fair Cuba 2010)

Thanks to Sandra Izquierdo Capote

International Tourism Fair Cuba 2010

The XXX International Tourism Fair FITCuba 2010 was devoted to Russia as a market, the East Cuban, destination, and events and incentives like product.

FITCuba 2010

It was held from 3 to 8 May , and highlighted the opportunities of the island for the Russian market, which in recent years has shown sustained increases, and gave preferential space to the mode of tourism convention, for which Island has hosted more than enough guarantees:

·         Culture.

·         Advances in various scientific and technical fields.

·         Convention centers premier.

·         Similar hotels.

·         Highly qualified staff.

Similarly, the meeting showed attendees the benefits of the east, consists of the provinces of Camaguey , Las Tunas , Granma , Holguin , Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo . A region where the imposing mountain ranges, pristine beaches and natural environments own tropical weather alternate. Earth warm, hospitable and noble lineage, is a living flow treasured sites, traditions and people who cultivate joy. Heritage cities that hide mysteries and legends, unforgettable pages of Cuban history, that have been told for generations and today are intertwined in this tour.

http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/FITCuba#Feria_internacional_de_Turismo_Cuba_2010

Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some 540 miles (870 km) south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.

The municipality extends over 1,023.8 square kilometers (395.3 sq mi), and contains the communities of Antonio Maceo, Bravo, Castillo Duany, Daiquirí, El Caney, El Cobre, El Cristo, Guilera, Leyte Vidal, Moncada and Siboney.

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 509,143 people

Camagüey (Spanish pronunciation: [kamaˈɣwej]) is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city with more than 321,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.

Granma is one of the provinces of Cuba. Its capital is Bayamo. Other towns include Manzanillo (a port on the Gulf of Guacanayabo) and Pilón.

Wikipedia