Cuban trivia

Cuba curiosities – find out what it is famous for, how the Cubans caressingly call the American toddler and why Fidel Castro after coming to power decided to destroy all copies of the game Monopoly.
1. Cuba freed itself from the occupation of the United States on May 20, 1902.
The country is 2.8 times smaller than the U.S. in terms of surface area.
(3) Catholicism is the majority religion. It is estimated that it is professed by 60-70% of Cubans.
4th The highest point of the country is the mountain range of Sierra Maestra Pico Turquino. Rising to an altitude of 1974 meters above sea level, the mountain is located in the area of the National Park Turquino.
The Cuban flag is sometimes called La Estrella Solitaria by the people of Cuba. It was developed by the editor of the La Verdad newspaper, poet Miguel Teurbe Tolón in 1848. His main inspiration was the flag of the United States. It was first presented in the city of Cardenas on May 19, 1850. As the official symbol of Cuba, it has been functioning since the day of independence.
The rectangular flag consists of five alternately arranged horizontal stripes in two colors – three blue and two white. On the left side there is a triangle which is a Masonic symbol of freedom, equality and brotherhood. In its central part there is a white star borrowed from the flag of Texas to illuminate the road to freedom. The blue stripes are supposed to refer to the old divisions of Cuba into three parts – western, central and eastern. The white color symbolizes the purity of revolutionary aspirations and justice. Some people claim that these two belts are the tracks to freedom.