Introduction Cuba's changed dramatically! We spent a majority of time in the south coast city of Trinidad - declared by UNESCO to be one of the most well preserved colonial cities of the old Spanish empire. Photo Gallery (Click to see photos) Trinidad Photos | Havana Photos November 2010   View the 300+ photos April 2001 Havana Photos | Varadero Photos 1996 Journal Entry Read the full story Currency ~ Cuba Peso (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge) (Click to enlarge)	Country Information Republic of Cuba Communist state; current government assumed power by force on January 1, 1959.