Afro Cuba Religion Tour in Havana
Have a religious experience on this Havana Learn about the Afro-Cuban religions from a local its all about the colorful and ancient religions that arrived from Africa, and have since flourished in Cuba.The program includes meeting with Yorubá and other Afro Cuban religious authorities in Havana
Santería, also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, is an African diasporic religion that was developed in Cuba between the 16th and 19th centuries. It arose through a process of syncretism between the traditional Yoruba religion of West Africa and the Roman Catholic form of Christianity
Learn about the colorful and ancient religions that arrived from Africa, and have since flourished in Cuba. Service are OFAC compliant under the general license Support for the Cuban People
we´ll visit the local museum to learn about the history of the 3 main Afro–Cuban religions
Itinerario
Religion Excursion
08:00 Departure to the town of Guanabacoa and Regla where that afrocuban religious are most practiced, visit the Santeria Museum.
Stop are scheduled at the Church of Regla, the Church of the Virgin of Las Mercedes
Visit the Cojimar town, a fisherman town, which also played a role in the defense of the villa during that event, and was relevant in the history because of the live of the American writer Ernest Hemingway in Cuba. (The Novel Old Man and the Sea´s story written by Hemingway and the film based on that novel took place in Cojimar town).
13:00 Luncheon at Cojimar family restaurant
In the way back to Havana stop at El Morro Cabaña Fortress. Entrance to the external areas, special opportunity for pictures.
Visit in Centro Habana, where you can appreciate the cultural project of Hammel Alley; then continues with a visit to the headquarters of the National Folklore in Vedado and to the Foundation of the wise Cuban ethnologist Don Fernando Ortiz.
Visit local homes and learn about the religion from local devotees
Back To accommodation
L (Lunch included)
