NatureSmartCuba by VanDam maps all of Cuba’s natural and cultural attractions including beach resorts, ecotourism spots, diving and birding destinations, national parks as well as Havana’s cultural attractions with museums, major architecture, hotels , restaurants and music venues all clearly marked at an immensely legible scale. Clear information design allows users to read the map from three feet away and has earned vanDam maps inclusion in the MoMA Collection. The map is laminated and accordion folded and easily fits into your shirt pocket or purse. Dimensions: open 9” x 32” (closed 9” x 4”). Contents: Cuba Country driving map scale: 1:1,100,000 Havana Vieja Detail map scale: 1:5,500 Endemic Species key and pictures; Reef map details with Diving spots; Remember web access in Cuba is limited to hotels, excruciatingly slow and up-to-date information simply unavailable. There are no maps to buy once you get there. Even if you booked a tour and are ready to follow the person in front of you NatureSmartCuba makes you understand how all the parts of Cuba connect geographically, culturally and ecologically. So you have more stories to tell once back home. NatureSmartCuba by VanDam Its Havana Vieja map shows all major sites architectural and cultural sites with recommended Malecón, Museum and Music Club guided walks to get you around town with confidence and the latest information. A brief riff of how Havana music and architecture are part of the same rhythmic energy will add to your insights. NatureSmartCuba by VanDam covers the entire country from the western Pinar del Río and its endemic —Cuba only —snails in Valle de Viñales to the trails and special birding sites in Zapata National Park opposite the Bay of Pigs — Museo Girón— best combined with a trip to the architectural jewel that is Trinidad. From the northern beach resorts of Cayo Coco and Varadero to the special reef diving spots in the Jardines de la Reina National Park in the Caribbean Sea, from the mountains of the Sierra Maestra to the wet, humid rainforests of Parque Nacional de Alejandro de Humboldt in the Eastern province of Guantanamo you will see and understand why Cuba is called the Galapagos of the Caribbean. In addition to visualizing unique animal species found nowhere else the map abounds with practical information including critical gas stations for a cross country car trip. Cuba maps by VanDam are updated twice a year and most current. Its film lamination is extra durable and will last for your next trip. Simplicity reigns supreme to make complex cities clear and understandable. Our typography creates character and reveals the true bones of the city. Each map opens to 32" x 9" and then folds down to 4"x 9". Buy this map to become an instant StreetSmart Cubana and gain instant Cuba SMARTS…! "The Map to the Nature of Cuba" --The New York Times "A Magical Series" --Travel & Leisure "Maps that Make Dreams" --Paper Magazine Stephan Van Dam is an award-winning cartographer, graphic designer, and information architect. He is the publisher and creative director of New York-based VanDam, Inc. The universal power of maps has been his guiding passion for the past 30 years and fuels his desire to tell stories and construct new realities through maps in all media. VanDam publishes maps to 125 cities worldwide in five unique formats: StreetSmart, Pop-up, UNFOLDS, @tlas and 4DmApp all of which are highly legible, up-to-date and come in sexy, irresistible packages. Van Dam holds several patents in the field of paper engineering and origami map folding. His work has been honored by the Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the editors of ID magazine and has been featured on national television and in numerous feature films. Twenty six of VanDam's origami-folding maps are in the MoMA Collection. He presented his 4DmApp at the original TED conference in 2002. clear, up to date map of all of Cuba laminated and durable easy to read and use beautiful design