UNC CHARLOTTE
CUBAN SUMMER PROGRAM
SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES AND LITERATURE
HAVANA, CUBA
MAY – JUNE 2017 (SUMMER SESSION I)
Below is a tentative program itinerary. Please note that all activities,
visits, and events are tentative at the time of publication and are
subject to change. Students must be in residence for the entirety of the
program and attend all program activities.
Day 1
Departure for Havana on group flight (included in program fee)
Arrival in Cuba with transfer to accommodations
Late lunch at accommodations
Safety and Cultural Orientation at accommodations
Group welcome dinner in Old Havana
Day 2
7:00 am Breakfast at accommodations
8:00 am Welcome Orientation at Centro de Estudios Martianos
8:30- 10:00 am Guest Speaker at CEM:
Life and Works of Jose Marti
10:30am- 12:00 pm Visit to the José Martí Memorial in Plaza de la Revolucion & Biblioteca
Nacional de Jose Marti
12:30 pm Group Lunch
3:00 pm Walking tour of Old Havana
 El Capitolio
 Plaza de San Francisco
 Plaza Viejo
 Plaza de Armas
 Plaza de la Catedral
6:30 pm Dinner at Accommodations
Ride in 1950’s nostalgicars through Old Havana and arrive at the
Ceremonia del Cañonazo
9:00 pm Ceremonia del Cañonazo
Day 3
Breakfast at accommodations
8:00-10:00 am Span 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition
(classroom #1) (Spanish Language Majors, taught by UNC Charlotte faculty)
8:00-10:00 am Topics in Latin American Studies
(classroom #2) (Latin American Studies Majors, taught by local faculty in English or with
translation)
10:15am -12:15 pm Spanish 3208: Introduction to Literary Analysis
(classroom #1) (Spanish Language Majors-, taught by local faculty in Spanish)
10:15 am -12:15 pm Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies
(classroom #2) (Latin American Studies major, taught by local faculty in English or with
translation)
12:30pm Visit and have lunch at the women’s cooperative paladar, La Casona de 17
Restaurant, and have a meeting with one of the owners. (included)
UNC CHARLOTTE
CUBAN SUMMER PROGRAM
SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES AND LITERATURE
HAVANA, CUBA
MAY – JUNE 2017 (SUMMER SESSION I)
3:00 pm Walking tour of the Vedado Neighborhood
· La Rampa
· Copelia Ice Cream Palace
· Malecon
6:30 pm Dinner at accommodations
9:00 pm Salsa dancing at Club 1830
Day 4 – Day 6
am Breakfast at accommodations
8:00-10:00 am Span 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition (group 1) /
Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
10:15 am -12:15 pm Spanish 3208: Introduction to Literary Analysis (group 1) /
Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
Afternoon (Wed) Departure to visit the Organopónico Vivero Alamar, Cuba’s most
successful urban cooperative agricultural project, formed after the
collapse of the Soviet Bloc in the early 1990s
Afternoon (Thurs) Visit the University of Havana, Cuba’s oldest university and one of the
first established in the Americas, and discuss the Cuban higher education
system.
Afternoon (Fri) Tour of the Museo de la Revolucion
6:30 pm Dinner at Accommodations
Day 7
am Breakfast at accommodations
8:30 am Depart for Las Terrazas (~1 hr), the sustainable eco-community home to
250 families in Sierra del Rosario and the first UNESCO Biosphere
Reserve in Cuba
9:30 am Group welcome to learn about the principles, approaches and practices
that serve to sustain the community and tour the village:
 Visit the El Romero eco-restaurant, in the center of the
community with its organic gardens
 Visit local artist studios and craft shops
 Visit the community library and reference center
 Speak with local community members about the various projects
sustaining the eco-tourism community.
12:30 pm Group Lunch at Banos del San Juan
Optional ziplining or swim in the river
4:00 pm Depart for Vinales
6:00 pm Check into hotel and Group Dinner
8:00 pm Live music at Casa de la Musica in Vinales
Day 8
am Breakfast at hotel
8:00 am Tour of Vinales - UNESCO World Heritage Site famous for its mogotes,
spectacular dome-like limestone outcrops that rise as high as 900 feet.
11:00 am Tour la Cueva del Indio, one of 17 known caves in Cuba rediscovered in
1920.
UNC CHARLOTTE
CUBAN SUMMER PROGRAM
SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES AND LITERATURE
HAVANA, CUBA
MAY – JUNE 2017 (SUMMER SESSION I)
12:30 pm Group lunch at Agroecologica El Paraiso
Tour of this organic tobacco farm and meet with the
entrepreneur/business owner.
4:00 pm Return to Havana
Free time
Day 9 – Day 13
Breakfast at accommodations
8:00-10:00 am Span 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition (group 1) /
Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
10:15 am -12:15 pm Spanish 3208: Introduction to Literary Analysis (group 1) /
Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
Afternoon (Mon) Visit Casa Fuster– Located in the old fishing Village of Jaimanitas. José
Fuster, inspired by Gaudí’s work in Barcelona, has transformed his home
and neighborhood into a wonderland of ceramic murals, fountains
benches and sculptures.
Afternoon (Tues) Visit to the National Literacy Museum to learn about the Cuban National
Literacy Campaign launched in 1961
Afternoon (Wed) Independent Research
Afternoon (Thurs) Visit Cabildo Quisicuaba – sociocultural diversity project
Afternoon (Fri) Independent Research
6:30 pm Dinner at accommodations
Day 14
8:00 am Breakfast at accommodations
9:00 am-1:00 pm Visit Finca Vijia and Cojimar- Hemingway House and site of Old Man and
the Sea.
2:00 pm Lunch at accommodations
Afternoon for independent research
Free time
Visit and dancing at Fábrica del Arte
Day 15
8:00 am Breakfast at accommodations
12:00 pm Callejón de Hamel- Rumba music and parade at Centro Havana's high
temple of Afro-Cuban culture
2:00 pm Lunch at accommodations
3:30 pm Visit Almacenes San José Artisans Market to meet with local artisans and
have the opportunity to purchase original artworks.
Free time
Day 16 – Day 20
am Breakfast at accommodations
8:00-10:00 am Span 3202 Advanced Conversation and Composition (group 1) /
Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
10:15 am -12:15 pm Spanish 3208: Introduction to Literary Analysis (group 1) /
Advanced Topics in Latin American Studies (group 2)
Afternoon (Mon) Visit to ArteCorte- community art Project/micro-business
Afternoon (Tues) Visit Museo de las Bellas Artes
Afternoon (Wed) Independent Research
UNC CHARLOTTE
CUBAN SUMMER PROGRAM
SPANISH LANGUAGE LEARNING, LATIN AMERICAN
STUDIES AND LITERATURE
HAVANA, CUBA
MAY – JUNE 2017 (SUMMER SESSION I)
Afternoon (Thurs) Visit Muraleando, a vibrant community outreach art project founded by
local residents.
Afternoon (Fri) Return to the San Jose Art Market
6:30 pm Dinner at accommodations
Day 21
Breakfast at accommodations
am Transfer and check-in at airport
Depart Havana on group flight (included in program fee)
ITINERARY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE