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Flowers from around the world will be on display in Philadelphia, orchids in the Bronx will help conjure up Cuba, and the streetscapes of Paris have been reimagined at a garden in St. Louis.

For the first time in the history of its horticulture, Cuba obtained cabbage seed of a new strain that increases yields.

The Center for Sustainable Development of Tourism was created at the Hotel and Catering Trade School of Ciego de Ávila with the objective of preserving marine and terrestrial biodiversity in areas of tourist activities located north of the provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus y Ciego de Ávila, ascribed to the UNDP/GEF Sabana-Camagüey.

Cuba is recognized worldwide for its development of strategies to protect the ozone layer.

French surfer Martin Gaverieux was prevented from carrying out a journey from the United States to Cuba using a windsurfer, putting forward that there are economic, financial and trade restrictions against the Island.

A half dozen countries will take part from next February 15 in the International Underwater Photography Festival Fotosub Colony 2010 in Cuba, informed Wednesday the newspaper Juventud Rebelde.

Cuban authorities opened a 39-mile road in the strategic peninsula of Guanahacabibes, in the country's western area that will benefit tourism development and national security plans.

Relics of local architecture of homes at Viñales Valley are now being kept in their original appearance through an emergent program to preserve the charms of that Cuban landscape, Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The first ecology workshop of orchid populations: Vanguard tools, will take place from January 19-24 at Guanahacabibes peninsula visiting centre, with the participation of 21 specialists from nine countries and 13 Cubans.

The Mockingbird had disappeared. Its bewitching trill ceased to be heard in the few woods that remained in Banes after the pass of hurricane Ike last September 2008. Since then, no mockingbird was spotted all around.

For the second year in a row, Cuba’s Varadero seaside resort, located around 130 kilometres from  Havana, received one million tourists before the end of the year. 

Studies on the biodiversity of protected areas such as Sabana-Camagüey ecosystem, appear among the results that the Centre of Environmental Investigations of the province of Camaguey (CIMAC) presents by the end of 2009.

Cuba now has ten new Protected Areas (AP), to reach 45, thus giving continuity to the official policy in favour of conservationism and protectionism of its natural resources, among them, the Limones-Tuabaquey Ecological Reserve, located in Camagüey.

What comes to mind when Canadians think of Cuba? Sunshine, scenery and beautiful beaches. We think of the fun of the inexpensive, all-inclusive vacation - and the welcoming nature of Cuba's people. Cuba is our getaway, our warm-weather haven that allows us to escape Canada's winter chill - even if that escape lasts only for a week or two.

The Maria la Gorda Scuba Diving International Centre and supply to vessels are priorities right now in the tourist development of the Guanahacabibes peninsula, a Biosphere Reserve.