CUBA  175

Travel  is  convenient  and  comfortable  and
the  hotels  fairly  good,  especially  in  the  cities.
The  following  places  should  be  visited:

Population  Population

Havana  350,000  Pinar  del  Rio  ...  53,000
Matanzas  75,000  Santa  Clara  ....  48,000
Cienfuegos  75,000  Guantanamo  ....  45,000
Camaqiiey  70,000  Trinidad  31,000
Manzanillo  56,000  Cardenas  30,000
Santiago  55,000  Guanabacoa  ....  27,000

Cuba  may  be  reached  by  rail  or  water
routes,  it  now  being  possible  owing  to  an  ocean
ferry  via  Florida  to  land  in  Havana  in  the
sleeper  in  which  one  left  New  York.
There  are  22  steamers  a  week  from  the  leading ­
  ports  of  the  United  States  for  Cuba,  in
addition  to  others  regularly  from  Europe  and
Mexico.  There  are  weekly  ships  from  New
York,  Boston,  New  Orleans,  Mobile  and
Galveston  to  Havana.  There  is  also  direct
daily  service  between  Tampa,  Florida  and
Havana.