Welcome We're heading to Cuba Cuba is an island country It reaches from the Gulf of Mexico on its west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on its east coast The Caribbean Sea touches Cuba's southern coast The Bahamas and the U S state of Florida are Cuba's neighbors to the north Jamaica lies to the South Haiti is Cuba's closest neighbor It sits to the southeast Varadero Beach is one of Cuba's many beautiful beaches sandy
GULF FLORIDA MEXICO B À H A M A S ANTIC Varadero Havana ROSARIO ATLANTIC OCEAN VALLE DE VINALES Iirituada alswANEL Santa Clara ORGINOS СОВА LANTER Trinidad ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD པ CARIBBEAN ГЕА PICO TURQUINO 2 1 Guantánamo MAE SIRA U S Naval GUANTÁNAMO Base BAY mountains plains swamp country's capital JAM A МАСА HAITI city
The Land Low plains and rolling hills make up much of Cuba Farmland and tropical trees cover these areas Mountains rise beyond green farm fields and trees tropical
fiéesura Mountains rise up in other parts of the country The Sierra Maestra is a mountain range in the Southeast It includes Pico Turquino the island's highest point The Organos and the Rosario ranges lie in western Cuba Map Whiz Quiz Take a look at the map on page 5 Trace the outline of Cuba onto a sheet of paper Can you find the tip of Florida Mark that with an N for north What about Haiti Label it with an E for east Find Jamaica Mark it with an S for south Then color the water around Cuba blue A gentle mist hovers over the treetops along the Sierra Maestra range mountain
