Tourism in the Caribbean - Tourism in Aruba, Tourism in Barbados, Tourism in Belize, Tourism in Cuba, Tourism in Dominica, Tourism in Haiti (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Tourism in Aruba, Tourism in Barbados, Tourism in Belize, Tourism in Cuba, Tourism in Dominica, Tourism in Haiti, Tourism in Jamaica, Tourism in Puerto Rico, Tourism in Saint Lucia, Tourism in Trinidad and Tobago, Tourism in the British Virgin Islands, Tourism in the Cayman Islands, United States embargo against Cuba, Varadero, Counterpart Caribbean, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference And Cultural Centre, Casa particular, Puerto Rico Convention Center, Firefly Estate, Xtabi, Sandals Resorts, Stingray City, Grand Cayman, Caribbean Tourism Organization, Discover Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados National Trust, James Bond Beach, Reggae Beach, AAA Five Diamond Award, Hacienda El Jibarito, Scuba diving in the Cayman Islands, Dolphin Discovery, Festivals in Aruba, Hacienda Juanita, National Trust for the Cayman Islands, Saint Lawrence Gap, Caribbean Travel & Life. Excerpt: The United States embargo against Cuba (described in Cuba and Latin America as el bloqueo, Spanish for "the blockade") is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo partially imposed on Cuba in October 1960. It was enacted after Cuba nationalized the properties of United States citizens and corporations and it was strengthened to a near-total embargo since February 7, 1962. Titled the Cuban Democracy Act, the embargo was codified into law in 1992 with the stated purpose of maintaining sanctions on Cuba so long as the Cuban government continues to refuse to move toward "democratization and greater respect for human rights." In 1996, Congress passed the Helms-Burton Act, which further restricted United States citizens from doing business in or with Cuba, and mandated restrictions on giving public or private assistance to any successor government in Havana unless and until certain claims against the Cuban government are met. In 1999, U.S. President Bill Cl...