11th Annual Ernest Hemingway Colloquium and Tour in Cuba
This event is sponsored by the Ernest Hemingway Museum at Finca Vigia in coordination with the Hemingway Department of the Jose Marti Journalism International Institute.
The objective of the colloquium is to exchange ideas and experiences with specialists
and institutions and to discuss recent studies about the writer’s life and work.
The event will also celebrate the 70th anniversary of Death in the Afternoon, the 60th anniversary of To Have and to Have and the 45th anniversary of the Ernest Hemingway Museum Foundation. See next page for event topics.
Departure Tuesday, June 19, 2007 • Return Monday, June 25, 2007
INCLUDES:
R/T Ticket Cancun – Havana
6 Nights at the Occidental Miramar Hotel in Havana
Participation in all regularly scheduled Colloquium Events
Breakfast every day and several lunches and dinners
City tour of Old Havana • English speaking tour guide
Travel License • Medical Insurance • Cuban Visa
All ground transportation by modern tour buses with A/C and restroom
An experience you will never forget
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Cuban airport departure tax of $25.00
Total Price: $2450
per person - double occupancy
$1225 due by May 15, 2007 • $1225 due by June 1, 2007
For information call 818-468-6050
Tour Organizer - Marimar Travel, 323-569-7147
All travel in accordance with U.S. Department of the Treasury rules and regulations.
11th Annual Ernest Hemingway Colloquium and Tour in Cuba
Itinerary
Departure Tuesday, June 19, 2007 • Return Monday, June 25, 2007
Tuesday, June 19 - Travel from Cancun to Havana. Traditional Cuban dinner under a thatched roof at El Aljibe restaurant.
Wednesday, June 20 - Participants will take a city tour, which includes a brief history of the island and important sites throughout Old Havana. This includes the Plaza de la Revolucion and a craft market, where participants will meet local Cuban artists. After lunch participants will visit the Cohiba cigar factory and the Havana Club rum factory. Breakfast at the hotel, lunch at La Bodeguita Del Medio, a Hemingway haunt in Old Havana. Dinner in old Havana.
Thursday, June 21 –Colloquium begins. After dinner participants will attend the CaŇonazo ceremony. Nightly at 9:00 sharp a cannon is fired on the harbor side of La CabaŇa Fortress by a squad attired in 19th Century uniforms. Hundreds of Cubans from all walks of life gather at the Fortress every night to experience this event, a holdover from Spanish times when the shot signaled that the city gates were about to close. Breakfast at the hotel, lunch in Las Terrazas, dinner in Old Havana.
Friday, June 22 – Colloquium activities. Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch and dinner in Old Havana.
Saturday, June 23 - Colloquium activities. Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch in Old Havana. Dinner and cabaret show (optional) at the Hotel Nacional, listed in the book, “1000 Things to See Before You Die.”
Sunday, June 24 – Last day of Colloquium. Breakfast at the hotel. Lunch and dinner in Old Havana.
Monday, June 25 – Participants return to Cancun.
Colloquium Topics
Hemingway’s bullfighting relationships and how it was reflected not only in his works but also in his life as a journalist and in the museum collections
Hemingway’s knowledge of Cuba, as presented in his literary and journalistic work, in his collections at Finca Vigia and other institutions
Discussion of studies related to Hemingway’s life and work
Hemingway’s influence on other writers
*Specific restaurants and activities may be subject to change.
** A program of activities will be made available to participants in advance.