{"id":61120,"date":"2016-01-07T17:48:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T22:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=61120"},"modified":"2016-01-07T17:48:52","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T22:48:52","slug":"vinales-makes-new-york-times-list-of-places-to-go-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/economy\/tourism-in-cuba\/vinales-makes-new-york-times-list-of-places-to-go-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Vi\u00f1ales makes New York Times’ list of Places to Go in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vi\u00f1ales, a town in the western province of Pinar del Rio in Cuba, has been selected by the New York Times as one of 52 places to go in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a big world out there, so we\u2019ve narrowed it down for you,” reads the introduction to the selection released today in the NYT Travel section.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 NYT has been publishing this ranking every January since 2008<\/a>, but no mention of Cuba would be made until 2015<\/a> -in an astonishing second place, by the way- when the rapprochement between the U.S. and Cuba brought a lot of attention to the island, and helped to ease travel restrictions.<\/p>\n

On that occasion, Cuba was included on the list as an entire country, so Vi\u00f1ales is the first region to be singled out in the country as a special destination.<\/p>\n

The announcement came only one day after the NYT devoted one of its “36 hours in…” pieces to the capital of Cuba.<\/p>\n

36 hours in Havana<\/a> highlights what the author, Damien Cave, consideres to be some of the best spots to visit in the city.<\/p>\n

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Havana. 36 Hours. My take on the city\u2019s changes and perennial charms and challenges. https:\/\/t.co\/XQmippEhx3<\/a><\/p>\n

— Damien Cave (@damiencave) January 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n