The Cuban Connection

Now that the last Rumba sleeve has disappeared over the carnival horizon for another year, I’ve been investigating the strong ties between Tenerife and the Americas, or more specifically, Cuba.

When the lure of the New World beckoned poverty stricken farmers from these shores to venture beyond World’s End, it began a relationship that was to endure for centuries.

From hand rolled cigars to savoury griddled corn cakes and a steady Latino beat to rum fuelled mojitos, March’s Living Tenerife will have you dusting off your Cuban heels and booking Salsa lessons…ay caramba!