fbpx

C. Lee McKenzie

Young Adult and Middle Grade Author

You are here: Home / Uncategorized / #atozchallenge: A is for Hotel Ambros Mundos and Archaeology

#atozchallenge: A is for Hotel Ambros Mundos and Archaeology

By

Bonus A is for ARC (Advanced Reading Copy) of Sign of the Green Dragon. I’m offering a free digital copy of my book in exchange for an honest review by August 1. I’ll nudge everyone once before that date. Just ask for the ARC in your comment along with format you need & a way to contact you. 


Here’s to a great AtoZ!

Join in the FUN.

 

This year I traveled to Cuba. You know, it’s that little island that’s spitting distance from Florida and should not be visited without special dispensation. I wanted to see it before MacDonald’s arrived. I’m so glad I did. I learned a lot and I met some wonderful people. It seems they like us. Now there’s a change!

I’ll add a short T/F quiz to each post the same as I did last year about Burma, and I’ll post the answers to the questions the following day. 

A is for Hotel Ambros Mundos, which was built in 1929. It was Hemingway’s first home in Cuba. Room 511 is a museum and the lobby is filled with pictures of Hemingway and his entourage. 


A is also for archeology.

This was one of the most interesting archeological museums I visited. It was in a cave where the early people of the island actually lived. Their remains and their artifacts are in situ and you have to climb up to it and risk life and limb while roaming inside the cave to see the exhibits.


I had the feeling these artifacts were fairly new.

These aboriginal people were called the Guanahatibibes by early writers 

They lived by fishing, hunting or gathering and may have been on the island when Columbus arrived.



Your T/F Quiz for A
1.While Hemingway lived at the Hotel Ambros Mundos he worked on For Whom the Bell Tolls.
2.Columbus discovered Cuba in 1492.
Answers tomorrow.

Comments

  2. That cave museum looks cool. I know several people who are huge Hemingway fans and would love to visit that hotel.

    True and False.

  3. Gorgeous pictures. What a lovely experience visiting the museum and learning about Cuba. I just finished reading your book and recommend it. Kids, boys especially, will love it.

  5. If you don't already have a long list of reviewers, send your book my way. I'd love to read and review it. I have a Kindle if that's the easiest way to get it to me. mary.aalgaard at yahoo.
    I'm going to come back often during the challenge to learn more about Cuba!
    Mary at Play off the Page

  7. It's neat that you got to see Hemingway's home. A friend of mine was stationed in Cuba a couple years ago and had some beautiful pictures of the shoreline!

    I'm not sure about 1, but 2 is true 🙂

  9. I still have to get to Cuba before all the Hiltons go up and Starbucks. This is interesting to read and I think both questions are true:)

  10. This sounds like a fascinating trip. What an interesting museum. I am sure you had fun exploring. Loved seeing the pictures! I say true to both…
    ~Jess

  18. Yippee! You are sharing photos of your travels! Love it! Can't wait to see more! I'm in the midst of reading Sign of the Green Dragon and I'm enjoying it immensely!

  20. I was under the impression American weren't allowed in Cuba. Sine I'm obviously wrong, I"m looking forward to learning more about the place from you! 🙂

  23. I would love to visit Cuba, but sadly it isn't spitting distance from BC, Canada. Might as well be on another continent. Still, I've got it on my bucket list. Thanks for the lovely photos.

  24. My guess is true. Did Hemingway write everywhere? It certainly seems that way! Lucky guy.

    And what an awesome museum. Cuba hasn't been at the top of my list, but I'd be happy to go if the opportunity arose.

    You can put me down for an ARC. I know how important those early reviews are.

  25. True! 🙂 I'd love to see Cuba, but my husband wouldn't go so it's unlikely I'll see it in my lifetime so thanks for the pictures! 🙂 Good luck with the chalenge this April, too. X

  27. I'm also saying true for both. Looking forward to your posts this month – I love learning about places I've never been. What an amazing trip you must have had.

  29. I knew Hemingway worked on some of For Whom The Bell Tolls in Cuba. I believe he also worked in several other places. Very nice pictures of Cuba and it is nice to know that the hotel room from Hemingway is a musuem.
    All the best in the Challenge.
    Shalom,
    Patricia @ EverythingMustChange

  31. First of all, I'm so impressed by your website! Love it. And secondly, what a fab post! While this is very random, I think 1 is True and 2 is False. 😀

  43. It's a lot of fun to see your pictures from Cuba! It would be interesting to know if the artifacts in the archeological museum were truly as old as they say, or newer as you mentioned they seemed. I'm looking forward to the rest of your posts!

    My post, "A is for Amigurumi" is up over at my blog, Ink & Stitches. I hope you come by and visit: http://blog.jhwinter.com

  47. I am going to take a guess: #1 is true and #2 is false. I want to go to Cuba even though you can now do it easier it has loss a little of its intrigue. What's your book about? Does this have the mining story?

  49. It's interesting that the hotel has highlighted Hemingway's stay there. Your book sounds interesting, I'd love to review it. A pdf works fine for e.

  50. I had no idea Hemmingway even went to Cuba – shows how much I know 🙂 Good luck with the new book, what's it about?
    Tasha
    Tasha's Thinkings (72) | Wittegen Press (74) | FB3X (AC) (75)

  51. I don't know about Hemingway and writing his novel in Cuba. But I do know #2 is TRUE! And I'll be happy to read and review your book. A Kindle version would be fine.

    I'm very much looking forward to learning about Cuba!