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Afro-Cuban Women Today: In Their Own Voices, etc.

Dance Cuba!

Education in Cuba

Short Term & Long Term Study in Cuba

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About Common Ground Travel

Common Ground is a leading expert in exchanges with Cuba. We organize professional research trips for people in a wide range of fields, relying on our many years of contacts and our expert colleagues in Cuba. We also organize trips for individuals eligible for travel under the U.S. regulations, and we assist a wide range of organizations, universities, and other institutions with programs in Cuba.

In this service, Common Ground provides airline and charter airline tickets to and from Cuba and within Cuba, hotel accommodations, transportation, guide services, lectures, visits, academic and cultural programs and meals, for both specialized and generalized tours of all cities and provinces of Cuba. It cannot under U.S. regulations provide tourist services, though it does provide cultural and historical site visits and tours to qualified travelers.

In addition, it provides passport, visa and other consular-related services to Cuban-Americans and provides visas either directly issued from its office or processed through its office with the Cuban Consulate in Washington and authorized visa services in Cuba. Additionally, it provides retail domestic and international air carrier, car rental and hotel services to its individual clients and groups in relation to Cuba travel. It also provides retail services for leisure and business travel for group and individual clients and referrals to other, non-Cuba destinations.

Merri Ansara

Merri Ansara is director and founder of Common Ground. She traveled and worked in Cuba beginning in 1969 as a journalist, translator, urban planner and teacher. She has a master’s degree in Public Administration and Regional Planning and is a former college Academic Advisor. Merri is responsible for program development and planning at Common Ground.

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