Official Receptive of Havana´s International Conference Centre

Visas

In countries where Travel Agencies connected to the Conference Center cannot be found, participants must carry out by themselves all legal procedures to obtain Visa, which is indispensable to arrive in our country .You can request your visa at the Cuban Consulate in your country. We suggest you send to the Organizing Committee in Cuba a passport photocopy which clearly shows your place and date of birth, nationalty, as well as passport number, validity, date and place where it was issued, in order to help you throughout this procedure.

Copa Aerlines, Official Carrier of the Event         

Copa Airlines, the official carrier of the event, is offering all participants who book at Copa Airlines offices a Special Discount of the public fee available at the 40 destinations in 21countries in South America, Central America, the Caribbean and North America.
To make this Discount effective, the passenger must present a participation-proving document issued either by the organizing committee or by the organizing institution of the event.

Copa Airlines Web page: www.copaair.com  



Features of General Interest

Havana was founded in 1519, its historical part and its colonial fortifications have been declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
  
Religion: Freedom of cults. Mostly catholic
Population: Nearly 2 millions
Currency: CUC (Cuban Convertible Peso)
Climate: Tropical, rainy from May to October and rainless from November to April
Average temperature: 25 C°
Official Language: Spanish
Effective Credit Cards:  VISA, BANAMEX INT, CABAL, MASTER, BFI (Note: provided the main office is not American)
Voltage: 110 v
Currency and Travek Check Exchange: BFI, BICSA, Metropolitan Bank