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The Cuba coco taxis are some
yellow cars, with small dimensions, can be seen in Havana and in
Varadero. Don’t let yourself gulled by the way these cars look:
they may be small but they can touch a pretty high speed. The
coco taxis are used as taxis to transport persons so you may try
them when you visit Havana for example. You can take this taxi
from your hotel to the downtown, even for the pleasure of a trip
with such type of taxi. It will be a funny experience that costs
about 10 cuc (the Cuba’s currency. The price may vary; it is
cheaper than the rest of the taxis and can be negotiated. This
funny and interesting orange travel way will be one of the most
pleasant memories of your trip to Cuba. This enjoyable way of
visiting Cuba was called the Coco taxis by the locals because of
their spherical shape; the car looks like a huge coconut. The
car’s fiberglass and plastic bodywork are combined in a big
round shape. There are hundreds of Coco taxis in Havana only.
What you have to know is that the black Coco taxi with yellow is
for the locals and the yellow Coco taxi is for the tourists.
Starting with 2008 all the Cuban taxi companies are included
under the name of Cuba taxi. Some of them are still working with
their old name, such as Panatax, a company that it seems to be
the cheapest one. The Transgaviota, Turistaxi and Taxi Ok have
expensive prices. If you want to take a taxi without a meter you
have to tell the driver the price you offer prior getting in the
cab. If the cab has the meter, 1 is the code at the daytime and
4 is the code at the nigh time. |
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