Feet in the clouds: climbing Cuba’s highest peak

A spectacular and dangerous trek up Pico Turquino reveals a side of the island often overlookedFireflies appeared like sprites in the forest when we were still a long way from home. The sun had gone down in a burst of brilliance over the mountains, including the thickly wooded slope where, 61 years ago, Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrillas had taken refuge to prepare a revolution. Darkness was stealing through the trees, exquisite but frightening.It had taken us far longer to reach Cuba&r