Thelma on the balcony of the Palacio de Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba

Behind her you can see Cienfuegos Bay (Bahía de Cienfuegos), an inlet of the Caribbean. Christopher Columbus visited this bay in 1494 on his second voyage. When I took this pic of sweet Thelma, it was a hot and surprisingly dry day. Check out the history of the Palacio de Valle, Cienfuegos on Wikipedia.