Burón
District of Arroyo Naranjo
La Habana - Cuba

Diezmero

Diezmero is a ward in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, located by Carretera Central. It is under the administration of San Miguel del Padrón, a city municipality of Havana. Its demography spreads within about 2 square kilometers.

Located at 23.0833, -82.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Wards of Havana

Finca Vigía

Finca Vigía (Lookout Farm) was the home of Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, and now houses a museum.

Located at 23.0677, -82.2964 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ernest Hemingway, Museums in Cuba, Historic house museums in Cuba

Estadio Latinoamericano

The Estadio Latinoamericano (Spanish for Latin American Stadium) is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball. Gran Estadio, a spacious pitchers' park with prevailing winds blowing in and boasting a playing surface and lighting system of major-league quality, was built in 1946 as the top baseball park in Latin America. Located in the Cerro neighborhood, it opened with the name Gran Estadio de La Habana and currently holds about 55,000 people.

Located at 23.1183, -82.3761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Sport in Havana, Baseball venues in Cuba, National stadiums, Pittsburgh Pirates spring training venues, Brooklyn Dodgers spring training venues, Sports venues completed in 1946

Santiago de Las Vegas

Santiago de las Vegas is a ward of Boyeros, a municipality of Havana, Cuba, located 12 miles south of city center. As of the year 2000, the population was 22,000. The Cuban government maintains an agricultural experiment station, as well as a meteorology center in the city.

Located at 22.9778, -82.3778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Wards of Havana

Estadio Pedro Marrero

Estadio Pedro Marrero, the home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was built in 1929.

Located at 23.1073, -82.4129 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Football venues in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Sport in Havana, Multi-purpose stadiums, Defunct college football venues

El Capitolio

El Capitolio, or National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba, was the seat of government in Cuba until after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and is now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences. Its design and name recall the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. , but it is only superficially similar. Completed in 1929, it was the tallest building in Havana until the 1950s and houses the world's third largest indoor statue.

Located at 23.1353, -82.3594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1929, Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Geodesic datums, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba, Seats of national legislatures

Colon Cemetery, Havana

The Colon Cemetery or more fully in the Spanish language Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba on top of Espada Cemetery. Named for Christopher Columbus, the 140 acre (57 ha) cemetery is noted for its many elaborately sculpted memorials. It is estimated that today the cemetery has more than 500 major mausoleums, chapels, and family vaults.

Located at 23.1231, -82.3986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Cuba, Museums in Havana

Aeroflot Flight 331

Aeroflot Flight 331, refers to an Ilyushin Il-62M, registration CCCP-86614, that was operated by the International Civil Aviation Directorate of Aeroflot as an international scheduled Moscow–Frankfurt–Lisbon–Havana passenger service, and crashed 1 km away from José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, on 27 May 1977 after it hit power lines on its final approach to the airport in poor weather.

Located at 22.9892, -82.4092 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Cuba, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1977, 1977 in Cuba, 1977 in the Soviet Union, Cuba–Soviet Union relations, Accidents and incidents involving the Ilyushin Il-62, Aeroflot accidents and incidents

Gran Teatro de La Habana

The Gran Teatro de La Habana (Spanish "Great Theatre of Havana") is located in the Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba. It is located in a building known as the Palace of the Galician Centre which served as a place of social reunion for the Galician immigrants in Havana. The theatre has been home of the Cuban National Ballet and, on its main stage, of the International Ballet Festival of Havana.

Located at 23.1368, -82.3596 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cuban culture, Theatres in Havana, Spanish Colonial architecture in Cuba, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba

José Martí Memorial

The José Martí Memorial (Spanish: Monumento a José Martí) is a memorial to José Martí, the national hero of Cuba, located on the northern side of the Plaza de la Revolución in the Vedado area of Havana. It consists of a star-shaped tower, a statue of Martí surrounded by six columns, and gardens. The 109 m (358 ft) tower, designed by a team of architects led by Enrique Luis Varela, is in the form of a five-pointed star, encased in grey Cuban marble from the Isla de la Juventud.

Located at 23.1228, -82.3867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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1950s architecture, Museums in Havana, Monuments and memorials in Cuba

Oriental Park Racetrack

Oriental Park Racetrack in Marianao, Havana, Cuba was a thoroughbred horse racing facility operated during the winter months by the Havana-American Jockey Club of Cuba. Founded in 1915, Oriental Park was the only race track in Cuba in the days before Fidel Castro came to power in 1959.

Located at 23.0734, -82.4198 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Horse racing venues in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Sport in Havana, 1915 establishments

El Templete

El Templete is a monument in Havana, Cuba, that pays homage to the place where the foundation of the town of San Cristóbal de la Habana was celebrated in 1519. The monument consists of bust of Christopher Columbus and three canvases painted by Jean Baptiste Vermay. It is a Neoclassic building, typical example of colonial architecture. Close to the Templete, there is a column which replaces a silk-cotton tree, under which the first mass and the first Council of Havana were celebrated.

Located at 23.1405, -82.349 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana

The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana) in Havana, Cuba is a museum of Fine Arts that exhibits Cuban art collections from the colonial times up to contemporary generations. It was founded on February 23, 1913 due to the efforts of its first director, Emilio Heredia, a well-known architect. After frequent moves it was finally placed on the block once occupied by the old Colon Market.

Located at 23.1402, -82.3572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Cuban culture, Museums in Havana, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba, Art museums established in 1913, 1913 establishments in Cuba

Cuban Academy of Sciences

The Academy of Sciences of Cuba (Academia de Ciencias de Cuba), founded on May 19, 1861 with its headquarters in the National Capitol building in Havana, is Cuba's Academy of Sciences. It is an official institution of the Cuban state with a national scope, independent and consultative in the area of science, and the successor of the former Royal Academy of Medicine, Physical and Natural Sciences of Havana, and is also attached to the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.

Located at 23.1352, -82.3596 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Education in Cuba

Manzana de Gómez

Manzana de Gómez (Gómez Block), a 20th century building in Havana, was the first shopping mall in Cuba. It is 5 stories tall. It was built by José Gómez-Mena Vila. The 1910 landmark structure was the first European-style shopping arcade in Cuba.

Located at 23.138, -82.3579 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Shopping malls in Havana

Espada Cemetery

The Espada Cemetery is a disused cemetery located approximately a mile west of the city of Havana, Cuba, near to the coast and close to the San Lázaro Leper Hospital. In use from 1806 to 1878, the Espada Cemetery was the first burial place formally designed and constructed in the Havana region; prior to the cemetery construction, the Havana custom had been to bury the dead in vaults of the Churches. It was named after the Bishop incumbent at the time of design, José Díaz de Espada y Landa.

Located at 23.1231, -82.3986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana

Captaincy General of Cuba

The Captaincy General of Cuba (Spanish: Capitanía General de Cuba) was an administrative district of the Spanish Empire created in 1607 as part of Habsburg Spain's attempt to better defend the Caribbean against foreign powers, which also involved creating captaincies general in Puerto Rico, Guatemala and Yucatán. The restructuring of the Captaincy General in 1764 was the first example of the Bourbon Reforms in America.

Located at 23.1167, -82.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Spanish colonial period of Cuba, Captaincies General of the Spanish Empire, Government of Cuba, Military history of Cuba, 1607 establishments, 1897 disestablishments, New Spain, Spanish West Indies, Former countries in the Caribbean

Bodeguita del medio

La Bodeguita del Medio is a typical restaurant-bar of Havana (Cuba). It is a famous tourist destination because of the personalities which have patronized it: Salvador Allende, the poet Pablo Neruda, the writer Ernest Hemingway, the artist Josignacio and many others. La Bodeguita lays claim to being the birthplace of the Mojito cocktail, prepared in the bar since its opening in 1942, although this is disputed.

Located at 23.1408, -82.3522 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Restaurants in Cuba, Visitor attractions in Havana

Floridita

Floridita or El Floridita is an historic fish restaurant and cocktail bar in the older part of Havana, Cuba. It lies at the end of Calle Obispo (Bishop Street), across Monserrate Street from the The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana. The establishment is famous for its daiquiris and for having been one of the favourite hangouts of Ernest Hemingway in Havana. “ My mojito in La Bodeguita, my daiquiri in El Floridita ”

Located at 23.1373, -82.3573 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Havana, Restaurants in Cuba

Cuban pine forests

The Cuban pine forests are a tropical coniferous forest ecoregion on the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Isla de la Juventud. They cover an area of 6,400 km, occurring in separate sections in eastern Cuba and western Cuba and Isla de la Juventud.

Located at 23.13, -82.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, Ecoregions of the Caribbean, Geography of Cuba, Flora of Cuba, Environment of Cuba, Neotropic ecozone

University of Havana

The University of Havana or UH (in Spanish, Universidad de La Habana) is a university located in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba. Founded in 1728, the University of Havana is the oldest university in Cuba, and one of the first to be founded in the Americas. Originally a religious institution, today the University of Havana has 15 faculties (colleges) at its Havana campus and distance learning centers throughout Cuba.

Located at 23.1343, -82.382 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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1728 establishments, Educational institutions established in the 1720s, Education in Havana, Havana culture, Visitor attractions in Havana, Universities in Cuba

Havana Central railway station

Havana Central (Spanish: La Habana Central; the "Central Railway Station", Estación Central de Ferrocarriles), is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba, is the hub of the rail system in the country.

Located at 23.1297, -82.3553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Transport in Havana, Buildings and structures in Havana, Railway stations in Cuba, Railway stations opened in 1912, Visitor attractions in Havana

Lonja del Comercio building

The Lonja del Comercio (Chamber of Commerce) building in Old Havana, Cuba served as the stock exchange in the capital until the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Today, it is an office building. Based in the building are local and foreign companies, the Brazilian Embassy, news agencies like CNN Havana Bureau, and the Habana Radio Station.

Located at 23.1381, -82.3483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Office buildings completed in 1909, Buildings and structures in Havana

Sloppy Joe's Bar, Havana

Sloppy Joe's Bar was a historic bar located in Havana, Cuba. The advent of Prohibition in the United States spurred its original owner, Jose Garcia Abeal, to change the emphasis from food service to liquor service when American tourists would visit Havana for the nightlife, the gambling and the alcohol they could not obtain back home. Sloppy Joe's welcomed tourists for over four decades, and offered over 80 cocktails in addition to the bar's own brand of 12 year old rum.

Located at 23.1395, -82.358 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Drinking establishments in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana

Paseo del Prado, Havana

Paseo del Prado, is a street in Havana, Cuba, on the dividing line between Centro Habana and Old Havana. Technically, the Paseo includes entire length of Paseo Martí, including: The divided street with promenade extending from the Malecón at San Salvador de la Punta Fortress south to Neptuno Street The street along the west side of the Parque Central The street on the east side of the Capitolio The area around the Fuente de la India fountain.

Located at 23.1372, -82.3589 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Geography of Havana, Gardens in Cuba, Visitor attractions in Havana