Mi Villa
District of Villa María
La Habana - Cuba

Granma (yacht)

Granma is the yacht that was used to transport 82 fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 for the purpose of overthrowing the regime of Fulgencio Batista. The 60-foot (18 m) diesel-powered cabin cruiser was built in 1943 and designed to accommodate 12 people. "Granma", in English, is an affectionate term for a grandmother; the yacht is said to have been named for the original owner's grandmother.

Located at 23.1408, -82.3569 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Motor yachts, Cuban Revolution, Museum ships in Cuba, Che Guevara

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 2 miles away.
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Wards of Havana

Morro Castle (fortress)

Morro Castle Spanish: Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro is a picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. Juan Bautista Antonelli, an Italian engineer, was commissioned to design the structure. When it was built in 1589, Cuba was under the control of Spain. The castle, named after the biblical Magi, was later captured by the British in 1762.

Located at 23.1505, -82.3567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Forts in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Spanish colonial period of Cuba, Buildings and structures completed in 1589, Spanish Colonial architecture in Cuba

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 2 miles away.
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Ernest Hemingway, Museums in Cuba, Historic house museums in Cuba

Museum of the Revolution (Cuba)

The Museum of the Revolution (Spanish: Museo de la Revolución) is a museum located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba. The museum is housed in what was the Presidential Palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. It became the Museum of the Revolution during the years following the Cuban revolution.

Located at 23.1417, -82.3567 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1920, Museums in Havana, History museums, Cuban Revolution, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba, Presidential palaces

La Cabaña

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña, known as La Cabaña (Fort of Saint Charles), is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third biggest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba. The fort rises above the 200-foot (60 m) hilltop, along with Morro Castle (fortress).

Located at 23.1472, -82.35 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Forts in Cuba, Museums in Havana, Spanish colonial period of Cuba

Estadio Panamericano, Havana

Estadio Panamericano is a multi-use stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was used as the main stadium for the 1991 Pan American Games. The stadium is able to hold 50,000 people.

Located at 23.1575, -82.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Football venues in Cuba, Athletics (track and field) venues in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Sport in Havana, Pan American Games Opening ceremony stadiums

Cathedral of Havana

The Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepción Inmaculada de La Habana (Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral and is the seat of Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, the Cardinal Archbishop of Havana, Cuba. It is also dedicated to Saint Christopher (San Cristóbal), thus it is sometimes dubbed as Cathedral of Saint Christopher.

Located at 23.1414, -82.3519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Churches in Havana, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Cuba, Spanish Colonial architecture in Cuba, Religious buildings completed in 1777

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 5 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

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 5 miles away.
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Cuban culture, Theatres in Havana, Spanish Colonial architecture in Cuba, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba

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 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Neoclassical architecture in Cuba

San Salvador de la Punta Fortress

San Salvador de la Punta Fortress is a fortress in the bay of Havana, Cuba. La Punta, just like El Morro was designed to protect the entrance to the Havana Bay that became an important and strategic entranceway to the harbor since the settlement of the town. The nonstop landings of corsairs in the area endangered the harbor and the town. That was why in 1559 it was resolved to post lookouts at La Punta.

Located at 23.1463, -82.3577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Forts in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana

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 5 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 5 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 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Shopping malls in Havana

Christ of Havana

The Christ of Havana is a large sculpture representing Jesus of Nazareth on a hilltop overlooking the bay in Havana, Cuba. It is the work of the Cuban sculptor Jilma Madera, who won the commission for it in 1953. The statue was carved out of white Carrara marble, the same material used for many of the monuments of the Colon Cemetery. The statue is about 20 meters high including a 3-meter (10 ft) base. It weighs approximately 320 tons.

Located at 23.1439, -82.345 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana, Colossal statues of Jesus, 1958 sculptures

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 4 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

Cojimar

Cojimar is a small fishing village east of Havana, forming a ward (consejo popular) part of the Habana del Este municipality. It was the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. It was also the location where during the 1940s an enormous Great white shark was caught, which is one of the contenders for the largest specimen of all time. However, there is considerable controversy about the accuracy of Great white shark measurements taken before modern times.

Located at 23.1667, -82.3 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Wards of Havana, Ernest Hemingway

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 5 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 5 miles away.
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Visitor attractions in Havana, Restaurants in Cuba

Hershey Electric Railway

The Hershey Electric Railway, also known as the Hershey Railway, is a standard-gauge electric railway that runs from the suburbs of Havana, Cuba, to the town of Matanzas, approximately 96 kilometres to the east. There are a number of intermediate halts and a station and depot at the town of Camilo Cienfuegos, Mayabeque, better known by its pre-revolutionary name of Hershey. The railway was built by The Hershey Company to transport sugar to Havana port.

Located at 23.1423, -82.3448 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Rail transport 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 miles away.
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Geography of Havana, Gardens in Cuba, Visitor attractions in Havana