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of Havana
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Map
of Havana City |
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| Havana,
Artistic
and Literary Lyceum of Regla
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At
this Lyceum José Martí delivered his first political speech
in Cuba.
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| Havana
Regla, Calle Máximo Gómez No 153 betweeen Ambrón and Piedra |
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Havana,
Carcel
(CW
2001)
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The remains of the prison where Jose Marti was imprisoned.
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| Centro
Havana, Parque de los Enamorados |
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Havana,
Casa
Museo Abel Santamaria
(CW
2001)
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In this house lived Abel
Santamaria and his sister Haydee. Here they planned together with
Fidel Castro the attack on the Moncada Barracks in Santiago de Cuba in
1953.
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| Centro
Havana, Calle 25 No 164, apartment No 603 |
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Havana,
Casa
Natal de José Martí
(CW
2001)
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In this house Jose
Marti was born on January 28, 1853. The Museum exhibits personal
objects, documents and other mementos of his life.
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| Havana
Vieja, Leonor Pérez 314 between Egido and Picota |
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Havana,
Colina
Lenin
(CW
2001)
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In 1924 Antonio Bosch, the socialistic mayor of Regla errected a monument
to mark the death of Lenin.
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| Havana
Regla |
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Havana,
Fortaleza
de San Carlos de la Cabana
(CW
2001)
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The fortress was build by the Spaniards between 1763 and 1774. Many Cuban
patriots were killed by firing squads here. During the time of dictators
Machado and Batista it was used as a military prison. After the Cuban
Revolution Fidel set up is headquarters in the Havana Hilton, while Che
Guevara set up his headquarters immediately in this fortress.
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| Havana
del Este |
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Havana,
Havana
Libre
(CW
2001)
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The former Havana Hilton, where Fidel Castro set up his headquarters after
the success of the Cuban Revolution in January 1959.
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| Havana
Plaza de la Revolucion, Calle L and Calle 23 |
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Havana, Iglesia
del Santo Angel Custodio
(CW
2001) |
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In this church
Jose Marti was baptized in 1853.
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| Centro
Havana, Calle Cuarteles |
| Havana,
La
Bodeguita del Medio |
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A Bar. We haven't looked for it, but the story goes that Fidel
Castro had put is autograph somewhere inside (as many other famous
persons).
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| Havana
Vieja, Empedrado No 207 |
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Havana,
Mausoleum
General Antonio Maceo
(CW
2001)
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| Havana
Boyeros, on the hilltop at El Cacahual |
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Havana,
Memorial
for the socialistic nature of the Cuban Revolution
(CW
2001)
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At this spot Fidel Castro proclaimed the socialistic nature of the Cuban
Revolution on April 16, 1961. It was during the burial service for the
people who were killed by a counterrevolutionary raid on a Havana air base
the day before. A bronze plaque at the wall of the building on the corner
of calle 23 and Calle 12 commemorates Fidel's speech.
Fidel
Castro 40 years later about this occasion
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| Havana
Plaza de la Revolucion, corner of Calle 23 and Calle 12 |
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Havana,
Monumento
a las Victimas del Maine
(CW
2001)
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Erected in
1926 this monument is dedicated to the victims of the explosion of the
USA-battleship "Maine". At the end of the second War of
Independence the Maine was at anchor in Havana to protect USA-civilians in
Cuba. Under suspicious circumstances the Maine blew up in the harbor. The incident
was the pretext for the USA to declare war to Spain and after a battle in
Santiago de Cuba occupy Cuba. Some theories are that the USA blew up their
own ship to step into the war. Certainly most of the staff was ashore when
the Maine blew up.
The text on
the monument reads:
"A las
victimas de El Maine que fueron sacrificados por la voracidad imperialista
en su afan de apoderarse de la Isla de Cuba".
Translated:
"To the
victims of the Maine who were sacrificed by voracious imperialism in its
desire to gain control of the Island of Cuba".
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| Centro
Havana, Malecon at the beginning of Calzada and Linea. |
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Havana,
Ho Chi Minh Statue
(Nhan dhan Tuesday,
May 20, 2003) |
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On
May 19, 2003 the 113th birthday of the former president of Vietnam Ho Chi
Minh, has
been marked by a bronze statue. The bronze
statue was designed by architect Joel Diaz, vice chairman of the
Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association. Addressing the ceremony, member of
the Cuban Party Central Committee and director of the high-level Party
School, Nico Lopez, highlighted the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi
Minh as well as the solidarity and friendship between the two countries.
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news in Trabajadores Digital
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| Havana
Nuevo Vedado, Peace Park (former Acapulco
park) |
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Havana, Museo de
la Alfabetizacion
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2001) |
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A very
friendly museum which describes the 1961 literacy campaign.
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Havana
Marianao, inside the school complex "Ciudad Libertad" at
Avenida 31. |
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Havana,
Museo
de la Revolucion
(CW
1999)
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The building is the former Presidential palace. In March
1957 it was the site of an unsuccessful assassination against Batista.
Now it is the Revolution Museum. Inside the museum is a complete exhibition
dedicated to all aspects of the Cuban revolution. In front of the museum
is the SAU-100 tank which was used by Fidel Castro during the Battle of
the Bay of
Pigs (Bahia de Cochinos) in the province of Matanzas. |
| Centro
Havana, Refugio no 1 |
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Havana, Museo
Marcha del Pueblo Combatiente
(CW
2001) |
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Havana Playa |
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Havana, Museo
Minint (Ministerio Interior)
(CW
2001) |
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A very interesting
museum. It shows the various ways the USA and / or Cuban émigrés have
tried to destabilize the Cuban society since the Cuban Revolution. Of
course the battle of the Ministerio Interior against these provocations is
widely documented.
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Havana
Miramar, on the corner of Avenida 5 and Calle 14 |
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Havana, Museo
Simon Bolivar |
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Simon Bolivar
was the liberator of Venezuela. In front of the museum there is a statue
of Simon Bolivar.
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Havana
Vieja, Mercaderes No 160 |
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Havana, Necropolis
Cristobal Colon
(CW
2001) |
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A very big cemetery with some very famous graves. There is the tomb of General
Maximo Gomez, the monument to the martyrs of the 1957 assault on the
presidential palace. Like most cemeteries in Cuba there is a Pantheon to
the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Here many soldiers are buried who
died fighting in other countries like Angola. On the tomb of Orthodox
party leader Eduardo Chibas,
Fidel Castro made his political debut. At the burial ceremony of Chibas,
Fidel jumped on top of his grave and made a fiery speech denouncing the
corrupt establishment. We can only hope for the family of Chibas that
Fidel didn't speech as long as he is used to.
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| Havana
Plaza de la Revolucion, Calle 12 |
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Havana, Parque
Central, Statue of Jose Marti
(CW
2001) |
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All over Cuba
you have statues of Jose Marti, but in Parque Central the first statue was
erected in 1905.
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| Centro
Havana, Parque Central |
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Havana,
Parque
Lenin, Museum Celia Sanchez
(CW
2001)
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Havana Arroyo Naranjo, Just follow the signs along the Cortina de la
Presa. |
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Havana,
Parque
Lenin, statue of Lenin
(CW
1999)
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Very
big and beautiful. A white marble monument to
Lenin
by the soviet sculptor Lew Kerbel. It is erected in 1984. |
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Havana Arroyo Naranjo, Just follow the signs along the Cortina de la
Presa. |
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Havana,
Pavillon
Granma
(CW
1999)
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In 1956 the
Granma carried Fidel and 82 comrades from Tuxpan in Mexico to Playa
de las Coloradas in Cuba. You can see the original Granma here. Surrounding
the Granma are vehicles used during the resistance against Batista and
some airplanes and army vehicles used by Batista. |
| Centro
Havana, the Granma is accessible
from the Museo de la Revolucion (see there) |
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Havana,
Plaza
de la Revolucion
(CW
1999)
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Of course
Havana has his own Plaza de la Revolucion like most cities in Cuba. This
is the place where big mass meetings are held like May
Day celebrations. The square is surrounded by some very well known buildings
and monuments. First of all the 142 meter high memorial of Jose Marti.
On top of the memorial is a 17 meter high statue of
Jose Marti, made by Juan Jose Sicre. Inside the memorial is a museum
dedicated to the life of Jose. From here you can take the elevator to
the top of the memorial. Behind the memorial is the building of the
Comite Central del Partido Communista de Cuba.
Another well
known building is the Ministry of the interior with the big mural of Che
Guevara.
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Havana,
Rincón
Martiano
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At
this place were the San Lázaro's Quarries. Here was Jose Martí condemned to forced works. At present there
is a center
dedicated to the dissemination of Jose Marti's legacy.
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Centro Havana, Old quarries of San Lázaro adjacent with Hospital
and Príncipe streets, |
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Havana, Russian embassy
(CW
2001)
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If you are in Havana Playa you will not miss this building: it is big and
tall. The extent of the building in relation to the other embassies in the
neighborhood is a good indication of the importance of the Soviet Union
for Cuba until 1989. Besides it's a beautiful work of socialistic Soviet
style architecture.
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| Havana
Playa, Avenida 5 No 6402 at the corner of Calle 62 |
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Havana,
Statue
of John
Lennon
(CW
2001)
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During the unveiling
ceremony of this statue in 2001 Fidel Castro declared himself a dreamer
like
the famous British musician, singer and author John Lennon. The statue
is made by Jose Villa.
The
official news in the Granma
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| Havana
Plaza de la Revolucion, a park at the corner of Calle 4 and Calle 17 |
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Havana,
Tribuna
Antimperialista "Jose Mari"
(CW
2001)
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| Havana
Plaza de la Revolucion, Malecon |
