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of Havana Vieja / Centro
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Map
of Havana City |
All
commietravel-sites Havana City
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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, 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 |
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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, 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,
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) |
| 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, |
