Cuba - Land of the 3 dollar note - photos of sightseeing in Havana on Worldisround

Cuba - Land of the 3 dollar note

Here is an assortment of photos from a recent lightning visit to Havana, capital Cuba. For all the hardship that the US' illegal economic blockade has caused the Cubans, it has saved their city from the depredations of modern industrial "development."

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View of the Capitol from the rooftop terrace of the Hotel Plaza

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The capital building. It was built by the same builders that built the...

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The Capitol Building.

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The Museum of the Revolution

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A view of the Plaza de 13 de Marza. On the left is the Spanish embassy building.

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Plaxa de 13 de Marzo, looking towards the Museum of the Revolution

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The Jose Martin Memorial in the Plaza de la Revolucion. Fidel Castro used to...

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The Ministry of the Interior on the Plaza de la Revolution

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The Iglesia de San Francisco de Assisi. Built in 1608, it is one of...

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The Catedral de San Cristobal de la Habana. Built in 1748.

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Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta

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Guarding Havana harbour; the Castillo de los Tres Santos Reyes Magnos...

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The Hotel Inglaterra. Built in 1875 and a legend in Havana.

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Spanish style courtyard garden.

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Street scenes

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La camello. The distinctive humpback public buses towed by semi-trailers.

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Street scenes

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article published 7/24/2006

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"Lessez faire, lessez passer, le monde va de lui même". What the Cuban people needs is just that the rest of the World let them to evolve by themselves, as any other. We can ensure that they are people good enough to manage successfully their problems.
— Jose Manuel Echevarría and Pilar León, September 15, 2006

Palace of the Revolution
Paul:

The building you show in Havana under the heading Palace of the Revolution was re-named by the Castro dictatorship. This building was always known as the Presidential Palace. If you do visit the interior toilets do not flush since the early 60's.
— Carlos, August 8, 2006

Great Photos Paul
Great photos, and also those of Peru on your other page. The blockade has clearly had a severe impact on Cuba, but it is not the only cause of all of Cuba's problems.
— James Yeomans, July 26, 2006

U.S. economic sanctions has not kept Castro himself from living like his people...
— Chuck Posten, July 24, 2006