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| The changing face of inner-city Havana In 1996, the community of Cayo Hueso ("Centro" for Habaneros) began an extensive project to improve housing and infrastructure in its neighbourhood. Dubbed the "Cayo Hueso Intervention" it quickly became a model in Cuba for fighting urban decay and ill-health. Today it’s used almost as a catch-phrase. "Fidel Castro even talks about doing a ‘Cayo Hueso Intervention’ in other communities around Cuba," says Dr Annalee Yassi, who led the University of Manitoba contingent. More on Canada's IDRC.CA page here
SEE.KNOW.DO • Callejon de Hamel, a short stretch of pedestrian street with painted walls; on Sunday afternoons (only) from 12 to 15h30 : between San Lazaro and Concordia and between Aramburu and Espada • Capitolio + Academia de Sciencias with a Galeria & Café • Centro Cultural de España • Galeria Galiano • Museo de la Revolución • Museo Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes • Palacio de Los Matrimonios • Palacio Velasco.  Artist Floating Rabbit's (aka Michael gage) render of Centro's colonials © on Flickr HABANA CENTRO RESTAURANTS Los Nardos, facing Capitolio (adopted by all, long line at door, wood paneling, candles, cheap); Paco Mer, corner Infanta and Neptuno (best bistec sandwiches); Portal del Malecon, (good burgers, drive-by jalopies); Prado y Neptuno, Prado, corner Neptuno (excellent pizzas, chic shock & chicas); Sevilla Hotel, terrace on 9th floor over Parque Central, piano, superb cuisine and views ... in Barrio Chino, Chinatown : La Flor de Loto, Mi Chin Tan (great food, cheap, calle Manrique, e/Dragones y Sanja), Song Sai Li, Tien-Tan HABANA CENTRO PALADARES Traveller Fiona Dunlop recommends San Cristobal, a paladar (San Rafael 469, between Lealtad and Campanario tel 7-860-1705), "opened in December 2010 by its genial chef in his elegant, spacious home. The sunny patio is perfect for lunch while interior rooms done up in 1920s mode are better for candle-lit dinners. Here you can tuck into mixed grilled meats, lobster, seafood stew, wash it down with crisp Albariño wine from Galicia ($25) and finish with a lemon pie. Definitely worth the detour."; Best food in Cuba (?) at La Guarida Concordia 318, e/Gervasio y Escobar If the webmaster of this site, the Queen of Spain, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn and Jodie Foster were impressed (not all together, maybe), why not you ? web site. SUNDAY OUTING Callejon de Hamel (an alleyway covered with brightly coloured murals, sculptures celebrating Havana’s AfroCuban culture) is packed all day on Sundays with people from all over a-dancin' to the rumba music a-playin'. It's called Peña de la Rumba. The short block is located between San Lazaro and Concordia and between Aramburu and Espada © Elio Delgado havanatimes.org |
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| CULTURE - CENTRO Centro Cultural Los Sitios (Calle Sitios No. 11 e/ Angeles y Rayo) • Centro Provincial del Libro y La Literatura (Calle Zanja No.732 esq. Hospital) • Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán (Calle Rastro No.1 esq. Belascoaín) • Casa de Cultura Municipal Joseíto Fernández (Ave. Salvador Allende No.720 esq. Castillejo) • Cine Mégano (Industria No 416 ) • Cine Águila de Oro (Rayo No 108) • Cine Finlay (Zanja 376) • Cine Bayamo (Padre Valera No 352) • Cine Astral (Calzada de Infanta No 501) • Cine Cinecito (San Rafael No 68) • Cine Favorito (Padre Valera No 813) • Cine Pionero (San Lázaro No 1064) • Cine Infanta (Calzada de Infanta No 353)  Galería Municipal (San Lazaro No. 661 e/ Gervasio y Belascoain) • Galería de Arte Galiano (Calle Galiano No. 258 esq. A Concordia) • Librería La Iliada Centro Cultural Habana (Calle San Rafael 256 e/ Águiar y Galiano) • Libreria Kelly used books (Neptuno 607, e/Gervasio y Escobar) • Museo Fragua Martiana (Calle Principe 108 esq.Hospital) • Museo Lezama Lima (Calle Trocadero 162 e/Consulado e Industria) • Museo Joseíto Fernández (Calle Gervasio 258 e/Estrella y Maloja) • Museo Napoleónico (Calle San Miguel No.1159) • Proyecto Concha Mocoyu (La California) (Calle Crespo e/ San Lazaro y Colón) • Teatro America (Galiano No.253 esq. Concordia) • Teatro Fausto (corner Prado y Colón) • Taller de Arte (San Lázaro No. 663 e/ Gervasio y Belascoain) |
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• Casa de la Cultura Municipal Joseito Fernandez, various shows at night, Salvador Allende 720, e/Soledad y Castillejo; • Casa de la Trova & Galeria Municipal, trova on stage, Fridays at 18h a must. San Lazaro 661, e/Belascoain y Gervasio; • Caseron del Tango, museum dedicated to tango (popular here in 30's and 40's,) founded by Edmundo Daubal, friend of Carlos Gardel, in 1980. Dancing with orchestra, mon 17h-20h. Calle Neptuno 305, e/ Aguila y Galiano; in Vieja, there is a same caseron located at Calle Jústiz 21, entre Baratillo y Oficios • Peña de la Yoya, Fridays (only) 22h00-01h00 : Yoya's sister Lucie and her filin group play ballads : calle San Lazaro 667, e/Belascoain y Gervasio. • Palacio de la Rumba with courses during the day and shows at night + an annual festival in the first days of September : e/ Aramburu y Hospital • Peña de la Rumba at one end of a pedestrian street with high walls of nearby casas have been painted : this is Callejon de Hamel which comes alive (and hugely crowded) on Sunday afternoons (only) from Noon till 3:30 p.m. : e/San Lazaro et Concordia et entre Aramburu y Espada dans Cayo Hueso • El Jelengue de Areito, San Miguel 410 e/ Campanario y Lealtad, 17h-20h Tel (7) 862-0673 • Patio del Egrem, in the mythical building of the first album of the Buena Vista Social Club. Mondays : Nueva Cancion; Tue: El Son Entero; Wed : Trovando; Thu : Tonda de Guaracheros and o Friday evenings : Rumba Abierta. Calle Neptuno 410 DISCOS FOR CHICOS N' CHICAS • Chang Disco, in Chinatown (Barrio Chino) - to dance and cruise. No shows here, other than chicas lined up at the door wanting to get in and make you sweat on the dance floor... Calle San Nicolás 517, entre Dragones y Zanja • Discoteca Ribera Azul, in Hotel Deauville calle Galiano y Malecón • Disco Oasis Unión Árabe in Union Arabe building. Paseo del Prado, corner Colón |
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| THE FACADES OF THE MALECON At the start of the millenium after the old city along the port had almost been completely renovated, Havana's Historiador Eusebio Leal and his team started work on the Malecon, the long four-lane noisy and polluted boulevard and its wide seaside walk which extends from the Vieja to Miramar along the whole of Habana Centro. Urgently needed was to support falling facades which were crumbling : some were in such dire state, they had to come down. But for lack of originality and financial means some large "holes" were left gaping and were at first replaced by banal cafeterias (snack bars) without architectural interest. Then, at the Havana Bienal of 2003, a group of artists by Havana architect Vilma Bartolomé Arencibia came up with ideas to patch up five of the most obvious gaps. Those intersections were eventually the scene of a "modern vs colonial" confrontation which five architects challenged. At least two have already risen from the brainstorm.
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| PALADARES in CENTRO La Guarida, Best cuisine in Cuba ? Made famous through Cuba's most celebrated movie, Fresa y Chocolate. Calle Concordia 318, e/Gervasio y Escobar Our photos here. EVENINGS, DANCING, SHOWS in CENTRO Delirio Hanabero (upstairs) and Café Cantante Mi Habana at Teatro Nacional, groups on evenings, best over weekends. Matinées of salsa and son. Paseo, corner 39; Centro Andaluz, flamenco shows, weekends 21h and 22h. Lessons, tue, thu, 9h-11h. Paseo de Marti 104, e/Genios y Refugio; Chang Disco, where lots of chicas hustle... from 22h30 to 3h, fri-sun, calle San Nicolas 517, e/Dragones y Zanja in barrio Chino; Disco Oasis of the Union Arabe, typically Cubano. Paseo del Prado, corner Colon; La Madriguera, youth wing of UNEAC. Concerts, exhibits for and by the up and comers. On Thursday, 20h-24h, La Rockoteca. Look for them in the park where mucho musicians rehearse during the day, a must-see : Quinta de los Molinos, e/Infanta y Salvador Allende; Las Vegas, dancing, popular with young afro-Cubans, 23h. Calzada de Infanta, corner 25; Ribera Azul Disco in Hotel Deauville, shows at 23h on weekends, Calle Galiano, e/ San Lazaro y Malecon. |
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| HEED THE HINTS IN THIS FINE PRINT ::: Make sure that in your first email or phone call you specify that you want to book a room in that particular casa and that you will reconfirm your booking on arrival in Cuba. Unless you only want a room in any house which may be of the same quality, not the specific casa you booked through photos on these websites ::: So as to not abandon expecting owners with empty rooms, reconfirm (or call ahead to cancel) your booking by phone as soon as you can after arriving in Cuba ::: Please write or phone a casa owner to cancel a booking. As late as it may seem, it allows them a chance to rebook. ::: Children under the age of 16 may share a bedroom with adults for free. Specify the child's age when booking. ::: Since October 2010, maximum bedroom capacity is not limited to two adults ::: Also, large casas are not limited to renting only two bedrooms per night. ::: At the end of the casa name, the V signals the casa was suggested by travelers or owners but not verified by the website staff. If you try it and like it, write us about it. ::: Unless otherwise mentioned, the average room rates and service prices are : 20-25cuc per bedroom per night [up to 40+ for 4 in a room]; breakfasts 3-5cuc, dinners 7-10cuc. ::: Any casa particular anywhere in Cuba must have a hot water shower, otherwise it cannot have a permit to rent ::: Please share your Complaints, comments & suggestions webmaster [@]cubacasas.net  |
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ERNESTO GARCIA y VICTORIA Two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom Lealtad 159, entre Animas y Virtudes, steps from the Malecon, 10-blocks from Parque Central & Capitolio Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 861-2753  |
CARY y NILO Two bedrooms, each with private bathroom Gervasio 216, entre Concordia y Virtudes, in center of Centro, 11 blocks from both the Universidad in Vedado and the Capitolio in Vieja. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 862-7109  |
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| HABANA 1932 Two bedrooms at 35cuc, private baths; dinners 15 Campanario 73, e/San Lazaro y Laguna steps from the Malecon and one block from pedestrian street Perseverencia. Locate here. Tel. (7) 863-6203 cell 05-264-3858  |
EL MIRADOR
One bedroom with private bath, mini lounge San Rafael 752, 2do piso (2 floors up) e/Oquendo y Marqués Gonzalez. Locate on this map. Tel. (7) 870-0937 cell 05 264-9652  |
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| SAMUEL y ALBERTO V Two ac bedrooms with ensuites; two terraces Calle San Miguel 416 altos (upstairs), entre Lealtad y Campanario, three blocks from Casa de la Musica. Tél. (7) 863-2075  |
CASA RAY
Up two flights of stairs : two bedrooms, shared bath Calle Aguila 309, piso 2 (upstairs), apartamento 2, entre Neptuno y Concordia. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 863-5107  |
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| ARAMIS One floor up, one ac bedroom, ensuite bath; Internet Escobar 358 (altos), e/San Rafael y San Miguel, gteps from Malecon and La Guarida. Locate on this map. Tel. (7) 879-8292  |
CASA ROSA
Two ac bedrooms, ensuites; affordable dinners Lealtad 364, e/San Rafael y San Miguel, steps from Malecon and La Guarida. Locate on this map. Tel. (7) 860-3319, cell 05-297-4071  |
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| EVORA y MANUEL Ninth floor two-bedroom penthouse Prado 20, e/ San Lazaro y Carcel, corner of Paseo de Prado and San Lazaro. Locate on this map. Tel. (7) 861-7932  |
CASA MARITZA V
Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Jovellar 110 apto 13, entre Espada y Hospital, 7 blocks from Habana Libre. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 878-7109 or (7) 830-3647  |
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| MERCEDES FERRER V Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Calle Barcelona # 58, upstairs, entre Aguila y Amistad, close to Capitolio. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 863-8122 or 863-8199.  |
CASA BOTELLO V
Small one-bedroom ensuite bathroom flat Virtudes # 624, upstairs entre Gervasio y Escobar, 3 blocks from the Malecon Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 867-9987 cell (5) 268-6005  |
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| BLANCA MARGARITA V Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Calle Amistad. No. 354, apto. 6, entre San Jose y Barcelona, near the Capitolio. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 866-7113  |
CASA LUNASS V
Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Calle San Francisco 464 apt. 5, entre Zanja y Valle, 700m from Habana Libre. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 879-0019 Cell (5) 281-1580  |
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| IHOVANNA y GERARDO V Two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom San Martin (San Jose) 202, (apt. # 1003), entre Aguila y Amistad, behind the Capitolio. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 863-6005  |
YOYI ALVAREZ
Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Industrial 270, Apto. 601, entre Neptuno y Virtudes, 3 blocks from Parque Central. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 863-5533  |
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| ROSA VILLAMIL ALLENDE V Two bedrooms sharing one bathroom Oquendo 664, apto 15, entre Carlos III y Estrella at western end of Centro, near Vedado and University. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 873-6746  |
CASA JORGE LEON V
Two bedrooms, ensuite baths; kitchen/living room Calle Neptuno 1218 upstairs, entre Masón y Basarrate on street facing entrance of the Universidad Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 870-7723 cell (5) 333-8909  |
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| CASA VIKY V Two bedrooms, each with a private bathroom Calle Barcelona # 60 upstairs, e/Aguila y Amistad, some 50m from the Capitolio and Partagas cigar factory. Locate on this mapa. Tel. (7) 863-8923 Cell (5) 258-0734  |
CASA ZEILA V
One bedroom, ensuite bath Calle Concordia #255, Apto. 301 e/ Campanario y Perseverancia, three blocks from Teatro America. Locate on this mapa. Tel (7) 862-5492  |
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| CASA MARIA ELENA V Two bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle Aguila # 309, primer piso (planta alta), entre Neptuno y Concordia, one block from Teatro America. Locate on this mapa. Tel (7) 863-0119  |
MARTA OBAYA MUGURUZA
Two bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle Lealtad # 308, ground floor, entre Neptuno y San Miguel, 4 blocks from Teatro America. Locate on this mapa. Tel (7) 878-5038  |
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| CASA M'ALOJA V Two bedrooms (one with indep entry), ensuite baths Calle Maloja 967 apto 2 e/ Infanta y Ayestaran, close to Astro bus terminal + Habana Bus Tour. Locate on zis map. Tel (7) 879-1784 cell (5) 282-5087 or (5) 265-2911  |
ALINA y VICENTE V
Three bedrooms, two with private baths Calle Campanario #63 (altos) entre San Lázaro y Lagunas about 100m from Malecon. Locate on this mapa. Tel (7) 863-6257  |
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| DANIEL y FINA V Independent casa with two ac br, baths, kitchen, etc Belascoain #360 apto #1 entre San Rafael y San José three blocks from the Malecon and Parque Antonio Maceo Tél. (7) 870-0945 Cell. 05-291-4328 Locate on this map.  |
JORGE SILVIO V « Gay-friendly », one ac bedroom with ensuite Calle San José 875, entre Oquendo y Soledad, close to Habana Vieja. Locate on this map. Tel (7) 879-0789 cell (5) 295-1543  |
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