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¡Eh, compañeros, aqui estamos!
La ciudad nos espera con sus palacios, tenues como panales de abejas silvestres;
sus calles están secas como los rios cuando no llueve en la montaña,
y sus casas nos miran con los ojos pávidos de las ventanas.
Llegada, Nicolas Guillen
Panorama : el Mar, el Malecon, el Nacional
SHORTCUT > CASA PHONE NUMBERS HERE.
TOP 20 CASAS IN TOWN — HERE.
ENJOY HAVANA'S LARGE OPEN SPACES
The Botanical Gardens (600 hectares, 4,000 species, 140,000 plants), Parque Lenin (645 hectares, amusement park Parque Mariposa, horse and rowboat rentals, lake, restaurants, rodeos), the Zoological Park (500 hectares, 145,000 trees from 75 varieties), Expo Cuba (fairgrounds on 48 hectares, 34 pavillons) and Club de Golf de La Habana (18 holes, BBQ, restaurant, bar, swimming pool) are all together, located 15 km south of the Plaza de la Revolucion : a 15-20cuc taxi ride or take the 174 bus to Vibora and connect to the 88 guagua. — Map & Info Here
THE WHOLE CAP IN A SNAP
Greater Habana 30 km x 35 km — Wide
::::::::: WHAT'S ON ::: WHERE ::: WHEN :::::::::
::: Performances of the month > Canalcubano
::: Music shows this week > Egrem Link
::: Cultural events in the capital > La Jiribilla
::: Theatre plays & stage > Creart (Site being rebuilt)
::: Stage & other shows > Cniae Link
::: Movies Popular & Repertory > Cubacine Link
::: Conventions & exhibitions > Link (Choose month)
::: Night Clubs 95 Havana Spots > CubadeNoche
::: Cines & Casas de Cultura 125 places > SanCristobal
::: Old Havana What's On > OpusHabana.cu
::: Museos - Addresses of 50+ > PartiCuba.Net
SMALL HOTELS
Petits Hotels page — Particuba.Net
1000's of photos on Google's Panoramio — Here
TAKE A DIVE
Havana swimming pools — PartiCuba.Net
RENTAL CARS • BUS • FLIGHTS • TRAINS
See "Touring Cuba" Menu above or here.
WEATHER
 As monitored by Wunderground
CELL PHONES
Rent from Cubacel 9cuc/day Look here
YOGA CLASSES
Monday & Thursday, 4:30 to 6:00 pm — Here.
E-MAIL
Get yours in most hotels, many Internet cafés — list is too long to publish. Internet debit cards available from Etecsa and usable in other locations on the island.
GO WEST : MOUNTAINS, VALLEYS & CAYOS
Road map to Soroa, Las Terrazas, Cayo Jutias, Cayo Levisa, Cabo San Antonio, Maria La Gorda — Here
GO EAST, TO THE BEACHES
The famous Beaches del Este await where most Habaneros flock in summer— Here in Guanabo
Habana from west to east along the coast — Here
BARGAIN HUNTING, CUBAN STYLE
Since December 2007, a "Cuban" website revolico.com shows hundreds of articles for sale, "Craigslist" style. Read the NYT article here.

MAIN AREAS (neighbourhoods & burroughs)
Habana Vieja (Plaza de Armas, Plaza Vieja, Plaza San Francisco), Centro Habana (Barrio Chino, Capitolio, Malecon, Prado), Vedado (Cementerio de Colon, La Rampa, Malecon, Nuevo Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución) and west, beyond the Almendares river : Miramar/Playa (Convention Centre, Marina Hemingway, Atabey, Barlovento, Bélen, Buenavista, Cubanacán, Flores, Kohly, Nautico, Siboney).

OTHER MUNICIPALITIES & BURROUGHS
East of town, across the bay : Regla, Casablanca, Cojímar, Guanabacoa, Habana del Este (Alamar, Antonio Guiteras, Celimar, Ciudad Panamericano, Tarará) ; Further east : Playas del Este (Boca Ciega, El Megano, Guanabo, Santa Maria del Mar, Santa Maria Loma) ; West, across the Almendares river : Marianao (Ciudad Libertad, La Paz, Pogolotti, Zamora) ; South : Parque Lenin (Arroyo Naranjo, Boyeros, Calabazar, El Globo, Fontanar, and José Marti airport in Rancho Boyeros) including the Botanical Gardens (Jardin Botanico Celia Sanchez Manduley), neighbouring Parque Lenin as well as Parque Zoologico and Expo Cuba (Trade Fairgrounds) See area map here.

SUBURBS & VILLAGES in the province
Campo Florido, El Rincón, Punta Brava, San Francisco de Paula (Museo Hemingway), San Miguel de Padron, Santa Maria del Rosario, Santiago de Las Vegas.

DISTANCES in the capital region
Airport José Martí, 15 km (15cuc fare to centre)
Artemisa, 60 Road map
Cojimar, 10
Las Terrazas, 40 Road map
Mariel, 45 Road map
Playa Bacuranao, 18
Playa Jibacoa, 60
Playas del Este, Guanabo, 35
San Antonio de Los Baños, 35
Santa Maria del Rosario, 19
Soroa, 87 (in the Sierra del Rosario) Road map
Surgidero de Batabanó, 56 (ferry to Isla de la Juventud - Nueva Gerona) Road map
LONG DISTANCES
Bayamo, 754
Camaguey, 544
Ciego de Avila, 439
Cienfuegos, 244
Guantanamo, 946
Holguin, 749
Las Tunas, 673
Matanzas, 102
Pinar del Rio, 172
Sancti Spiritus, 364
Santa Clara, 278
Santiago de Cuba, 887
Vinales, 205
Varadero, 140

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Traveling in dreams : They spend evenings and weekends imagining they are in “la Yuma” (abroad). Must-read Irina Echarry's blog entry on HavanaTimes.org here © Caridad

Paris of the Western Hemisphere © Univ of Miami
A view from the balcony of the Museo de la Revolucion © bitboy, flickr •|• Watching over the hardware : a Hawker Sea Fury FAR-542 from 1961, then manned by Enrique Carreras Rojas during the Bay of Pigs counter attack; at Museo de la Revolucion © bitboy, flickr
FULL MAP OF GREATER HAVANA
The capital's regional map Click to enlarge ••• Large green spaces include the Botanical Gardens (Jardin Botanico), neighbouring Parque Lenin as well as Parque Zoologico and Expo Cuba (Trade Fairgrounds) about 8km south of town center. See Parque Lenin page here.
Catedral in La Regla © sogestour
Castrobama by New York artist Padraig Tarrant at the 10th Havana Biennal, April 2009 •|• Linda cocotaxista © sogestour
Hotel Nacional in Vedado © sogestour
The Nacional : was built and run by Meyer Lansky and the US mafia; today, Havana's landmark hotel © sogestour •|• El Malecon : the long and winding seaside boulevard runs from the port in Habana Vieja all along Centro and Vedado and ends at the Almendares river where a tunnel crosses to Miramar and Playa burroughs © Maxime Felder, wikimedia commons
Painter's Sunday in Centro © sogestour
Painters' Prado Saturday where artists exhibit and sell their art and where impromptu tango is danced : join in !© sogestour •|• Los angeles over Habana are watching over Parque Central from atop the Gran Teatro © sogestour
Calle J in Vedado © sogestour •]• Angeles over La Habana
Calle J (pronounced "hota") in Vedado © sogestour •|• Guardian angel on the roof of the Nacional Theater; dome of the Capitolio in background © sogestour

For the second time ever in a latino country, a parade in support of gay rights (International Day Against Homophobia), here on the streets of La Habana May 16 2009. The organizer of the so-called "conga line" was Mariela Castro daughter of Raul. Link to video excerpt.

Primera conga gay de La Habana 16 May 2009
Paz Sin Fronteras 210909
A million music and peace aficionados gathered Plaza de la Revolucion for the Paz sin Fronteras concert on September 21 2009 : Silvio Rodríguez and Los Van Van, PortoRican merengue star Olga Tañon, Spanish crooner Miguel Bosé, New York latin-funk group Yerba Buena and hip-hop trio Orishas among others. Video excerpt on click.
DON'T GET LOST, MILEAGE MAY VARY
One must distinguish between the capital city (in the province of Ciudad La Habana) and the province of La Habana (which excludes the capital, on a territory extending 60 km south to the Golfo de Batabanó). Batteries not included.

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CASAS WE SUGGEST IN THE FOUR MAIN HABANA AREAS
Dance like nobody's watching. Love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening... Mark Twain
LINK TO CENTRO PAGE
Click above for Habana Centro section.

ERNESTO GARCIA (7) 861-2753
CARY y NILO (7) 862-7109
CASA VICKY (7) 863-8923
MARITZA DE LA UZ (7) 878-7109
MERCEDES FERRER (7) 863-8122
ANA COLONIAL (7) 870-7181
CASA BOTELLO (7) 867-9987
BLANCA MARGARITA (7) 866-7113
CASA LUNASS (7) 879-0019
IHOVANNA Y GERARDO (7) 863-6005
VILLA ENANO ROJO (7) 863-5081
 SRA. YOYI ALVAREZ (7) 863-5533
ISBEL URRA ECHEGOYE (7) 863-4656
 SOFIA Y TATA (7) 866-9564
ROSA VILLAMIL ALLENDE (7) 873-6746
IVETTE RENT (7) 862-9869
CASA RAY (7) 863-5107
LINK TO MIRAMAR PAGE
Click above for Habana Miramar/Playa section.

MERCY (7) 203-6735
CECILIA RUIZ V (7) 209-1137
GUSTAVO GARCIA (7) 207-3646
DINORA PARRA CABRERA (7) 209-5853
VICTOR (7) 207-3159
MARIA MARTHA (7) 202-7046
ELDA CRUZ MOREJON (7) 203-7052
CARMEN CRESPO (7) 209-0155
ESTUDIO ALINA (7) 208-1485
TO BOOK BY PHONE
• From Canada and the USA :
011 53 followed by 7 (for La Habana) and phone number.

• From Europe, Great Britain, Scandinavia and Mexico :
00 53 followed by 7 (for La Habana) and phone number.
LINK TO VEDADO PAGE
Click above for Habana Vedado section.

ANGELA MUNIZ RUBIO (7) 879-6851
MERCEDES GONZALEZ (7) 832-5846
MIRTHA DIAZ DOMINGUEZ (7) 878-2837
MADELEINE SILVA (7) 832-5164
PRISCA y RAUL (7) 831-2783
DR PEDRO GIL GONZALEZ (7) 832-3775
MYRIAM GOMES (7) 832-7811
 CARLOS y NEYDA PEÑA (7) 833-5992
CASA MARIBEL (7) 870-1772
VILLA BABI (7) 830-2094
ELVIRA GOMEZ (7) 830-4682
CASA CARMEN SUAREZ (7) 870-0664
CASA GOICOCHEA (7) 878-5161
GLADYS y RENÉ (7) 833-4348
ELENA TARAJANO (7) 832-0495
LINK TO VIEJA PAGE
Click above for Habana Vieja section.

EVORA RODRIGUEZ (7) 861-7932
CHEZ NOUS (7) 862-6287
DANIEL CARRASCO (7) 866-2106
EUGENIO y FABIO (7) 862-9877
CASA RICCI (7) 863-0382
RAMON Y MARITZA (7) 862-3303
JOSÉ ENRIQUÉ (7) 867-1497
PABLO RODRIGUEZ (7) 861-2111
LOS BALCONES (7) 867-5551
MIGDALIA CARABALLÉ (7) 861-7352
OLGA LOPEZ HERNANDEZ (7) 867-4561
MARTHA e ISRAEL (7) 862-0948

 CALLE CUBA (MIRIAM) (7) 862-7144
JUAN y MARGARITA LOPEZ (7) 867-9592
NOEMI MORENO (7) 862-3809
BARBARA y JUAN (7) 867-3163
L'AUBERGE DE RAQUEL (7) 867-5026
MERY BORRERO CAMEJO (7) 867-9412
ELIBERTO BARRIOS SUAREZ (7) 863-3782
LOURDES A. CAL (7) 867-9329
GUDELIA, PERLA y MAITO (7) 861-7819
MARGOT y AMALIA URRUTIA (7) 861-7824
CASA PICAYO (7) 863-5650
JUANITA y ERNESTO (7) 861-5164
RESIDENCIA SANTA CLARA (7) 861-3335
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