"Havana" Havana by Kaspian


Havana Travel Guide: 2,031 reviews and 3,564 photos

Travel Dates: March 3 2004.

This is one of my favourite photos I took while in Cuba. Havana is, well... beautiful. And very clean. The media always makes it look like a mess, but it's extremely clean. Look at the sidewalks, not a cigarette or cigar butt in sight. Not a "Coke" sign, flashing billboard, or cell phone ad posted anywhere. Just getting away from massive commercialization for awhile is so relaxing on the mind. It just needs a paint job. A few billion gallons would do it.

Plaza de la Revolucion

"This has to be it," I kept saying over and over. I wasn't completely sure at the time, but it was the "Plaza de la Revolucion" and it looks like giant parking lot. This shot is from the upper area where Fidel Castro gives his speeches on May 1st.
After we were finished at the Plaza, we went for a daquiri at one Hemingway's old haunts, El Floridita.
See my Havana Travelogues for more photos of Plaza de la Revolucion and La Floridita.

The Malecon and Habana Vieja

Another one of my favourite photos from Havana, a fisherman on the rocks just off the Malecon. A little cliche, but a great pic. We walked around Old Havana for a few hours, visited the art market, and walked a few kilometres up the Malecon.
See my Havana Travelogues for more photos of the Malecon.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:A beautiful, fun, vibrant city, can't take a bad photo here.
  • Cons:Street cigar pushers.
  • Last visit to Havana: Mar 2004
  • Intro Updated Oct 27, 2005
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    Marisola Dec 22, 2009 at 12:19 PM Report Abuse

    Very impressive. I was there this summer, too. What an interesting world it is... and no one gets out alive, either.

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    BruceDunning Oct 27, 2009 at 9:04 AM Report Abuse

    You did a good detail presentation of the sites around the country-especially the cathedral. YOu may like to visit me one month trip to 11 parks in Utah and Arizona for future interest.

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    PierreZA Jun 10, 2009 at 7:01 AM Report Abuse

    I would love to go to Cuba !

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    lynnehamman Apr 24, 2009 at 5:09 PM Report Abuse

    Good tips on Havana.I especially enjoyed the warning re Jineteras (it would make me crazy!) and the El Florodita tip.Hemingway left his mark for sure.

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    BillNJ Jul 29, 2008 at 8:20 PM Report Abuse

    Great tip on El Floridita - sounds like a unique place out of the past. If the US ever drops its stupid restrictions, I'm sure Canadians will not be happy because now they can visit Cuba without any Americans. Cheers, Bill

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    call_me_rhia Jun 13, 2008 at 8:35 AM Report Abuse

    interesting well-written tips... hope to get to havana at some stage...

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    hotsauce28 Jan 30, 2008 at 8:55 AM Report Abuse

    do you know any places like that in PCD? G would love that!

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    sachara Apr 28, 2007 at 11:33 AM Report Abuse

    Nice to see your Havana page ! I hope to come back there some day. It's almost 30 years ago I was there the last time... in 1978-1979.

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    Bwana_Brown Apr 27, 2007 at 5:27 AM Report Abuse

    I enjoyed this short tour of Havana, a place I've always wanted to visit but had to settle for Cayo Coco instead! Very insightful and useful tips on this historic little part of the world.

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    iris2002 Feb 5, 2007 at 5:39 AM Report Abuse

    oi gringo - mucho gusto - what a great page - I would LOVE to go to Havanna and spend a bit of time there... maybe write my bestseller haha and drink Cuba-libre with the locals :) Have a good start to this week x (flowers are still bloooming!)

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