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Boozing it up in Havana can either make you or break you. A bottle of beer at a peso bar will only set you back about fifty cents. The more upscale watering holes, like this one here, serve up mixed drinks for what most Cuban's make in a half of a month! |
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The Bodegutia del Medio bar is a Havana landmark. Ernest Hemmingway tossed back a few here, and signed its wall to prove it. Order a eight dollar mojito, and you can do the same. Seating is pretty limited in this miniscule, yet popular bar. |
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Ironic, the picture of me taking this picture turned out much better than the one I shot. The statue (detail on far left) is near the old capital building. This square lies in front of the beautifully ornate Gran Teatro de la Habana: the western hemisphere's oldest operating theater. |
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It seems like you can't throw a stone in Havana without hitting a statue of poet and revolutionary José Martí. Whenever the Cubans mentioned him his name came out as a very rapid José-Martí-our-national-hero. I began to wonder if it said that on his birth certificate. |
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Some of the more intriguing parts of Havana are the least visited by tourists. When you steer off the beaten track, you get a better look at what the city is like for most of the Cubans living there. Everything becomes much cheaper. The people are alarmingly honest, and strangers stop trying to sell you cigars. In spite of this, there is still much to be said of the touristy areas. Don't even think of skipping Habana Vieja! The restoration of the colonial buildings in this neighborhood won it recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here is a shot of our tourist dollars at work: an alley is being re-tiled near the cathedral. Habana Vieja is the governments' showpiece and dumping ground for the flow of hard currency from the budding tourist industry. |
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