Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña. The Curtain wall - La Cortina overlooks the channel leading to Havana harbour. Built in 1763-1774 in response the the British attack of 1762. "To the S.E., flanking the ship channel, is the enormous fort known as the Cabaña".--Baedeker 1909 Part of Old Havana and its Fortification System UNESCO World Heritage site, inscribed in 1982. DSC_0004p1

Havana, Cuba

October 25th 2018
At 7:30 in the morning on Thursday, we looked out of our cabin window to find Carnival Paradise gliding past Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña. The fortifications looming above the ship indicated we had entered Havana harbour! Cuba! It had been difficult for Americans to visit here since the imposition of the embargo in 1961. Now we would see at least Havana first hand. The ship docked at Si ... read more

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more

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