Monument to the Firefighters

HAVANA'S CITIES OF THE DEAD

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April 6th 2009
Never, in my wildest dreams, did I think I would go to cemeteries when travelling abroad but I found the Necropolis or City of The Dead on several lists of “must-sees” in Havana and so, as it was within walking distance of my hotel, I decided to spend a morning there and was blown away by the scale and architectural grandeur of it. I enjoyed it so much that when I found that there was a ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Oeste

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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