City: Havana
Country: Cuba
Havana by the Numbers:
Population: 11,141,997
Elevation: 194 feet
Average Annual Rainfall: 3.9 inches
Average Summer Temperature: 88 degrees F
Average Winter Temperature: 64 degrees F
Quick Facts:
Major Industries: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Major Tourist Destinations: San Cristobal de la Habana Villa, the Perfume Museum, Playas de Este, Cayo Largo, Montemar National Park
Ethnic Mix: 51% Mulatto, 37% White, 11% Black, 1% Chinese
Time Zone: GMT-5
Country Dialing Code: +53
Area Code: 7
Did You Know?
Conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cueller founded the first town in Havana in 1515. The city was originally a trading port, and became the capital of the Spanish colony of Cuba in 1607, and the main port of the Spanish colonies in the New World.
Orientation:
Located in the Caribbean, Cuba is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000
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Havana Travel Experiences
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Cigars, Rum and Che
So after a horrendous day with 3 connecting flights none of which went according to plan (note to self, do not fly Copa Airlines again) I... Continue reading »
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REPRESENT Cuba
We left our beloved Playa for the last time and had a hectic last minute check-in at Cancun airport, and after an hour found ourselves in... Continue reading »
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Wandering around in Havana
For some reason I couldn’t immediately tell if I liked Havana or not, or what was I supposed to expect from that place overall. Even war... Continue reading »
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Cuba - Havana great time
A group of men play dominoes outside crumbling colonial buildings, shrouded in the haze of their fat cigars and the dust kicked up by the... Continue reading »
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Che, Che and more Che
After leaving Caracas behind us with a brief stop in Panama on the way, we touched down in Havana at a little past midnight. Luckily we h... Continue reading »
Popular Havana Hotels
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba
- NH Parque Central
- Hotetur Deauville
- Hotel Inglaterra
- Hotel Plaza
- Hotel Saratoga
- Hotel Acuario
- Hotel Conde de Villanueva
- Santa Isabel
- Ambos Mundos
