World Cities: Havana

Havana (Spanish La Habana, San Cristóbal de La Habana in full), Cuba's capital. 2.2 million population of the Caribbean, most notably cigar şehridir.Geçim sources, sugar beet and spring months mısırdır.Havana a speed of 200 km tourism kentidir.Kentte could reach speeds of hurricanes for many years görülür.Havana under Spanish colonial kalmıstır.Bu reason that some of Latin American Spanish in the streets leading görülür.Havana breeze still görülür.Havana industry in terms of climate kentlerindendir.Tropik groundwater resources are also gelismistir.Kentte.

History

Havana in 1515 Conquistador (Spanish, means of victory. On the 16th and 17 th century, Spanish soldiers, explorers and adventure for the general term used) by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, who is now the name Batabanó is established near the city.

Havana in 1519, moved to current location. City, to develop the location as a result of compliance, will become an important commercial and military ports. City, the Spanish ships loaded with precious treasures here by taking a lot of the pirates were attacked. City 1538'de scorched and 1553/1555 'was also sacked. The Spanish colony of Cuba's capital Havana is 1607'de. United Kingdom takes 1762'de cities, and then exchange the money to Florida. City to pass to the Spaniard again, Amerika'ni n is configured as the most powerful city runan ko.


Zamanlarda banned in the United States, a popular attraction for American tourists in Havana has been central. Though the night clubs and casinos, also survive in the U.S. to ban up to also closed akabinde 1959'daki Cuba's revolution.

Attractions

Especially to see land, with baroque and neoclassical monuments, the oldest Spanish settlement in the La Habana Vieja koloniyal is (or the date of the old district of Havana). This world cultural heritage of UNESCO in 1982 has been restored and since then the region is the region. This is out of another place to visit, the Spanish governor in that time the Castillo de la Real Fuerza'dır authorities. Elsewhere in the east side of the bay entrance is the La Cabaña fortress.

All the rest of the city deprived area of the restoration of the district is called Centro Habana. This Prado 's from west Malecon' up lies. This is also very rare that the tourists visit the city is the poorest districts. Image is dominated in the state of the building collapsed. A visit to this area, Vedado Habana Vieja, or as organized as the city's tourist areas than in the trip, more realistic about the living conditions of the Cuban people will leave an impression.

Business

Havana, is Cuba's most important industrial zone. In particular, metal products, machinery and chemical products is important. In addition, the rum, Havana Club, such as beverages and tobacco and textile products are produced.
Of cigars produced in Cuba, Havana are known as.

Transportation

City is also the country's most important transportation center. And an important natural harbor and an international airport (José Martí, in the south of the city)) has. Havana Bay, is one of the world's most secure ports. Transition to the open sea, the coast line through a natural formation, it is limited to a narrow passage.

The city's neighborhoods

Havanna is divided into 15 neighborhoods.
1. Arroyo Naranjo
2. Boyeros
3. Centro Habana
4. Cerro
5. Cotorro
6. Diez de Octubre
7. Guanabacoa
8. Habana del Este
9. Habana Vieja (Historical Center)
10. La Lisa
11. Marianao
12. Playa, Hasbana (Miramar)
13. Plaza de la Revolucion (sometimes only the Plaza is used)
14. Regla
15. San Miguel del PADRO

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