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Cool cannons!
Pointed out toward the water. You can see our ship in the background.
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Another gun
No idea why it's turned toward the fort.
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Memorial
A memorial to the memory of the Feliciano Captain Risech Amat. "Your memory will last to encourage our institution."
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The other way
You can see the different buildings in the distance. This is where the troops used to stay. Open space within the fortress where t…
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Big!
It was so much larger and spacious inside than I thought. It was like a little city. Down this street you can see to the ocean.
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Cool inside
It was very cool inside. I like the doors.
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Drawbridge machinery
I love the old hardware in these forts.
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Cool entrance!
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Cannon balls!
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Dry moat
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Drawbridge
Crossing the drawbridge! They left the old hardware in place.
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Finally at the gate!
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Pay phones!
Working pay phones! I got more than a little excited.They're so retro too!
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Cool sculpture
I couldn't figure out what this was and we were in a hurry to leave. I just liked the sculpture. The arms are cool.
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Fort staircase
This was so fancy for just a staircase to cross the street. I had to take a picture.
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Cigar and rum
Locals suggest that the statue was sculpted to depict a cigar in the right hand and a mojito in the left hand, honoring popular Cu…
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From the base
The statue was inaugurated on December 24, 1958. Just fifteen days later, on January 8, 1959, Fidel Castro entered Havana during t…
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National monument
It was impossible to catch the National Monument marker in the photos since the statue was so high. I ran in front of everyone's p…
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Great view!
A great view of our ship in port at Havana.
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Very big!
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El Cristo de la Habana
We stopped at the Christ of Havana statue. It was that big one we saw as the ship was pulling in to port. You can see, the sign s…