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Broken column
The broken column in the middle represents a life cut short.
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Cemetery symbolism
I haven't thought much about cemetery monuments. We learned a lot. The column in the center represents a life. The drape over the…
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Gates
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Entrance
The entrance gates were amazing!
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Necropolis Cristobal Colon
Our next stop.It was established by royal decree in 1866.
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Pink car!
I just like the picture with the pink car.
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Jose Marti
The statue of Jose Marti. It was completed in 1958 during the final days of the Bautista dictatorship.
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Jose Marti Memorial
Jose Marti is a national hero in Cuba dating back to before the revolution. Whenever you see peole speaking to large crowds in Hav…
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Ministry of the Interior Building
The face of Che Guevara. It says, "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (Until the everlasting victory).
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Ministry of Communications Building
The face of Camilo Cienfuegos. It says, "Vas bien Fidel" (You're doing fine, Fidel).
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Plaza de la Revolution
Revolution Square. Osmin is telling us about the revolution and FIdel Castro. Revolution Square is used for large gatherings. It's…
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Beautiful church
We were surprised at how many times our guide told us that some people in Cuba are religious but a lot of Cubans aren't religious…
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Empty
I'm not sure if it was because it was before 10am but it was surprisingly empty.
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Paint
Osmin told us Cuba doesn't get a lot of paint imported. There was a lot of peeling paint but it just gave everything character.
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Old Havana
Sad we just drove down this street. it was really cool! I would have loved to walk it.
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Fieles a nuestra historia
True to our history. Instead of a lot of product advertisements there are billboards and signs with revolutionary propaganda. With…
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Hotel Saratoga
I like this picture of the hotel with the buggy in front. Even a dog, which I didn't see at the time. We didn't see many dogs.
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More cars!
They were everywhere. I never really tired of seeing them. It made the whole day feel like we went back in time, so did a lot of t…
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National Museum of Fine Arts
They had a lot of cool buildings.
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Cool
Even if they were for tourists, we still took a ton of pictures of the cars. Some were restored pretty nicely, some looked good fr…
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Classic Taxi
Our tour guide told us that the classic cars were for the tourists only. Not a lot of people owned classic cars, they own Russian…