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Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named Autopistas, seven of them centralized in the city of Havana and connected to each other by the Havana Ring Road, with the exception of the motorway to Mariel. The carriageway is divided and the lanes in each direction go from two to four. Maximum speed limit is 120 km/h (75 mph).
Havana (/ h ə ˈ v æ n ə /; Spanish: La Habana [la aˈβana] ⓘ) [5] is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province , Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. [ 6 ]
The A1 in Havana, next to a baseball stadium The rest area "Kilómetro 141", in Jagüey Grande The A1 at Santiago de Cuba The end of the A1 in Taguasco from above. The A1, the longest motorway on the island, is a dual carriageway with 6 lanes (8 from Havana to San José de las Lajas), and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads.
Cuban map highlighting the Vía Blanca A rest area in Guanabo, Havana Passing through Boca de Jaruco oil field A rest area in Santa Cruz del Norte The Mirador de Bacunayagua over Bacunayagua Bridge The motorway in Matanzas The Canímar Bridge (Puente de Canímar) in Matanzas The motorway in Boca de Camarioca The motorway near Varadero The motorway southwest of Varadero A police patrol on the ...
Paseo del Prado is a street and promenade in Havana, Cuba, near the location of the old city wall, and the division between Centro Habana and Old Havana.Technically, the Paseo del Prado includes the entire length of Paseo Martí approximately from the Malecon to Calle Máximo Gómez, [a] the Fuente de la India fountain.
The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 was the immediate cause of the Spanish–American War. [2] Map of Havana Harbor, 1888 Havana Harbor - 1898. In January 1898 the USS Maine, the largest vessel to come out of an American shipyard, was dispatched to Cuba to protect US interests there. At the time more than 8,000 US ...
Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa was briefly the capital of Cuba in 1555 after Havana was attacked by French pirate Jacques de Sores. [3]
Roads in Cuba Eastern entrance to the Havana Tunnel , under the Malecón and the San Salvador de la Punta Fortress The Autopista A2 , also known as Primer Anillo de La Habana (First Ring of Havana), [ 1 ] is a Cuban motorway serving the city of Havana , [ 2 ] that connects almost all of the Cuban motorways to each other.