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La Víbora was founded in 1689, as a small town where the exchange of horses would occur for caravans traveling from Havana to Güines. The town grew rapidly, and by 1698 it began to appear in local maps and chronicles. Today, it is Havana's most populated "barrio", with 23,118 inhabitants.
The old neighborhood of Puentes Grandes had its origin at the end of the 16th century. It formed in one of the first neighborhoods that were established in the surroundings of Havana . The local amenity attracted several families of the capital, which there built summer mansions to swim in the pure waters of the Almendares River .
This vast demographic area was unpopulated in the late 1940s, with small pockets of wealthy and land owners. It became heavily populated during the early 1960s with the emergence of Corea (name given to a stretch of terrain clandestinely occupied by the homeless after being evicted from the main city areas) and new houses along the main street (Calzada de San Miguel).
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The municipality is situated by the Carretera Central (Central Highway), and main autopista (motorway). Cotorro is 16 km from Old Havana.Its foundation dates to 1822. By the end of the 1950s, Cotorro had grown in such a way that it was exceeding in extension and population to the head of the municipality.
It is located in the south center of the periphery of the city of Havana, it borders all the neighborhoods of Boyeros, except Santiago de Las Vegas. It is located in the so-called "Cuenca del Almendares", also known as "Cuenca de Vento" with two fluvial currents, El Rio Almendares and Arroyo Jibaro, today affected by a hydrological crisis.
Cayo Hueso is a consejo popular (ward) in the municipality of Centro Habana, Havana, Cuba.A traditionally working-class neighborhood populated by Afro-Cubans, it is known for its many cultural landmarks such as the Callejón de Hamel, the Fragua Martiana Museum and the Parque de los Mártires Universitarios.