The local culture is vibrant.
Music is heard everywhere in Havana.
ter fill the air. Te streets of Havana offer telling insight into the city and people. Locals are more than happy to smile for the camera as long as you have pesos to grace their palms. Images of Che Guevara on T-shirts, flags, billboards, post- ers and mementoes are a common sight. Te main shopping and bar street, Obispo, is free of ve- hicular traffic; a good thing since there are often so many people it can be difficult to maneuvre oneself down the street. Te MalecÓn, frequented by locals on the weekends, is the
place to see people and be seen. Te iconic seven-kilometre seawall and walkway of the MalecÓn skirts the ocean from Habana Vieja (old Havana) through Centro and Vedado, eventually connecting to the tunnel and bridges that will bring you to Miramar.
Te landmark Hotel Nacional, which was the hotspot of the glamourous 1930s, forties and fifties, is located along Rampa/23, the main street of Vedado. Havana Libre and Hotel Capri can also be found along this route. Expect huge lines and large crowds at these and other popular places. Hemingway fans simply must imbibe at, or at the very least view, one of the two bars in Old Havana — El Flo- ridita and La Bodeguita del Medio — where the American writer spent much of his time. Hemingway was much like the town himself, a conundrum of excess and élan; perhaps that is why he fell in love with Havana. El Floridita is a draw for those wanting to taste their per-
fect daiquiris at the deco bar. Tey proudly publicize their relation to Hemingway and will point out his effigy situated around the corner. La Bodeguita, much smaller in scale and
Cuban hats and souvenirs fill an outdoor market stall. 46 • Winter 2016
Images of Che Guevara are a common sight.
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