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Travel


Time for a Trip


Edited by Kate Wertheimer timeout.com/los-angeles/travel @kate_em_up SPOTLIGHT ON ... Havana


IN AUGUST, CUBA became a commercial destination out of the U.S. So what are you waiting for? Book your flight now to experience the city’s old-world charm.


Light one up First, head to La Casa del Habano (Calle


de los Mercaderes, #202, esquina a Lamparilla; lacasadelhabano.com) for a stogie. Housed on the second floor of an 18th-century mansion, the store holds Cohiba, Montecristo and countless other cigars in an antiquated atmosphere. The White House recently lifted sanctions on Cuban cigars and alcohol, so smoke at the bar, then take some to go.


Get on your feet! For the best people-watching, music and


artisan shopping, meander through the maze-like former factory that is Fábrica de Arte Cubano (Calle 26, esquina 11, Vedado; www.fac.cu), Havana’s hippest nightclub-cum-performance-space. Try your tango moves or watch a documentary screening—just arrive by 9pm to avoid long lines.


Go under the sea It’s three hours by car to the Bahía de


Cochinos (Playa Girón, Cuba), where in 1961, a CIA-backed brigade of Cuban nationalists arrived in a failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro—but the turquoise waters and coral reefs are exquisitely unspoiled and worth the drive. Dive into a world of marine wonder filled with Atlantic blue tangs, rainbow and stoplight parrot fish, plus the occasional sunken boat.


INSIDER SECRETS


Locals give it to you straight


Bahía de Cochinos FUN “The best mojito,


a traditional Cuban cocktail, is at Hotel Ambos Mundos.” —Viviana


“My favorite


neighborhood is El Vedado. It’s a giant garden district.” —Angela


“Visit the studio of native artist Lisandra Ramírez. Her art is Jeff Koons–esque.” —Susette


“See gorgeous modern art at the Museo Nacional de Bellas


Artes de la Habana.” —Thomas


Come to Papa A visitors’ center is under construction


at Finca La Vigía, Ernest Hemingway’s lovely, breezy former hilltop home, so come quickly, before the untouched aura is no more (follow Carretera Central from Havana for nine miles to San Francisco de Paula; hemingwaycuba.com). See his beloved boat, Pilar, his brass-buttoned war correspondent uniform and the small animals he preserved in jars. Then imagine Papa sitting beside his beloved pets, typing out a masterpiece.


Lounge on a roof with a view The mojitos at Hotel Saratoga (Paseo del


Prado No. 603, esquina Dragones, Old Havana; hotel-saratoga.com) are good, but the rooftop pool, city sunsets and the vista of El Capitolio—the U.S. Capitol look-alike that was the seat of government until 1959—can’t be beat. Order a snack and savor Havana’s quieter version of the Arts District. ■ Johanna Berkman


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FACT From the air, the island of Cuba resembles a crocodile, so it is often referred to in Spanish as “El Cocodrilo.”


January–March 2017 Time Out Los Angeles


PHOTOGRAPHS: SHUTTERSTOCK


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