THE OLD NEW WORLD OLD HAVANA A family of tourists walks the narrow streets of Old Havana Some of the brightly colored buildings have stood since the 1500s Tempting smells and lively music pour out of open doors Old cars and horse-drawn carts rumble by on cobblestone streets 4
OTHER TOP SITES AMBROSIO CAVE MORRO CASTLE SAN PEDRO DE LA ROCA CASTLE VALLEY DE LOS INGENIOS They visit a colonial fort at the Plaza de Armas followed by the Museo de la Ciudad or City Museum After exploring the Catedral de La Habana or Havana Cathedral everyone is ready for ice cream They sit on the Malecón the seawall bordering Havana’s harbor Musicians play guitars as groups chatter nearby People dance in the afternoon sun This is Cuba 5
LOCATION GULF OF MEXICO HAVANA SANTA CLARA CIENFUEGOS CARIBBEAN SEA Cuba is an island nation that covers 42,803 square miles 110,860 square kilometers of land Havana the capital sits along the northwestern coast The Atlantic Ocean surrounds Cuba to the north and the east The southern coast is washed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west 6
BAHAMAS CUBA NEAR NEIGHBORS Cuba is only 90 miles 145 kilometers away from Florida to the north Mexico is 135 miles 217 kilometers to the west ATLANTIC OCEAN SANTIAGO DE CUBA Cuba is the largest island in the West Indies Its neighboring islands are Jamaica the Cayman Islands the Bahamas and Hispaniola which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic 7
