tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41054281763947928592024-03-27T11:40:15.418-07:00Cuban Cigars, Culture & LifestyleA blog talking about Cuban cigars, culture & lifestyle including food, restaurants, entertainment, apartment or room rentals, Cuban art & music, travel, history and anything & Everything Cuba.matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.comBlogger889125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-81936563924577586332020-07-07T11:10:00.000-07:002020-07-07T11:10:22.795-07:00Pinar del Rio (A Pictorial) July 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've held some of these pictures for several years, some are from a trip in 2013. I never get tired of coming here, if you ever get the chance you should make the trip.<br />
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I've been gathering pictures for this post for years as I walk along this street at least once on every trip I take to Havana. One of my favourite La Casa del Habano's is located in the Hotel Conde de Villanueva on Mercaderes and it's a must that I visit my friend Reinaldo who runs the place. Mercaderes usually tends to be busy, almost as much as Calle Obispo, and both these streets are devoid of cars as they are pedestrian only thoroughfares. It links two of the major Plazas (Squares) of Havana, Plaza Vieja & Catedral and you can spend more than a day visiting the many attractions located along the way.<br />
Restoring this street has been the job of the City Historian’s Office since the early 1980's and has since been fully restored. The list of many of the attractions along it's route will be listed below. The pictures or walk begin from O'Reilly and go to the end of Plaza Vieja at Muralla. I have omitted several places, restaurants...for sure, but you get the idea, taking a walk along Calle Mercaderes is an optimal way to slice through Old Havana and see enough to more than fill the day.<br />
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Leaving Calle O'Relly behind, to your left is the back of the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales (Plaza de Armas) and you are approaching Calle Obispo</div>
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Once you get to Obispo you will find the Hotel Ambos Mundo across the street and to your right, at the corner. The hotel was built in 1924 on a site that was previously occupied by an old family house. It's a popular tourist destination because it was home to the writer Ernest Hemingway for seven years in the 1930's. Today, his hotel room, No. 511, is presented as if the author might have left it and has been converted into a small museum with tours given during the daytime.</div>
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At the other corner of Obispo & Mercaderes, across from Hotel Ambos Mundo, you will find the Haberdashery 'Mercería La Muñequita Azul.</div>
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Around the corner from the Haberdashery, in the same building, facing the Ambos Mundo, is a book store I visit every time I'm in Havana, Librería Boloña. Corner of Calle Mercaderes and Obispo.</div>
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Next door to Ambos Mundo is the 'Maqueta de la Habana', where you will find a miniature model of Old Havana and the surrounding area. Calle Mercaderes #116.</div>
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A little further along on the opposite side of the street you will see the 'Mercado del Oriente', here you will find a selection of herbs, incense, hookahs and other Asian products. Calle Mercaderes #109</div>
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'Marco Polo – El Camino de las Especias' is a good spot for herbs and spices.<br />
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The Tobacco Museum is a small space displaying objects related to cigars and tobacco. Calle Mercaderes #120</div>
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Here at the 'Perfume Museum' you will find a collection of bottles, ingredients, and historical artifacts related to perfume. Calle Mercaderes #156 at the corner of Calle Obrapia.</div>
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Next to the Perfume Museum you will find the 'Casa Simon Bolivar'. This is a museum dedicated to Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), a Venezuelan known as the “Great Liberator”. It's within a colonial mansion that was built in the early 1800's. Bolívar stayed in this house while visiting Cuba during 1799. Calle Mercaderes #156</div>
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Plaza de Bolívar in front of the 'Casa Simon Bolivar'.</div>
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'Museo Armeria 9 de Abril' (Armory April 9 Museum) displays a collection of firearms and bladed weapons from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Calle Mercaderes #157.</div>
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Hotel Conde de Villanueva is located on the next corner. This is a Boutique Hotel that used to be the former residence of Claudio Martínez de Pinillos y Cevallos, the second Count of Villanueva and a Spanish merchant. A very comfortable hotel that happens to have one of the best Casa del Habanos in the city. Calle Mercaderes #202.</div>
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Opposite corner from the Hotel Conde de Villanueva is the 'Hogar Materno Infantil - Dona Leonor Perez Cabrera', an active maternity hospital clinic. Great piece of architecture. Calle Lamparilla #12, at the corner of Mercaderes. </div>
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A little further down you will find the 'Paladar Los Mercaderes', a privately owned restaurant that serves an array of dishes to wandering tourists. I myself have never eaten here. Calle Mercaderes #207.</div>
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I have been to this Restaurant a few times and enjoyed it. 'La Imprenta' is located at Calle Mercaderes #208.</div>
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The Ceramic Museum (Museo Nacional de la Cerámica Contemporánea)....Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe, is a great spot to spent a little time. It displays Cuban Pottery of important artists from 1950 to Present Day. Calle Mercaderes #211-213.</div>
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At the corner of Calle Amargura & Mercaderes you'll find a 'Banco de Credito y Comercio' where you can get cash from an ATM.</div>
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The 'Chocolate Museum' is more of a Cafe than a museum, although it does have some artifacts related to the making and consumption of chocolate. There's almost always a lineup to get inside. At the corner of Calle Amargura & Mercaderes.</div>
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Moving along you will come across the 'Mesón de la Flota'. It looks like a restaurant, and it is, but it's also a small boutique hotel. I've stayed here a couple of times and found it quite comfortable. The restaurant puts on a flamenco show twice a day (lunch & dinner) and the food is passable. Calle Mercaderes #257.</div>
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'Cafe Taberna' has been around since 1772 but not without some restoration. This is a drinking and eating establishment that gets busy with tourists at times. Nice live music but I don't know if I would recommend the food. Calle Mercaderes at the corner of Teniente Rey</div>
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Upon entering the Plaza Vieja you will find the 'Cámara Oscura' on the first corner to your left. This is the Gómez Vila Building completed in 1909 and on the top floor you can get 360-degree views of the city in real time through a sort of periscope. Great views from the roof. Corner of Calle Mercaderes & Teniente Rey.</div>
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A couple of buildings over is the 'Fototeca de Cuba' in what once the Casa de Juan Mata. Contained within the building is a photographic archive of Old Havana starting from the early 20th century to present day, Cuba's largest collection. Exhibits extracted from this collection along with others are showed daily. Calle Mercaderes #307</div>
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At the furthest corner of the Plaza is where you will find one of the best coffees in the city, at 'Café El Escorial'. Great place to have a coffee, the patio spills onto the Square. </div>
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For those of you who don't already know, a little piece of history has collapsed recently. The original Partagas Cigar Factory began it's journey in 1860 but was shut down and moved to a different location in 2013 due to the deterioration of the building and the hazardous conditions it created for the workers. There was talk of turning the space into the new Tobacco Museum a few years ago and recently rumours were abound about it becoming another Hotel. However, nothing was done, now they will be forced to decide what to do.<br />
The important thing is that anyone who was working in the store below at the time is safe. The factory may have closed but the store continued to operate and was doing so even now during this Corona Virus catastrophe. The joy that this place has given myself and many others and the memories it holds is immeasurable. The store will be moving in the near future to what looks like a space in front of Parque Albear facing El Floridita & Casa del Ron y del Tabaco (Calle Obispo #2). It's a nice location but I have no idea what is within the space or what provisions will be made.<br />
The first chapter of the story of La Casa del Habano Partagas has ended and so far it's been a beautiful story. Let's turn the page and begin the next chapter of this story. Let's create new memories and fill the pages with colourful script. It may not be the same but after all, it's the people that make place, not the other way around. Partagas has always had wonderful people working for her and that has never changed. I thought we would take a walk along memory lane and show you some of the people that have worked there through the years. I know I missed a few people, I apologize for that.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-4912266963915246922020-06-20T07:26:00.001-07:002020-06-20T07:26:15.067-07:00El Corojo (Pinar del Rio) another important tobacco growing area<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The area of El Corojo belongs to the municipality of San Luís, it's located approximately 3 kilometers from the "las Cuchillas de Barbacoa" farm (where the late Alejandro Robaina Family Estate is located), 2-3 kilometers south of the town of San Luis. There has been very little written about this area that's known for it's wrapper leaf. However, much has been written about the 'Corojo' strain of tobacco leaf that's widely used in the area of San Luis & San Juan y Martinez. The Corojo strain was created at the famous El Corojo plantation owned by the Rodriguez family back in the early part of the last century. I'm not sure if the farm was actually located within the El Corojo area, what I have read was that it was located within the municipality of San Luis. The farm got its name from a palm tree that Rodriguez found growing on the plantation and all over the area. This part of the country was developed for tobacco growing back in the middle of the 19th century when the industry expanded.<br />
There isn't much written about this part of Pinar del Rio except for geography. I wish I could tell you something about cigars produced from farms in this area but I can't. It isn't visited frequently and the tobacco growers I've encountered simply don't care to. But times are changing....El Corojo can now boast about having 2 'Hombre Habanos' within it's small confines. This year's winner for the award was Servilio Jesús Córdova (for Producción) and Armando Miguel Padrón won in 2008 (also for Producción), both their farms are located in the El Corojo area. I believe that someone will be producing some cigars soon....just to pass around to visitors. I Hope So.<br />
It's not easy getting around El Corojo, most of the roads are not paved and could be quite hazardous during or just after a heavy rainfall. I've only been here several times but intend to visit more often in the future. The pictures I've posted were taken at different times and different seasons.<br />
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Many of the growers in the 'El Corojo' area come to get their tobacco plants here after they grow to a few inches</div>
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Alexis Benítez Toledo, nominated for Hombre Habano in 2012</div>
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Armando Miguel Padrón won Hombre Habano in 2008</div>
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On May 20, 1853, La Reunion opened for business for the first time on Calle Teniente Rey no. 41. There was a time during the twentieth century when this pharmacy was considered the largest in Cuba and the second largest in the world. It expanded in size between 1882 and 1886, adding warehouse space, office areas & a place for the production of medicines (something they were proficient at). It had become one of the most elegant and prestigious pharmacies in Havana.<br />
After the Revolution of 1959, this pharmacy (as with all the others) was nationalized and continued to function until 1999. At this time the Office of the City Historian undertook the major task of restoring La Reunion to it's former glory and to turn it into the Museum of the Habanera Pharmacy (Museo de la Farmacia Habanera La Reunión). Besides acting as a museum, it's open for business as usual.<br />
You will find showcases all around the pharmacy containing historical objects, many of which were found during archaeological excavations in the area. The restored shelves in the main room display imitations of jars that were once used to store pharmaceutical products. Spaces have been assigned for the dispensary functions, offices, warehouses and multiple service areas.<br />
Although an amazing job has been done in the restoration of the La Reunion pharmacy, it must be known that it's not an exact replica. The layout may be the same, many of the furnishing as well, but many pieces have been added to reflect an entire history of Havana pharmacies.<br />
I must have walked by this place many times before finally walking in this past trip. It's worth the visit if you're wandering around Old Havana, it's close to wherever you are.<br />
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As movie theaters expanded outwards to other municipalities they also moved into the Havana neighborhoods creating the local cinema. Believe it or not, just before 1959, Havana City had over 130 cinemas containing an estimated 136,000 movie seats, more than New York city or Paris. Actually, according to statistical data, Havana had more cinemas than any other big cities of the world. You would be hard pressed to believe that seeing the condition (or non-condition) of the existing cinemas today. Only a small fraction of cinemas that were once available to the population exist or operate today. If you were born in Havana in the 50's or early 60's you have a memory of a neighborhood cinema that you went to when you were a child. My wife speaks of a few that she attended as a child that either no longer exist due to deterioration or the buildings are now used for a different purpose. You wouldn't otherwise have known a movie theater ever existed there if you hadn't gone there decades previously. The prices were lower at these neighborhood cinemas and many entire families would attend.<br />
Some of the larger and better known movie theaters had contracts with production companies such as Metro Goldwyn Meyer, Columbia, and the 20th Century Fox. Today's Yara was operated by Warner Bros. at one time. Paramount was the first to move to Havana, in 1916, followed by Twentieth Century Fox (1918), United Artists (1921), MGM (1923), Warner Bros. (1925), Columbia (1931), and, finally, RKO (1939). During the 1920s, U.S. films dominated an estimated 95 percent of all movie screens in Havana. Even though it declined during the next few decades, it never fell below 75%.<br />
After the revolution it became too costly to operate all the existing cinemas with the state budget that was available. One by one the cinemas were either shut down completely and abandoned or used for something else like community services, live theaters or dance schools. All the pictures posted were taken by me with the exception of one. In the future I will concentrate on movie theaters that were located in municipalities outside the Havana center and with time expand to other parts of the country.<br />
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Calle Reina #107 e/ Campanario y Lealtad (Centro Habana) Was built with 900 seats within a space that already existed. Today it's closed. This is one of my favorite movie theater buildings, along with the next one.</div>
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Cespedes - Calle Marti #410 esq. Calle Cespedes (Regla) Was built in 1921 with 600 seats, today it's closed.</div>
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Florida - Calzada de Diez de Octubre #216 esq. Via Blanca (Santo Suarez) Built in 1949 for the purpose of a movie theater. Today it's home to a traditional dance company.</div>
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El Megano - Corner of Calle Industria y San Martin (Centro Habana) A house was built here in 1919 and converted to movie theater with 450 seats in 1921 named Lira. Name changed to 'Capri' before becoming 'El Megano'. I've been walking by this building on my way to the Partagas LCDH behind the Capitolio for years....it's always been closed.</div>
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Capitolio - Calle Industria #411 esq. San Jose (Habana Vieja) Opened in 1921 with 1082 seats and changed it's name to Campoamor before closing down. This picture is a few years old, if you see it now the building has deteriorated further and the ground floor is all boarded up. It's directly behind the Gran Teatro.</div>
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Actualidades - Calle Monserrate #262 e/ Neptuno y Animas (Habana Vieja) Many believe that this was the first movie theater built for the sole purpose of showing movies in 1906. With 1700 seats, it's currently closed.</div>
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Caribe - Calle 3ra C #23906 (Jaimanitas) Built in 1952 with 400 seats and opened as the 'Biltmore' before changing it's name. Today it's used for community services.</div>
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Metropolitan - Avenida 13 e/ 76 y 78 (Playa) Built in 1945 it's currently closed, although it looks like something is going on inside. There's a restaurant open in the adjacent building and there are a couple of existing apartments in the upper floors.</div>
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Reina - Calle Reina esq. Rayo (Centro Habana) Opened in 1936 with 1,570 seats, today it's closed as a movie theater. Until recently it was being used as a dance school by Tony Menéndez: Cuban dancer and choreographer.</div>
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Aguila de Oro - Steps from Avenida Zanja at Rayo #108 (Centro Habana) Located in the Chinatown district of Havana, the Cine Aguila de Oro opened with 900 seats and screened Kung-Fu and Japanese films. It had closed in 2016 but has recently reopened as an art gallery.</div>
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Universal - Calle Egido #511 (Habana Vieja) The Moorish styled Cine Universal was opened in 1946 with 1,048 seats, today it's used as a warehouse.</div>
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Majestic - Calle Consulado #210 e/ Animas y Trocadero (Centro Habana) Opened in 1919 with 1,110 seats as a Comedy Theater. It was converted into a movie theater in 1936. Today it's used as a warehouse.</div>
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Alba - Avenida 44 #5112 e/ 51 y 53 (Marianao) Built as a movie theater in 1948 with 900 seats. Today it's used as a Cultural Center.</div>
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Arenal - Avenida 41 #3004 e/ 30 y 32 (Playa) This Art Deco building opened as a movie theater with 1,141 seats in 1941. Today it's used for community services.</div>
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Rex - Calle San Rafael #161 e/ Industria y Amistad (Centro Habana) Opened in July 1938 with seating for 650 on a single floor. For many years it operated as a newsreel & short subjects theater. In late 1947, the Cine Duplex opened adjacent to the Rex Cinema, and they shared the same foyer. It's currently closed.</div>
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Esmeralda - Calle Monte #818 esq. Arroyo (Centro Habana) This was a house built in 1908 that was converted to a movie theater with 700 seats in 1925. It's currently closed, although it does look like something is going on inside.</div>
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Cosmo - Calle 19 #7012 e/ 70 y 72 (Playa) Opened it's doors in 1941 with the name 'San Carlos' but changed it's name to 'Cosmos' in the late 1960's. It once had a capacity for 600 guests, today it's closed. It looks like there's some kind of construction activity going on out front but there's definitely nothing going on inside at the moment.</div>
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Ambasador - Calle 44 #3305 e/ 33 y 35 (Playa) Originally built as a Movie Theater with 1,300 seats in 1949. Use today is unknown, it looks like it's being used as a warehouse but I can't be sure.</div>
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Apolo - Calzada de 10 de Octubre #446 esq. Santo Suarez (Santo Suarez) Opened in 1919 with 1,330 seats, it was renovated in 1939 which gave it the face lift it has today. It seems to be used as a children's movie theater today.</div>
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Maravillas - Corner or Calzada de Cerro y Calle Palatino (El Cerro) Built in 1926 and was renovated at some point within a couple of decades. It's not in use as a movie theater today but I saw some kind of local business but I can't be certain that it occupied a part of the theater. It once had 1,200 seats.</div>
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Edison - Calzada de Cerro #1951 esq. Calle Zaragoza (El Cerro) Built in 1938 with 800 seats, it's currently closed as a cinema but I saw a sign on the door giving me the impression something is going on within it's walls. </div>
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Verdun - Calle Consulado #212 e/ Animas y Trocadero (Centro Habana) Built in 1919 with 1,350 seats and renovated in 1935. It's no longer in use as a cinema but something is going on inside.</div>
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Palace - Calle Belascoain #159 e/ Virtudes y Concordia (Centro Habana) Built in 1941, today it looks like it's being used as a market. It once had 1,010 seats.</div>
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Favorito - Calle Belascoain #809 esq. Calle Penalver (Centro Habana) Built in 1938 with 1,528 seats, today a big part of is being used by the 'Narisco Medina Dance Company' and a small part for a barber shop.</div>
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Belgica - Calle Egido esq. Calle Corrales (Habana Vieja) It was originally built as a house by the Catholic church and converted to a movie theater in 1932 with 750 seats. A large chunk of the upper floor has collapsed. It seems that someone is still living there, maybe not any longer, and there was some kind of business operating downstairs. However, this might have changed, it's no longer in use as a cinema, that is for sure.</div>
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Cervantes - Calle Lamparilla #312 e/ Compostela y Habana (Habana Vieja) Built in 1938 with 1,200 seats, today it's being used for community services, it's no longer in use as a cinema.</div>
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Moderno - Calzada de Jesus del Monte #365 esq. Calzada de Luyano (Luyano) The first Art Deco movie theater that was built in 1929 with 1,180 seats. It's currently closed.</div>
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Pricipal - Calzada del Cerro #1665 esq. Calle La Rosa (El Cerro) One of two cinemas that go by the same name. It's currently closed as a movie theater but there something going on within the building. It once had 1,080 seats.</div>
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On January of 1897, Gabriel Veyre (an early film director and photographer born in France) arrived in Havana from Mexico. He worked for the Casa Lumiere and after introducing movies to the Mexican capital 6 months earlier, he was wanting to do the same in Havana. It all started on the 24th of January, 1897, on Prado #126. What began incorrectly as entertainment rapidly turned into a means of; recreation, culture, education and of course, propaganda. The Prado strip (Havana's most important boulevard at the time) and it's surrounding area lead the way with it's saturation of movie theaters in the early part of the 20th century. It started with the accommodation of existing locations before the construction of buildings designed strictly as movie theaters. Many nondescript residential homes were adapted to show movies, the prerequisite being that the buildings had to be long and narrow. This revolutionary invention changed people's way of thinking in a short period of time, turning the spectacle into an industry.<br />
The majority of the movie theaters that existed within the first quarter of the previous century were theaters adapted to show movies or private residences that were remodeled for that intent. However, amongst this hap-hazard of an array of cinemas emerged a few that were built with the sole intent of becoming a movie theater. The first movie theater that was built with that purpose was the 'Actualidades' located on Avenida de Belgica, or as it's more popularly known as Calle Monserrate between Calle Neptuno and Calle Animas. It opened on April 18, 1906...the building is still there, the sign is falling apart but it's definitely closed. Between 1915-1920 just on the tiny strip of Prado alone there existed, at some point, 5 different cinemas at one time.<br />
The first open air cinema opened on July of 1909 at Prado and the Malecon named 'Miramar Gardens'. This was during the time of silent films. Architectural styles of the buildings that were being constructed to house movie theaters became a factor starting around the 2nd & 3rd decades of the last century. Some of these buildings were a colossal testament to the dedication Cubans felt towards this form of entertainment. During the early part of the 1920's movie theaters began popping up along streets near Prado and outwards to other municipalities. Not long after Art Deco was introduced in Paris, it filtered down to Havana & some of it's cinemas, including; Fausto, America, Warner Radiocentro (Yara) and Arenal....to name only a few.<br />
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Olimpic (Teatro Raquel Revuelta) - Calle Linea #609 esq. Calle B, tel. (53) 78330225 (Vedado) Built in 1920 with 740 seats, it went through a major renovation in 1938 and was still operating as Cine Olimpic in 1958. The Raquel Revuelta theater, which showed live theater productions, was created in 1958 by various artists including Ernestina, Sergio Corrieri, Raquel Revuelta and Vicente Revuelta. Here is where I found it's history a bit sketchy...at some point after this it was used by the Ministry of Culture as a warehouse and remained closed for almost twenty years. By 2013 it had been refurbished and re-opened as Cultural Center Raquel Revuelta which is still in operation today. </div>
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America - Calle Galiano e/ Neptuno y Concordia (Centro Habana) The Art Deco building opened it's doors to the movie theater with 1775 seats in 1941. The cinema was built within this 11 story building which also contained businesses on the ground floor with 64 apartments above. I don't believe they show movies here any longer but there are live performances of some kind. The 'Casa de la Musica' located next door. </div>
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Yara - Calle L #263 esq. Calle 23 (Vedado) Originally opened it's doors as part of a complex named the Warner Radiocentro in 1945 with the movie theater containing 1,650 seats....it was operated by Warner Bros. and of course would show their movies here. It changed it's name to 'Radiocentro' in 1953 before changing again to it's current name 'Yara' in 1960. It's home to many of the film festivals and in 2015 became one of the first cinemas to have digital projection. It kept it's 35mm projector so it could still show classic films. It's still shows movies now and is probably the best movie theater in town. I haven't seen a movie here yet.</div>
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Karl Marx - Corner of Avenida 1ra & Calle 10 (Miramar) When it opened in 1949 under the name 'Blanquita', it was the largest cinema in Havana with 6730 seats. It was also used for live theater at that time. It changed it's name to 'Teatro Karl Marx' after the revolution in 1959 and today is used for live performances and concerts. I watched a concert here and found it to be a great venue. At one point there was even a skating rink on the premises, I would assume it was before the revolution.</div>
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23 y 12 - Calle 23 e/ 12 y 14 (Vedado) Originally opened it's doors in 1941 going by the name of 'Astor'. In 1953 it changed it's name to '23 y 12'. This 1492 seat cinema still shows movies today.</div>
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Charles Chaplin - Calle 23 #1155 e/ 10 y 12 (Vedado) In 1950 a commercial center and the 1500 seat movie theater 'Atlantic' was built on this once empty lot. The building today is also home to the Cinemateca de Cuba (aka Centro Cultural Cinematografico ICAIC). It changed it's name to 'Charles Chaplin' in 1983. It had a renovation in 2004 and is a leading venue for International film festivals. In 2015 it became one of the first cinemas in Cuba to be equipped with digital projection. I believe they still show movies here.</div>
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Payret - Prado #503 esq. Calle San Jose (Habana Vieja) It opened it's doors with 1890 seats in 1951 and until recently was still showing current hollywood movies here, albeit sans air-conditioning. It recently closed it's doors and during my last visit it was boarded up...what a shame, who knows if it will re-open or maybe become another Hotel. </div>
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Acapulco - Avenida 26 e/ 35 y 37 (Nuevo Vedado) This cinema opened in 1958 with 1500 seats and still functions today as a movie theater. I have seen a movie here a few years ago, the seats were wore out and the floor was sticky. I don't think they show hollywood pictures at this location.</div>
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Astral - Calzada de Infanta #501 at the corner of Calle San Martin (Centro Habana) Opened in 1947 with 400 seats. Many say that it was the most comfortable cinema in Havana. Today with a capacity for 2000, it's been used primarily for live theater and the taping of the most popular programs on Cuban Television.</div>
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Auditorium - Calle Calzada y Calle D (Vedado) Originally opened in 1928 with 740 seats, it changed it's name to Amadeo Roldan in 1961. The theater was destroyed by a pyromaniac in 1977 & re-opened in 1999 as the head office of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.</div>
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Mella - Calle Linea #655 & #657 e/ A y B (Vedado) It was built specifically as a movie theater (1887 seats) in 1950 with the name 'Rodi' and was still showing movies in 1958. Recently changed it's name to 'Mella' and now is used for live performances including concerts and the ballet. I have seen a couple of jazz concerts here during their jazz festivals and found it quite comfortable.</div>
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La Rampa - Calle 23 #111-113 e/ Calle O y Calle P (Vedado) Opened it's doors in 1955 with a 900 seat capacity. Many consider this the best cinema in Havana and it's still in use today as a movie theater.</div>
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Fausto - Prado #201 at the corner of Calle Colon (Habana Vieja) Originally built in 1916, it was remodelled to the excellent example of Art Deco design that you see today in 1938. It was the first air-conditioned theatre in Cuba and had a capacity for 1,640 viewers. No longer in use today. </div>
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Calle Infanta #357 e/ San Rafael y San Miguel (Centro Habana) Opened in 1937 with 574 seats, it's still in use today as a movie theater.</div>
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Miramar - At the corner of Calle 5ta y Calle 82 (Miramar) It was constructed specifically for use as a movie theater in 1948 with 950 seats. Several years ago a Jazz Club was opened in one part of the building while live performances of some kind were still going on at the theater side. I watched a jazz band play here several years ago...food was available, edible but not great, the wine prices were reasonable....no smoking allowed. </div>
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Cinecito - San Rafael #6 esq. Calle Consulado (Centro Habana) In 1919 a movie theater existed here that went by the name 'Nueva Inglaterra' with a 150 seat capacity. It was renovated in 1940 and expanded it's capacity to 205. The name was changed to 'Periodico Resumen' in 1942 and changed it's screenings to Short Stories, News and Animation. It changed it's name once again in 1951 to the current one and was given a face-lift during the 1960's. It's still in use today showing films exclusively for children.</div>
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Trianon - Calle Linea #706 e/ A y Paseo (Vedado) It opened it's doors in 1920 as an open air movie theater. It's not sure when it received it's roof but It was completely re-modeled in 1955. Today it shows movies on week days and live theater on the weekends. Today it has a capacity of 1100 seats.</div>
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Avenida - Avenida 41 #5615 e/ 56 y 58 (Playa) In 1946 a movie theater was built on this space and expanded a year later to hold 1000 seats. There was nothing written on the marquee but it looked like something was going on inside when I took this picture. I read somewhere that concerts were being held here.</div>
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Riviera - Calle 23 #507 e/ G y H (Vedado) This 1,660 seat movie theater opened it's doors in 1946 and still shows films today.</div>
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Ma'ra - Calle Juan Delgado #6 e/ General Lee y Lacret (Vibora) Opened in 1939 as the 'Modelo' changing it's name to Ma'ra in 1955. Today it's home to the 'Ballet Espanol de Cuba'.</div>
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Strand - Calle San Miguel #860 e/ Calle Hospital y Calle Aramburu (Centro Habana) It opened it's doors in 1941 with 1000 seats and has been the 'Palacio de La Rumba' since 2009.</div>
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Lido - Avenida 41 #8214 e/ 82 y 84 (Playa) Opened it's doors in 1957 with 1118 seats but looks closed at the moment. There's a local restaurant (cafeteria) operating to one side of the building. </div>
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The Spanish first saw tobacco grown in Cuba in the province of Holguin. Even though tobacco is still grown there centuries later, it's not used in the production of cigars for export. As the settlers moved across the island they realized that tobacco was grown wherever they established themselves and soon picked up the custom of cultivating the plant. Eventually, as they were always on the hunt for a better product, they established themselves in the Pinar del Rio area. It wasn't until the early 1700's but they finally discovered that the soil there produced the best quality tobacco.<br />
Along the way they had planted tobacco in and around Havana including the area of San Antonio de Los Banos. This area is part of the 'Partido' growning region and is known for it's production of wrapper leaf. It's considered one of the oldest tobacco growing regions that's still producing the plant today.<br />
I was aware of the fact that that tobacco was grown in and around Havana but didn't know that it was still being planted there today or of the value of it's results. The farm we visited was enormous and very obviously 'State Owned'. It seemed that no expense was spared in comparison to the farms I've visited in Pinar del Rio. Everything was clean and well organized with all the amenities that in some cases were lacking in Pinar.<br />
Of course, although they might produce a decent tobacco, I don't think it can be compared with tobacco grown in San Luis or San Juan y Martinez. I hooked up with the Habanos group for my visit of a farm in San Antonio de Los Banos and posted a few of the the pictures I took below.<br />
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Calle 23 (23rd Steet) is one of the busiest streets in the Vedado district of Havana. It begins at the Malecon and ends at the Almendares river. Starting from the Malecon up to the Hotel Habana Libre & the Yara Cinema (5 streets), this strip is known as La Rampa (The Ramp) because it's all up hill. It's total length is just over 2 kilometers crossed by important avenues such as Avenida de los Presidentes and Paseo and is home or near to; several Hotels (Habana Libre, Nacional & Capri), Restaurants, Casa Rentals, Businesses, Several Cinemas, Parks, WiFi Zones, Open-Air Craft Markets, Nightclubs, Performing Arts Theaters, Churches, Art Galleries and the Coppelia Ice Cream Shop. There are attractions along Calle 23 that make it appealing Day or Night and you could easily spend an entire day walking along this street and find enough things to keep you busy for longer than that.<br />
You wouldn't have Calle 23 if you didn't have the Vedado, the Havana district it runs through. In 1859 the City Council of Havana approved Francisco Frias and Jacott's request to subdivide and sell off his enormous farm named Vedado which of course was located in what is now known as the 'Vedado' district. It consisted of 29 blocks measuring 100 meters per side. This came at a time when the city of Havana needed to expand outside it's original walls. However, due to wars that Cuba fought against the Spanish and the financial crisis that occurred because of them, it wasn't until decades later that the expansion actually went into full gear. Before then it was a place where rich people built their homes. Eventually, to the wealthy people's dismay, all walks of life came to live in Vedado.<br />
Here is a list of some of the places you'll find in and around Calle 23:<br />
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One block from Calle 23 at Calle 21 & O is the Hotel Nacional which opened in 1930. Although it doesn't have all the amenities that a more modern hotel has, it's patio, the best in the city in my opinion, offers commanding views of the sea and the city. It's a great place to kick back, drink a mojito, smoke a cigar and listen to live band playing traditional Cuban music.<br />
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Just down the street at Calle 21 & N is the Hotel Capri which originally opened in November 1957. It was once owned by mobster Santo Trafficante, Jr. of Tampa, Florida. It closed in 2003 and reopened in January 2014 after major renovations.<br />
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Located between Calles N and O on 23 is the Jazz Nightclub the 'La Zorra y el Cuervo'. A great place to check out some of the top musicians of the city.<br />
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At Calle 23 & N you'll find the Cuban Pavilion (Pabellón Cuba). The modern style building is dedicated to exhibitions, concerts of popular music and cultural fairs.<br />
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The FOCSA Building (Edificio Focsa) was the second-largest residential concrete building in the world at the time of it's construction. Today it's still the tallest building in Cuba. Work began in February 1954 and finished in June 1956. It's located at Calles 17 and M and Calles 19 and N. The FOCSA has 39 floors 4 of which are dedicated to commercial use, two floors are for parking. Twenty-eight floors have thirteen residences each and the thirty-fourth floor has six penthouses. Underneath the building, there is a shopping esplanade with some state-run shops and on the very top floor you'll find the Restaurant 'La Torre' with spectacular views of the city.<br />
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The Radiocentro CMQ Building complex was a radio and television production facility & office building at the corner of Calle L & 23. With 1,650 seats, the theater first opened on December 23, 1947 under the name Teatro Warner Radiocentro. Today it's known as Yara, a principal Movie Theater in the city. The national television offices are located in the back of the building.<br />
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Across the street is the Coppelia Park with the Ice Cream Shop that opened in 1966. Coppelia is state-run and sells in both Cuban pesos (CUP) and Cuban convertible pesos (CUC). Havana's Coppelia employs more than 400 workers and serves 4,200 US gallons (16,000 litres) of ice cream to 35,000 customers each day. There are always huge lines waiting to grab an ice cream.<br />
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Still at the corner of Calle 23 & L you'll find the Hotel Habana Libre. Originally the Havana Hilton Hotel, it was inaugurated in 1958. With 630 guest rooms, including 42 suites, at that time the Habana Hilton was Latin America's tallest and largest hotel. Today it's still one of Havana's largest hotels.<br />
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Just south on Calle 27 & L is the University of Havana (Universidad de La Habana). Founded on January 5, 1728, this is the oldest university in Cuba.<br />
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At Calle 23 & J, there's a small park featuring a statue of Don Quixote mounted on his horse Rocinante. It was made by artist Sergio Ramírez in 1980.<br />
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At the corner of 23 and F is where you will find a small park with a memorial dedicated to the late Martin Luther King Jr.<br />
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Between Calles F & E on 23 is where you will find the church the Iglesia "Siervas de María".<br />
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The pretty good sized Mariana Grajales park with a statue dedicated to her is located at the corner of D & 23.<br />
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The church 'Iglesia y Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena' is located at 25 & Paseo, founded in 1688.<br />
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Between Calles 8 & 10 on 23 you'll find the Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (ICAIC). It was established by the Cuban government in March 1959 after the Cuban Revolution. The ICAIC is an organization of a film industry to produce, distribute and exhibit films and related work. Its aim is to use film as a powerful mass communication medium to mobilize and educate people, improve the quality level of Cuba films with appreciation among the masses and reach a wide public.<br />
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The Centro Cultural Fresa y Chocolate is located between Calles 10 & 12 on 23. The Fresa y Chocolate Cinematographic Cultural Center is a multifunctional art institution, with a modern digital technology video projection room.<br />
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Cine Charles Chaplin is another movie theater located along Calle 23 between 10 and 12 streets. It originally opened as the Cine Atlantic but was re-named Cine Charles Chaplin in 1983. It underwent major renovations in 2004 and it is a leading venue for International film festivals. In 2015 it became one of the first cinemas in Cuba to be equipped with digital projection.<br />
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One block south of 23, on Calle 12, is Zapata, where you’ll find the main entrance to the Cementerio Colón founded in 1876.<br />
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For about 10 years, starting in 2003, the H.Upmann Cigar Factory took over an old cigarette factory on Calle 23 e/ 14 y 16.<br />
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There are a whole bunch of restaurants located on or around Calle 23, too many to mention. I know I've missed a lot of other spots along the route but you get the idea, there's a lot see in this part of the city. The pictures are posted in no particular order.<br />
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23 & J statue of Don Quixote</div>
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23 & L Hotel Habana Libre</div>
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N and O on 23 Jazz Nightclub the 'La Zorra y el Cuervo'</div>
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L & 23 Yara Movie Theater with 1,650 seats</div>
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This building was owned by a wealthy Arab immigrant during the 1940's. It's now a museum that displays Arab-Muslim culture. It has spaces showing Arab ways of life, weapons of the past, ceramics, clothing, furniture, textiles, a market and a prayer room. The Prayer room is open Fridays but not to Cuban Muslims, only for tourists and diplomats. Cuban Muslims have always prayed in their homes since there's no Mosque in Havana.<br />
The building the museum is housed in is actually two early 18th-century buildings and dedicated to Islamic cultures on November 16, 1983. Arabs donated US$ 40,000 for the remodeling of the house. The space includes a library and also offers special exhibitions, concerts, conferences, dance shows, poetic encounters, book presentations, tasting of typical dishes and postgraduate courses.<br />
It's free and doesn't take very long to visit. Is it worth the visit if this is not your culture? I wouldn't go out of my way to visit this space but if you're walking by, it only takes a few minutes of your time.<br />
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Tuesday to Sunday from 09:30 to 18:30<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-7485530519383739352020-05-11T16:01:00.002-07:002020-05-11T16:01:44.429-07:00Ampy Restaurant (Havana) The Best Hamburger in Town<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've driven by this place many times often wondering what kind of a restaurant it was. The sign caught my eye, it looked like the logo for the Oakland Athletics baseball team. After some time, friends of mine that had gone to eat there, raved about their burgers. Sometimes I get a craving for a burger, regardless of how bad they are for your health.<br />
The place is not very big, it's on the ground floor of a small apartment building. It looks to me like it may have been the garage at one time, now converted into a restaurant. There are about 20 seats inside with another 10 on their patio. It's not considered a restaurant, it's a cafe and therefore not allowed to sell alcohol.....however, wink wink, ask you shall receive, in limited variety. They may be a cafe but the menu says otherwise. The 'Cafe' has a decent selection of appetizers, as well as pizza, pasta and main courses, including chicken, ribs, pork and ropa vieja. Of course, they also have hamburgers, what they're better known for and what I came for.<br />
I didn't go for an appetizer, I knew it would end up being too much, I had the burger loaded with cheese and bacon. It was the best burger that I've had in Cuba, even better than the one I had at the Hotel Parque Central. I wasn't bloated, there was no aftertaste...no abundance of onion or garlic and the bacon was real bacon. Very little fat in the meat and it didn't come back to haunt me all afternoon. The only complaint, they were out of french fries and substituted them with fried plantain. While writing this post I realized I paid $2.50 for a few fried plantains....look at the pic below and tell me what you think. My wife had a Greek Salad minus the lettuce, what can I say about that.<br />
The service was pleasant and efficient, one waiter handling the whole place, there were only 3 tables occupied at the time. The decor has been simply and tastefully laid out to give it a 'cafe' or roadhouse kind of feel. By my standards, I found it reasonably priced, minus the plantains. Be prepared to wait for your meal, the burger took a while before it got to our table. The next time I have a craving for a burger while I'm in Havana, this is where I will come.<br />
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PS.....They are not open throughout the day, I think they close at 3pm. I suggest you call ahead before going over. If you're staying in the old part of Havana, it's a long way to go for a burger. If you're staying along the outer edges Vedado or within Miramar districts, it's worth the trip.<br />
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Ampy Cafe<br />
Calle 30 #2501 E,<br />
Playa, La Habana, Cuba<br />
Phone: +53 7 2096605<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-80744891625907371182020-05-10T18:53:00.000-07:002020-05-10T18:53:27.294-07:00Francisco Robaina (Tobacco Grower) A Return Visit March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Does the name sound familiar? It should but very few people know who this man is. In fact, if you do a search of this name in Google, all you'll get is his Facebook Page, nothing else. So who is he.....his father was Alejandro Robaina's brother and you can see the resemblance to his uncle in his eyes. If you have the privilege of meeting him as I did, you would think that he's been a Tobacco Farmer all his life but that's far from the truth. Francisco started out as a Math teacher, of all things, and performed that task for 15 years before being recalled to the family farm in 1990. His father wasn't well and needed help after the "Periodo Especial" began in Cuba. He was reluctant to return in this capacity but family came first and he abandoned his post at the school to begin a new career on the family farm. It was a tremendous change for him coming from a work environment where everyone was dressed up and education was the norm to where people wore boots, walked in the mud & dirt and the only education that was needed was in relation to a plant. It was hard at the beginning but he not only adapted, he thrived and learned to love it.<br />
It's always a pleasure to sit down and talk with this man but don't expect the topic to be strictly about tobacco. Every time I visit Francisco we end up talking about all the problems in the world and their solutions before finally ending on the topic of tobacco. Having been a teacher all those years has made him educated in other topics outside of agriculture. On this visit I found his curing barn filled with tobacco and he was getting ready to start a second planting. The last couple of times that I visited were in October & November when there's hardly any activity going on, this year was different. Looking forward to seeing him next year, I'm sure we'll talk about the Corona Virus and it's effect on Pinar del Rio and Cuba.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-11155658251375551132020-05-10T07:48:00.002-07:002020-05-10T07:48:34.942-07:00Calle Lamparilla (Habana Vieja) Havana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It begins on Calle Oficios near the Plaza San Francisco and ends at Calle Monserrate. One end, beginning near the waterfront next to the Lonja del Comercio building, is much nicer than the other end. It houses several restaurants, one of which, Lamparilla Tapas Y Cervezas #361, is one of my favourites, many rental houses & businesses. The loveliest corner in my opinion is at Calle Mercaderes where you'll find a small parkette, the Hotel Conde de Villanueva and the Hogar Materno Infantil hospital. There will be construction both big and small along this street.<br />
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Hotel Conde de Villanueva</div>
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Hogar Materno Infantil</div>
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There was a time when a visit to the Ceramic museum was free, that has changed. Although admission is not expensive, a couple of CUC, it still shows you that times are changing in Havana. Upon entering you'll find a number of objects that are for sale for what I consider a reasonable price for what you're getting. However, going beyond that shop will cost you. It's still well worth it in my opinion, a fair bit to see that will keep you occupied for some time. There are many ceramic objects on display from famous Cuban artists spanning several decades. Some of the most famous artists, dead and alive, have their artwork on display here. A must visit for anyone who is even remotely interested in Art. I strongly recommend coming here.<br />
The space the museum occupies was once the Casa de Francisco Aguilera Basabe, originally owned by merchants that once resided along this ancient road. The house was constructed in 1728.<br />
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Mercaderes #27, corner of Amargura<br />
Hours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9am-1pm Sun<br />
Admission: 2 or 3cuc<br />
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Teresa Sanchez 2009 Reverberacion</div>
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Rene Portocarrero 1956 Brujo</div>
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Flora Fong 1998</div>
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Ismany Gonzalez 2008 Maquina Para Olvidar</div>
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Sergio Mario Gonzalez 2008 Union</div>
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Adolfo Cesar Paradis 2008 Pensamiento</div>
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Aniceto Mario Diaz 1991 The Crucifixion</div>
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Carlos Alberto Rodriguez 1994</div>
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Edel Arencibia 2001 Cada Vez Me Parezco</div>
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Alberto Rivero Muniz 2012 Monumento</div>
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Wifredo Lam</div>
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Amelia Pelaez del Casal</div>
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Fernando Velazquez Vigil 1993</div>
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Julia Gonzalez 1981 Homenaje a Giron</div>
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Isavel Gimeno 2009</div>
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Lliana Gutierrez 1987 Forma Infinita</div>
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Marta Jimenez 1995 Chismosos</div>
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Beatriz Sala Santacana 2009 Genesis</div>
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Amelia Pelaez del Casal 1962 Mar Pacifico</div>
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-3415263541846068922020-04-29T14:19:00.000-07:002020-04-29T14:19:07.973-07:00Ivan Maximo Perez Macedo (Tobacco Farm) Pinar del Rio 2020 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ivan Maximo Perez Macedo, known to everyone as Maximo or "El Gallego", isn't just one of the best tobacco producers in Cuba, he's also the writer of manuals regarding the topic. He is a foremost expert on tobacco and very knowledgeable on methods of cultivation and the different varieties available....Habanos goes to him for information and advice. Maximo spends some of his time at the Research Institute of the Experimental Station of Tobacco in his municipality. He's been nominated twice for the coveted Habano's Man of the Year award (never winning) but doesn't put much stock in it. He believes that your time and effort to produce the best product possible and being successful at that is a satisfying reward in itself. For a man of his age (born: Nov. 9, 1969), he's old school passionate about tobacco and has been forever trying new ways to cultivate different strains in order to maximize quantity and quality. He alone decides which type of tobacco to grow on any given year, always trying to improve his yield. He has reduced the size of his plantings considerably, allowing him to concentrated on doing a better job on a smaller plot. He believes that quality is better than quantity and is constantly working hard to produce the best product possible. He says that 2018 was a good year for tobacco but claims that in recent years, 2012 has been the best. He tells me that this past harvest wasn't a very good one for him, he lost a part of his plantings due to bad weather. As far as the quality goes, we have yet to see how things will turn out. This year's harvest wasn't a total bust, at least I couldn't tell when I visited his barns. As always, our stay was too short, that's what happens when you have a list of people to visit. Until next time.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-41701584547386325522020-04-28T04:53:00.000-07:002020-04-28T04:53:57.483-07:00Gilberto Valladares (Barber Extraordinaire) Havana 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Have any of my readers ever given any thought to getting a haircut in Cuba? I would guess that besides a very few of you, no, not really. In all the years of my traveling to Cuba, I hadn't either, until recently. On one of my current lengthy trips, I needed a haircut. Where should I go? I had read about Gilberto in several publication. Besides being involved with making his community a better place to live, he was also a good barber. I went to his shop to book an appointment and was told to show up on the requested day and it would be taken care of.<br />
There was a time, not long ago, when this neighborhood was a typically deteriorated area of the city like many others in the area. You would never have guessed this by seeing the prosperity and beauty that exist here today along this stretch of Calle Aguiar known as 'Callejón de los Peluqueros' (Hairdresser's Alley). A number of private businesses have opened along this strip making it an attractive oasis of entrepreneurship in an otherwise wasteland of decrepitness in the Santo Angel area of Old Havana. Gilberto Valladares, aka Papito, was the first to open shop here. His vision of creating a better living space has prompted many others to open businesses here. Restaurants, Art Galleries, Rental Houses and Craft Shops make up most of the 20 or more of the businesses that have opened after Papito's original endeavor. What was once one of the ugliest streets in Old Havana has turned into one of the most picturesque that's visited by many tourists every day.<br />
Papito came from humble beginnings, born in Havana in 1969, Gilberto was a wild child with little interest in school. His parents wanted him to learn a trade, do something with his life, to think of his future, so he chose to become a barber. He started his career in the working class neighbourhood of Jesus Maria in a State owned salon. Soon he began to really enjoy it and became proficient at his chosen trade. Afterwards he moved his way up to working at the Hotel Habana Libre's salon. It eventually wasn't enough to work for someone else, he needed to become his own person, he needed to run his own salon. And so Artecorte was born, opening it's doors in 1999 in the neighbourhood where he grew up as a child. Early on he cultivated a passion for the history behind his trade and had collected numerous antique objects relating to his profession.<br />
Today, his original salon is as much a museum as it is a business. Around the apartment, old hairdresser's tools, mirrors & artwork, cover every inch of his establishment. You might even get your hair done in a 100 year old barber's chair. It wasn't possible for him to rent a space for all this to become a reality, so his original project began in the living room of his apartment....he still uses this space today, more than twenty years later.<br />
He's considered Havana's best barber but his original salon turned out to be only a stepping stone to what has become a calling, the advancement or development of his surroundings beginning with his own neighbourhood. Artecorte has turned into a cultural project making life better for the people in his barrio and beyond. To be able to move to the next level, help from the Office of the Historian and Eusebio Leal was needed. A space was loaned to him rent free right across the street from his original salon. The Artecorte school opened it's doors in 2010. It's a non-profit organization that teaches disadvantaged kids a trade For Free. It started with the residents of his home barrio of Santo Angel and later expanded to include people from other areas. He's also started a children's soccer league, sponsored the building of a children's park & helped open social clubs.<br />
The teachers (hairdressers) who train the kids in his school, do it for Free.You can come here as a customer and get your hair cut by a student for free. Although, from what I was told and witnessed, donations of any kind are accepted, whether it be in the form of money, food or beverages...anything at all. He's also expanded his teachings to bartending, offering free courses in one of the restaurants on the strip. It's a way to get kids off the streets and teach them a trade. Artecorte is improving the quality of life in the Santo Angel area and is now exporting it to other parts of Havana. It works with young people, children & grandparents in the community, giving them a better future and something to look forward to.<br />
I was never able to get my hair cut by Gilberto, he seemed to be very involved in the administrative end of his Project. I didn't want my hair cut by one of the students (free), I had it done by one of the teachers (15cuc), el 'Chino'. He was in his mid 50s and had been cutting hair for decades. He did a wonderful job and I would seek him out the next time I need a haircut in Cuba.<br />
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Facebook: https://facebook.com/artecorte<br />
Twitter: @ArtecorteCuba<br />
Instagram: @ArtecorteCuba<br />
LinkedIn: https: // www. linkedin.com/company/ artecorte /<br />
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Habana Vieja, Havana<br />
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Artecorte School</div>
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Gilberto with my friend Mino</div>
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'El Chino' coming out to cut my hair</div>
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-92138461468239837862020-04-19T10:10:00.002-07:002020-04-19T10:10:32.801-07:00Hoyo de Mena (Tobacco Farm) Pinar del Rio March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Over the last decade, the situation in Pinar del Rio's foremost tobacco growing region has been far from perfect. Whether it's been due to unfavorable weather or inefficiencies....without getting into detail, life here on the farm has been difficult at best. Through it all Salvador Carbajal, the owner of the farm, continues to produce some of the best tobacco in the region, I can attest to that. Watching him during the Harvest is like watching an artist paint on a canvas. There is a tremendous amount of work that's involved during this time of year and the activity is something to behold....and during all this, something could always go sideways.<br />
This year has been favorable for Salvador and I can see it in his overall attitude, it's nearing the end of the harvest and things have gone well so far, with little time remaining before he's done....he's in the stretch now. I'm looking forward to trying this year's crop when it's ready to be processed into what is always a perfectly rolled cigar by the staff on the farm.<br />
It's been an immense pleasure to have witnessed a small portion of this year's harvest and I hope to see many more in the future. Thank You Salvador for your friendship. Stay strong, stay safe and we will see you when all this mayhem is over.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-35463754743624015232020-04-17T11:20:00.001-07:002020-04-17T11:21:47.416-07:00Iglesia Catolica Santa Rita de Casia (Havana) Miramar March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was built in 1943 by the architect Víctor Morales and was founded by Father Lorenzo Spiralli by order of the Padres Agustinos. It has capacity for 700 people. It is a temple that has modern architecture, with mahogany ceilings and an altar adorned with marble and alabaster. Inside you can see the beautiful sculpture of Santa Rita, the work of the famous Cuban sculptor Rita Longa, and outside the figure of Santa Rita and the 4 evangelists. The sculpture of Saint Rita caused a curious artistic-religious controversy. The modern style of the latter did not appeal to a prelate from Philadelphia. They lowered the image, in order to put another one of a more "traditional" style, and with it such controversy was unleashed, which was even picked up by the press, as a newspaper published an article entitled "Father Spiralli's doubts". The then Cardinal Monsignor Manuel Arteaga did not put obstacles in place for the sculpture of Saint Rita in its place. However, in 1945 another Saint Rita was brought from Italy, "more traditional", with which the controversy was rekindled. No one liked this new sculpture, and the original by Rita Longa has been kept ever since. Adjacent to the church, at Calle 26, No. 304, between 5th Avenue and 3rd., Is the Confederation of Catholic Bishops of Cuba.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-75814962951015051982020-04-17T07:55:00.000-07:002020-04-17T07:55:36.684-07:00Teatro Jose Marti (Habana Vieja) Havana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After being abandoned in the 1970s, it underwent nearly 40 years of deterioration, having been closed to the public all that time. It took 9 years of extensive restoration, in addition to adding the current technology, before the Theater finally reopened it's doors in November of 2014 (conflicting dates). Raul Castro was present for the inauguration. All of this was accomplished by the Office of the City Historian of Havana along with other institutions.<br />
Only the facade had been preserved in 2005. The interior had to be completely redone and brought to todays standards. Some of the work done to the Theater was; A/C, fire prevention system, mechanical systems for the stage, lighting and the dressing rooms and facilities for artists, most of which did not exist originally....and of course, all the walls surrounding it.<br />
The original Neoclassical Theater was inaugurated on June 8, 1884 as the Teatro Irijoa. It was named after it's founder and owner Ricardo Irijoa who was from the Basque Country in Spain. It was originally used for performances of Cuban “zarzuelas” (musical comedies that preceded caberets) and “Teatro Bufo” (satirical plays that usually mocked the Spanish government). However, it was also a place to see operas such as Puccini's Tosca and Cecilia Valdes, a classic of the Cuban theater. As well; music, comedy, the circus and finally a movie theater were all present at some point during the life of the Theater. At the turn of the 20th century, the theater hosted the debates over the Platt Amendment, serving as meeting place for sessions of the National Assembly in charge of drafting the first Magna Carta of the Republic of Cuba. At the time, it had a capacity of 1,200 persons.<br />
Upon lrijoa's death, the Theater changed it's name to Eden Garden, but only for a short time. In 1899, with the end of the War of Independence, Cubans wanted to pay homage to José Marti and changed the name of the Theater for a final time to the Jose’ Marti Theater.<br />
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matteocigarshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160311496262831802noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4105428176394792859.post-48640851991287534752020-04-10T04:50:00.000-07:002020-04-10T04:50:53.998-07:00Club Havana LCDH (Miramar) Havana March 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I made time to visit the Club Havana LCDH on my current trip and found the new house roller, Reynol Perez Pereira, hard at work. He had to replace all those cigars that were bought during the Habanos festival the previous week. He was in good spirits and looked quite comfortable in his new role. The same faces were there, all except the bartender, and things were very quiet. I smoked one of the famous Monsdales to make sure they were still up to standard and they get a thumbs up. The humidor was well stocked, a couple of goodies were visible on the shelves. It's a shame the place is a little out of the way but that can also be a good thing. If you ever have time to visit this place when you're in Havana, do it, at least to try one of the house Monsdales....and if you like them, buy a few to take home. Always on my list of Casas to visit when I'm in Havana.<br />
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Club Havana<br />
5th Ave. e/188 y 192<br />
Miramar, Playa, Havana<br />
tel: (7) 275-0288 or (7) 275-0100 ext.116<br />
email: leo@clubhabana.palco.cu<br />
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This is a fun pictorial that I've done a few times through the years. You'll find all kinds of interesting doors as you walk through the streets of Havana, these are just a few of them.<br />
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I was happy to get an invitation to share a meal with some friends while in Havana last month and even happier when told it would be here. It was then that I discovered that Al Carbon had opened up another space above the existing restaurant. This has nothing to do with the restaurant next door, 'Chef Ivan Gusto', which is located upstairs next to Carbon and is also part of the part of the restaurant but separate....Chef Iván Rodríguez López owns and operates both restaurants.<br />
The new space is a rooftop patio and cigar smoking is allowed. The decor is similar to the space on the main floor, with memorabilia scattered around the dining room....cozy. The service was great, the waiter was entertaining and funny. The food, once again, did not disappoint.<br />
Before coming here my first time several years ago, a friend suggested I try the signature dish, the suckling pig. I had it at that time and loved it, I decided to have it once again as did several others at our table of 8. They are not uniform in size, one may be a little bigger than the other, but they're all prepared the same way. If you're health conscious I suggest you don't ask how it's cooked. They do, what amounts to, deep-frying the piece of meat before roasting it over charcoal. I know it's a heart attack on a plate, especially the crispy skin, but how often do you eat something like this. It was as good as I remembered it to be. This dish is definitely not for the weak of heart. As a starter I had something I usually don't have, the Ceviche made with Red Snapper. For those of you who don't know, the fish is raw, cubed and prepared with lime, olive oil and herbs. I enjoyed the Ceviche as well, not as much as the Pork but it was a nice light appetizer to have before the Suckling Pig that I knew was going to be too much. My wife had the Pumpkin Salad to start, which was pretty simple, and the Grilled Swordfish for her main course. Both her dishes were nicely presented and she was satisfied with her choices. Someone ordered a soup to start that came served in loaf of bread and as a main course someone had ordered the Pork Ribs. The ribs were a little on the dry side but I remember them being that way the time I had them a couple of years ago, I imagine that's just the way they do them. A signature cocktail (for the life of me I can't remember what it was called) was sold at the table, it's a show, served under glass.<br />
Food was great, the company was stupendous, we had a wonderful time. I will continue to come here and recommend it to anyone who asks. The chef-owner came around and joined us for a bit before going home, it was a nice touch.<br />
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Calle Aguacate No. 9 Esq./ Chacon<br />
Habana Vieja, La Habana<br />
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Pumpkin Salad $6.50</div>
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Swordfish $18.95</div>
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Suckling Pig (above & below) $19.95</div>
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You can't stroll more than a hundred meters through Habana Vieja without walking by one or several museums along the way. As in most if not all cases, these buildings are converted mansions and sometimes it's difficult to discern what's inside without walking in or reading off a guidebook. This is one of those places. There were paintings hanging on the walls and other artworks scattered around, as is always the case. Below I've posted a few of those artworks. The upstairs level was dedicated to Mexican artwork and earthenware.<br />
The building that the 'Casa Benito Juarez' is located in dates back from around the late 1700's. It's on Calle Obrapia in Habana Vieja's Historic Center. It's been converted into a Mexican Museum housing several galleries that will display works of art from prominent artists from that country as well as history and culture from Mexico. Although the building is named after Mexico's first indigenous president of that country, there's very little if anything at all to be found about him except for his statue in the courtyard to the back of the building.<br />
Originally the house was first owned by Dona Isabel Pedroso and Herrera with the upper level being housing and the lower used as a warehouse and barbershop. After 1864 the ownership had passed onto Don Luis Pedroso and Echevarria who inherited it from his grandfather and by 1891 to Dona Josefa Pedroso and Herrera. During the 20th century it was used as a dwelling until the 1980's when it was slated for restoration with the help of certain Mexicans, distinguished individuals and the Cuban Government. By the 31st of October, 1988, it is inaugurated as the House of the Father of the Americas Benito Juarez who had been to Havana on two occasions prior to his presidency in 1853 and in 1862.<br />
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It took me more than week of being in Havana before I was finally able to visit here on my last trip to Cuba. I didn't mind too much, they were extremely busy due to the Habanaos Festival that was taking place that week. I decided to go on the Saturday of that week and catch some of the guest's last visits to the shop before going back to their countries of origin. Luckily, my friend Alexandre Avellar from Brazil was there and I was able to exchange a few words with him before he went back home. It was a particularly special encounter as he had won the Hombre Habanos award the previous night and the Partagas family had ordered a little buffet from a local restaurant and offered beverages for the few guests that were present at that moment. A bottle of bubbly was popped, speeches were made and tears were shed. I can never emphasize enough the joy that this extended family bring to us every time we visit and sometimes even when we're thousands of kilometers away. This still is, as it has always been, a home away from home.<br />
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