Havana, declared a World Heritage Site, has reserved a space of peculiar charm on the corner of Obispo and Monserrate streets, where one of the world’s most famous bars, founded in 1818, is located.
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Cuban Curiosities: The First Printed Matters
Cuba was not lucky in the use of printing, because the rigid rules established by the Spanish metropolis and the little space left by the Catholic church to cultural development, prevented Cubans from enjoying Johannes Gutenberg’s invention until the 18th century, two centuries after New Spain (in today’s Mexican territory) and Peru.
Reviving French history in Cuba
Since 1961, the opportunity to cross the threshold of the Napoleonic Museum allows visitors to access legends and facts revived with vivid portrayal, by way of an exhibition of nearly 7,000 pieces that arrived in Cuba in the 20th century.
Cuban Rivers
Cuba is not characterized by having long and mighty rivers. The narrowness of the island makes water currents not to reach long distances, and on the other hand the rainfall and the low altitude of the country’s geography do not allow the accumulation of large water levels.
Museum of the Revolution
The Museum of the Revolution was created on December 12, 1959, by a decree issued by the then Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, Raúl Castro. On January 4, 1974, the former Presidential Palace, in the municipality of Old Havana, was transformed into the Museum.