Havana, Cuba 2011

Havana!  Cuba's main city is on the north coast and is bordered by the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of a protected harbor channel.  We scored some humanitarian visas and came to see what has been more-or-less forbidden to Americans for 50 years.  The city of San Cristóbal de la Habana was originally founded in 1514 and by 1607 was the capital of colonial Cuba.  In the early 1700's, this was the largest city in the Spanish empire, behind Mexico City and Lima.  Don't we look happy to be here??

Up Next