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	Havana Province
		The city of Havana, given its size and capital status, is the commerical, governmental and cultural hub of the entire province.
		Havana is not the province's only important center of trade, however.
		The central area of Havana province is an important agricultural area with its fertile soil and vast plains.
	library.thinkquest.org /18355/havana_province.html (237 words)

	Cuba-Junky \| Havana Province
		Still farther east, in Havana Province, beautiful Jibacoa, Tropico and Puerto Escondido Beaches continue the series, their white sand bordered on the landward side by lush vegetation and cliffs up to 328 feet (100 m) high and on the seaward side by incredible green and blue water.
		Havana is the main place of entry in the country, either by air-trough Jose Marti International Airport (which has three terminals, plus an Aerocaribbean terminal, and receives flights from more than 40 cities in other countries)-or by sea trough its marina and the modern cruise ship terminal at the port.
		The Tarara and Hemingway Marinas are both near Havana: Tarara Marina to the east, and the Hemingway Marina to the west.
	www.cuba-junky.com /havana (2635 words)

	INGLES GRANMA INTERNACIONAL DIGITAL, CUBA
		Havana province supplies the basic agricultural requirements for the capital’s two million-plus inhabitants and the 700,000 people living in that territory.
		The spoilt child of agriculture—as Havana is called by the rest of Cuba’s provinces because of its technological infrastructure and enviable priority in terms of resources—has had to tighten its belt.
		Havana’s farming enterprises are responsible for collecting and storing cooperatives’ and campesinos’ produce, in line with their sales agreement with the state.
	www.granma.cu /ingles/agosto1/32alim-i.html (1873 words)

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		The Havana cathedral was constructed in 1748 as a Jesuit church, and converted in 1777 into the Parroquial Mayor church, after the Suppression of the Jesuits from Spanish territory on 1767.
		Havana City is one of the smallest of the Cuban provinces, but the most populated.
		Havana's Chinatown was formerly among the largest in Latin America as the neighborhood comprised of 44 square blocks during its prime.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Havana (3233 words)

	INGLES GRANMA INTERNACIONAL DIGITAL, CUBA
		HAVANA province jumped for joy this week, after receiving the designation as headquarters of activities for the commemoration of the 48th anniversary of the assault on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Garrisons, on July 26.
		Fidel categorized Havana province as the one that made the most integral progress over the past 12 months, particularly in agriculture, the sugar industry, basic industry, scientific research and its applications, reduction of energy consumption, and increase of labor productivity, this last figure being the highest in the country.
		Havana province has also accomplished the best work in the important sectors of internal finances, vital efforts to improve the economy after the depreciation of the Cuban peso after the fall of the socialist bloc.
	www.granma.cu /INGLES/julio2/28habana-i.html (318 words)

	Havana Province
		Besides the city of Havana, this province features mainly small towns and cities, most of which produce mainly agricultural goods and are not heavily industrialized.
		The city of Havana, given its size and capital status, is the commerical, governmental and cultural hub of the entire province.
		The central area of Havana province is an important agricultural area with its fertile soil and vast plains.
	library.advanced.org /18355/havana_province.html (237 words)

	Havana Travel Guide by CHB
		Havana is probably the most exciting city in Latin America managing to be both seedy and stylish.
		Bacuranao Beach is the closest to Havana, and strictly speaking is in the Celimar, Habana del Este district.
		Further to the west this area is home to some of the most expensive hotels, restaurants in Havana and the majority of the country's foreign embassies, the tree-lined avenues and stately mansions on and around Fifth Avenue suggest that this is where Havana's elite reside.
	www.cubahotelbookings.com /travel-guide.asp?lID=1&pID=1 (1493 words)

	Havana - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Havana (La Habana, Spanish), national capital and chief port of Cuba.
		Havana, University of, institution of higher learning, in Havana, Cuba.
		Havana Brown, breed of shorthaired cat named for the rich, warm color of its coat.
	encarta.msn.com /Havana.html (140 words)

	Tropical Tours - Montego Bay Jamaica / Destination Cuba / Havana
		With a population of 2.176.653 inhabitants, 3,006 inhabitants per square kilometer, the City of Havana limits to the north with the Strait of Florida, and to the south, east and west with Havana province.
		Its surface is 727.4 square kilometers and is the smallest province in the island.
		The City of Havana is the capital of Cuba and has a great political and administrative importance.
	www.tropicaltours-ja.com /havana.htm (129 words)

	Cubatoday.com - Provinces - La Habana
		The city of Havana is a separate province, surrounded by the province of Havana.
		The southern coast of the province is characterised by swamps and wetlands.
		Inland, Havana has many other attractions, among which are: the only Museum of Humor of the Island, traditional venue of all the International Biennials of Humor; Escaleras de Jaruco, with a particular landscape resulting from the typography of the area.
	www.cubatoday.com /provinces/la-habana (573 words)

	Greater Havana and Havana Province, Cuba
		Suburban Havana has many sights that lure Cuban families (at least those with cars and the money for gas) for day trips on weekends, although few tourists venture this far afield, and fewer still to the outlying eponymous province, which extends 65 kilometers east and west and 40 kilometers south of Havana’s city limits.
		Most of Havana province is agricultural, especially the low-lying southern plain, whose rich red soils feed fruit trees and vegetables.
		This southern half of the province is the bread basket of the city and visually appears to be the wealthiest region in Cuba, as reflected in the many relatively well-maintained homes of local farmers.
	www.moon.com /planner/cuba/regions/greater_havana.html (697 words)

	THE TRAMWAYS OF CUBA
		In addition to its urban system, the Havana area had a network of suburban, interurban and long-distance rail lines, both steam-powered and electric.
		Havana Central Railroad opened a second line to Güines, 56 km southeast of the capital, on 16 March 1907.
		Havana Central also operated ten 40-ton locomotives built for it by General Electric.
	www.tramz.com /cu/hp/hp.html (1219 words)

	havana flights .com - Cuba Flights from UK
		Prices quoted are exclusive of taxes and subject to availability
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		havana flights.com is a marketing service of Trans Atlantic Wings, ATOL 4037
	www.havanaflights.com (88 words)

	Havana Car Hire - Car Rentals in Havana
		Havana car Hire, Car rental in Havana, rent a car in Havana...
		On this page you can select your car and make a reservation, with the possibility of collecting and returning your car in rental offices in Havana.
		The province owes its growth and prosperity to the almost natural perfection of its harbour.
	www.carrentalcuba.com /havana/havana_car_hire.asp (0 words)

	January 1, 1959 - February 16, 1959 Rebels Take Power (The Calm Before the Storm)
		One of his first acts was as chief military officer in the province was to order the trial of some 70 Batista soldiers.
		He arrived in Havana on January 8, 1959 to a grateful Havana which was a riot of color and noise.
		By the end of January 1959 it had become clear that Havana had two centers of power, the first in the ornate offices of the presidential palace, the second in a luxurious $100-a-day suite on the twenty third floor of the Havana Hilton, or wherever else Fidel Castro might be at the time.
	www.fiu.edu /~fcf/castro_year1/fcyr1.rebels.power.html (1243 words)

	Havana Province
		Havana Province now acts as sort of a safe rearguard for the capital city, the nation's main tourist destination.
		Also located nearby is the largest rum factory in Latin America, where all varieties of the world-famous Havana Club are distilled, as are other savory liquors with the taste of exquisite varieties of Cuban fruit, all of them essential to those who enjoy good cuisine.
		The focal point in the south of the province, characterized by low, muddy such coastlines, is Surgidero de Batabanó, the transfer point to the Isle of Youth and an important port for capturing chelonians, lobster and shrimp.
	www.cubatravelusa.com /havana_province1.htm (336 words)

	www.uscubafood.com - Places of Interest - SEBORUCO HEADLAND (FARALLÓN DE SEBORUCO), MAYARÍ, “CAPTAIN ALBERTO ...
		Bayamo is the capital of the province of Granma.
		This place is in the Mella municipality, in the province of Santiago de Cuba and was declared a National Monument on October 10th of 1978 due to its significance in the struggles for independence.
		One of the fourteen municipalities of the province of Pinar del Río which boasts the condition of National Monument, since it was where General Antonio Maceo ended his invasion from the East to the West (Oriente a Occidente) of the country, during the struggle against Spanish Colonialism in 1895.
	www.uscubafood.com /en/p_search.asp?ft=1&p=-1 (9192 words)

	Havana \| Cuban Beaches, Keys, Marinas & Diving
		Jibacoa, a tourism resort located to the northeast of Havana, has always attracted locals and foreigners because of the excellent quality of its beaches of warm and quiet waters, surrounded by mountains up to 100 meters high all along the coast that give to this place and incomparable feeling of privacy.
		On the way to the city of Havana, in the town of Santa Cruz del Norte, you will see the largest plant in Latin América for the production of Rum, whose warehouses assist the birth of the famous Havana Club Rum.
		There are on the waterside of this small town several camping sites allowing further opportunities to enjoy, in inexpensive facilities, the beaches of Havana.
	www.cuban-beaches.com /havana (0 words)

	Cuba Map, maps of Cuba. all provinces, main cities. Cuba Travel Maps. Hotel Locations.
		Nevertheless, as a consequence of the high level cultural of cuban people more of its inhabitants speak english and french.
		Administrative division: 14 provinces and a special municipality.
		Cuba is a tropical country, with an average of 330 days with sun in the year.
	www.webhavana.com /CubaMaps (0 words)

	FIPRESCI - Festival Reports -
		It's probably true what you were told, that many film lovers save some money and take two weeks off to see as many films as possible.
		(Ticket prices are extremely low, so that culture should be accessible to everyone.) The enthusiasm for cinema is not only in the city: A selection of films was shown in Matanzas province and city two hours away.
		He speaks of the inward dark tragedy of losing those whom one love most.
	www.fipresci.org /festivals/archive/2006/havana/havana_ndx.htm (720 words)

	USA CUBA TRAVEL: A Destination & Travel Guide to the province of Havana, Cuba.
		USA CUBA TRAVEL: A Destination and Travel Guide to the province of Havana, Cuba.
		Born as a result of the 1975 political-administrative division, Havana province act as a safe rearguard for the capital city, the nation's main tourist destination.
		A center for agriculture and fishing due to its fertile lands and teeming coastal waters, this province is also a haven for those visitors who want to escape from the noise of the big city and relax on white-sanded beaches in the quiet countryside.
	www.usacubatravel.com /havanaprovince.htm (360 words)

	Havana City's turistic maps and information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The city was subject of innumerable attacks of privateers and pirates, attracted by the wealth that were accumulated in the ships in bay, for their later shipment to the metropolis, which forced the Spanish authorities to construct a defensive system without equal in America, surrounding the large city with a great wall.
		In spite of his turbulent history, Havana was little damaged by the civil wars and the revolutions, and actually continues being a large extent as it was constructed more ago than one hundred years.
		Havana counts on numerous examples of Spanish colonial architecture, many of which they are being recovered.
	www.rentaencuba.com /en/mapas_ciudad_habana.htm (316 words)

	Hurricane Charley leaves considerable damage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		More than 215,000 people were evacuated from the most dangerous areas, of which only 35,749 were housed in shelters, given that the rest went to the houses of relatives, neighbors and friends, showing once again the spirit of solidarity of the Cuban people in times of catastrophe.
		In the Province of Havana, there were at least 989 buildings that were totally destroyed, and 1,020 partially destroyed, and 9,000 other houses suffered damage.
		In Pinar del Río, Havana Province and the city of Havana, some 502 schools were damaged.
	www.latinamericanstudies.org /cuba/damage.htm (333 words)

	CigarCyclopedia.com - Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedias of Cigars
		Cuba's tobacco-growing regions are spread from west to east, with the prized Vuelta Abajo fields in the far western section of the island in the Pinar del Rio province.
		Also important is the Partidos region of the Havana province, just southwest of the capital city of Havana; these two regions grow almost all of the tobacco used in Havana cigars prepared for export.
		Tobacco which is generally of less quality results from the Vuelta Arriba: fields in the Las Villas area in the center of the island and from Oriente, located at the far eastern edge of Cuba.
	www.cigarcyclopedia.com /cyclopediahavana/farmtofactory.php (987 words)

	Travel Agency to Cuba, Mexico and the Caribbean - Province
		With a strong participation of the agricultural and fishing sectors in its economic system, the province of Havana –founded as result of the new political and administrative division of the country in 1975– has, in its white sand beaches and the quiet environment of its fields, two highly significant elements for the development of tourism.
		Jibacoa, a tourism resort located to the northeast of Havana, has always attracted locals and foreigners because of the excellent quality of its beaches of warm and quiet waters, surrounded by mountains up to 100 meters high all along the coast that give to this place and incomparable feeling of privacy.
		Inland, Havana has many other attractions, among which are: the only Museum of Humor of the Island, traditional venue of all the International Biennials of Humor; Escaleras de Jaruco, with a particular landscape resulting from the typography of the area.
	www.vacacionartravel.com /ProvinceInfo.aspx?pc=3 (489 words)

	Bulletin
		In the 13th Meeting of City Councils in Cooperation and Solidarity with Havana, delegates condemned the US blockade and demanded the immediate release of the five Cuban political prisoners incarcerated in the US for fighting terrorism.
		Rene’s voice identifies the signal of the most popular radio station of Havana Province in which he has been working since 1970.
		Havana’s tobacco planters from Empresa de Acopio y Beneficio Lázaro Peña located in San Antonio de los Baños have committed to collect 91 quintals of excellent capas (wrappers) per caballeria (an agrarian measure used in Cuba, equivalent to 1.343 Dm2) in this tobacco harvest.
	www.cadenahabana.cu /ingles/ingles.htm (904 words)

	About CUBA - Places of Interest - HAVANA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It originated as a province in 1975 with a surface area of 5 731 square kilometres and more than 700 000 inhabitants.
		Among its main tourist attractions are the well-known Jaruco Stairs (Escaleras de Jaruco), located in the municipality of the same name, a unique landscape product of the same topography, where the existence of rocky outcroppings and caverns make it the ideal scenario for adventurous tourism.
		Nearby are several different camping grounds, among them are Jibacoa, Puerto Escondido and Peñón del Fraile, a tourist pole that attracts the attention of national and foreign visitors, due to its warm calm crystalline waters, with heights of up to 100 metres.
	www.aboutcuba.com /en/p_detail.asp?ft=3&p=16 (428 words)

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		Thursday, Raul Castro is expected to visit the arqueological excavations beneath the major altar of St. Peter's Basilica, where the Apostle is believed to have been buried The visit is also interpreted as a sign of Cuba's interest in preparations for the January visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba.
		In a final declaration, the visitors pledged to continue strengthening relations between institutions from that autonomous Spanish region and the province of Havana and to increase general solidarity and cooperation.
		Among them are the Havana Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the WHO, the Pan-American Health Organization, UNESCO, Canada's York Medical, the UN's Biotechnology Program for Latin America and the Caribbean, Spain's Higher Council for Scientific Research, and the Latin American Council of Experimental Biomedicine.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/97-12cari/Radio_Havana_Cuba,_December_3,_1997 (1306 words)

	Anglo-American Havana Directory of Cuba 1960
		RURAL HAVANA PROVINCE is one of the wealthiest parts of Cuba, both industrially and agriculturally.
		Note: Population figures for Havana and other Provinces are the same as those published in the 1958-1959 edition, since there has been no official census taken in the intervening period.
		All addresses in Havana Province which are not followed by the name of a town (Marianao, Arroyo Arenas, etc.) are in the city of Havana.
	cuban-exile.com /doc_201-225/doc0216.html (8834 words)

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