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  José Martí - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jose Marti was born in Havana when Cuba was still a colony of Spain, to Spanish parents Mariano Martí and Leonor Pérez Cabrera, and was the oldest brother to seven sisters.
On March 25, 1895, José Marti published the Manifesto of Montecristi, proclaiming Cuban independence, an end to all legal distinctions between the races, friendship with Spaniards who did not oppose the independence, and war with all who stood in the way of independence.
José Martí International Airport in Havana is named after this leader of Cuban independence.
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 José Martí
Marti was born in Havana, Cuba, then a colony of Spain.
At the age of 16, Marti was sentenced to 6 years of hard labor in the quarries for his political activity, after which was exiled to Spain, where he studied law and wrote articles on the wrongs of Spanish rule in Cuba.
Marti is buried in Cementerio Santa Efigenia in Santiago de Cuba.
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 Encyclopedia: Iberia Airlines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
An airport lounge is a lounge owned by a particular airline (or jointly operated by several carriers).
Iberia is an international transportation group, operating in about 100 airports in 40 countries, employing more than 25,000 people.
In 1983, an Iberia Boeing 727 collided with a Douglas DC-9 of Aviaco as the two airliners taxied down the runway at Barajas International Airport, Madrid, causing the deaths of most passengers on both airliners.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Iberia-Airlines   (2583 words)

  
 Cubana de Aviación -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Cubana de Aviación is (A communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) Cuba's domestic and international (A commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers) airline.
Its base is the (Click link for more info and facts about Jose Marti International Airport) Jose Marti International Airport in (Capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas) Havana.
The (A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice) FBI awaited the plane at Key West.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/cu/cubana_de_aviaci%f3n.htm   (948 words)

  
 Havana Getting There By Air Information - Cuba, Caribbean Provided By Columbus Travel Guides   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Jose Marti International Airport is located about 20km (14 miles) south of the city centre.
International flights arrive into terminal three and domestic flights leave from terminal one.
Airport facilities: These include duty-free shops, restaurants, bureaux de change, a tourist information office, a hotel reservation desk and car hire desks (Cubacar and Havanautos).
www.cityguide.travel-guides.com /cities/hav/GettingThereByAir.asp   (422 words)

  
 Cuba Country Guide - Travel - International - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
International airports: Havana (HVA) (José Martí International) is 15km (9 miles) southwest of the city.
Airport facilities include duty-free shops, bank and bureau de change, tourist information/hotel reservation, restaurants and bars, and car hire.
There are also international airports at Camagüey, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, Holguin, Manzanillo, Santiago de Cuba and Varadero.
www.worldtravelguide.net /data/cub/cub090.asp   (211 words)

  
 Marazul Charters, Inc - Hotels and Accommodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The hotel, which is 20 kilometers away from Havana's international airport, ranks among the world's ten Palace Hotels and was the only five-star hotel in the Caribbean region from the 1930s to the 1950s.
It is considered an excellent choice for businesspeople, due to its proximity to the Miramar Trade Center and the International Conference Center (the latter is the main venue of national and international events in Havana).
The Plaza Hotel, located in Old Havana and 20 kilometers away from José Martí International Airport, is housed in the former mansion of the counts of Casa Pedroso.
www.marazulcharters.com /travel/hotels   (803 words)

  
 Search Results for jose marti
Jose Marti was born in Havana in 1853.
Jose Marti Cuban Statesman, Poet, and Journalist (1853-1895) By Carlos Ripoll Jose Marti was born in Havana in 1853.
Jose Marti Square pressed with dark, rich wrappers and a bold character these cigars are made in the classic Cuban tradition.
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 List of airports: H - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HDY Hat Yai International Airport, Hat Yai, Thailand
HKG Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong SAR (succeeded the former one at Kai Tak)
HNL Honolulu International Airport, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_airports:_H   (121 words)

  
 Old Havana Lodgings - Travel to Cuba with Cubantravels.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is 12.42 miles (20 km) from the José Martí International Airport of Havana.
Its name is due to the fact that in this building important shipowners of this region of Spain had their offices, notably the Conde de la Montera, who was the proprietor of a fleet of vessels dedicated to the commerce and the transportation of troops between the port of Santander and Cuba.
The International Airport Jose Marti of Havana is 12.42 miles (20 km) from the hotel.
www.cubantravels.com /page.asp?item_id={8324B613-AA35-4EB3-B573-3FE3D8DE795C}&language=EN   (833 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Hijacked plane lands in Key West; hijacker in custody   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A hijacker who forced a Cuban Airlines plane to Key West International Airport by claiming to have two grenades surrendered Tuesday about an hour after the plane landed with 31 passengers and crew members on board, police said.
After a standoff at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport, the plane took off for Key West on Tuesday morning, landing there about 50 minutes later.
All air traffic at Jose Marti International Airport appeared suspended during the negotiations.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-04-01-cuba-hijack_x.htm   (873 words)

  
 Cuba Junky - Havana City Hotels
With views to colonial Havana, the hotel is 20 km from the Jose Marti international Airport and 18 km from the nearest beaches.
With 188 rooms, the hotel is situated 20 km from the Jose Marti International Airport and 18 km from the nearest beaches.
15 km from the Jose marti International Airport and 30 km from the Eastern beaches, the hotel includes a hudred and sixty eight rooms and two halls which are specially equipped for conferences.
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 Ways 2 Cuba - Hotel search
It is located in a hill that faces the Hvana Malecon.It is 20 km form the international Airport.
Located in the residential neighborhood of Miramar, close to the International Conference Center in Havana and to a private stretch of beach, this four star hotel provides excellent personalized service in a pleasant setting to the west of the city.
This hotel is located 20 km away from Havana’s José Martí; International Airport (a 25-min-drive approximately) and 140 km away from Varadero’s Juan Gualberto Gómez International Airport (a 2-hour-drive approximately).
www.ways2cuba.com /hotels_ciudadhabana.php   (1713 words)

  
 ACP - International Airports, Aviation,IATA Codes, Airport Code, Airport, Cargo Hubs, Hub, Air freight, Air cargo, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
International safety standards meeting the needs of airlines and all related users are basically achieved through extensive cooperation with aviation related industries and organisations.
The ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) and the IATA (International Air Transport Association) in combination with the ACI (Airports Council International) ensures that IATA's airport related activities, products and services are always on high levels related to safety and security as well as efficient airport facilities.
The following links will show the interested user worldwide airport details not only related to airfreight like airport warehouses and cargo distribution complexes, airconditioned and refrigerated facilities, handling of very large and heavy cargo, perishable and dangerous goods cargo, but also to passenger related subjects at nearly all international airports.
www.isg-germany.de /air-freight/airport.html   (154 words)

  
 iafrica.com | news | world news Man holds 46 hostage on plane in Cuba
A man with two hand grenades is holding an airliner with 46 people on board hostage at Havana's international airport, demanding that he be flown to Miami, officials said early on Tuesday.
The Soviet-made AN-24 airliner was en route from Nueva Gerona to Havana when the hijacker ordered the crew to head for Miami but had to land at Jose Marti International Airport because it had insufficient fuel, officials said in a statement.
The airliner is parked on the tarmac, surrounded by police, as authorities "do their utmost to seek a solution that ensures the safety and lives of the passengers," the officials added.
iafrica.com /news/worldnews/224846.htm   (564 words)

  
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Departure from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana for Camaguey
Farewell ceremony at Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba.
Departure from Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba for Rome.
www.catholic.net /RCC/papalvisit/schedule.html   (255 words)

  
 The My Hero Project - Jose Marti
La Pagina de Jose Marti An exhaustive website in Spanish dedicated to the life and works of José Martí.
A young Cuban holds a picture of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti during a ceremony in which children put flowers on the hero's monument in Revolutionary Square, Havana, Cuba to mark the 150th anniversary of Marti's birth, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003.
Jose Marti: Cuban Patriot and Poet (Hispanic Biographies)
myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=J_Marti   (1546 words)

  
 CBS News | Cuban-Americans Caught In Middle | June 30, 2004 13:31:11
On Monday, the talk at Miami International airport was bitter - all about the pending implementation of the new travel restrictions.
The restrictions are intended to hasten the collapse of the Castro regime, but airport employees in Miami were not discussing the long-awaited collapse of communism on the island.
Skycaps and other airport workers were only talking of possible layoffs brought about by a sharp cut in the number of travelers going To Cuba.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2004/06/30/world/main626750.shtml   (1271 words)

  
 U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, Inc./Economic Eye on Cuba©
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY SERVICE- DHL provides two-day to three-day service for documents from the Republic of Cuba to Mexico, to the United States, and to Canada for US$39.00 for up to.5 kilograms, up to US$231.00 for 20 kilograms and US$25.00 per.5 kilograms above 20 kilograms.
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL BY A CUBAN NATIONAL- Republic of Cuba citizens who wish to travel outside of the Republic of Cuba must be prepared to pay substantial fees.
According to Bufete International, a Republic of Cuba government-controlled law firm and consulting company, each traveler must obtain a standard form letter of invitation from the non-Republic of Cuba citizen or company.
www.cubatrade.org /eyeona.html   (2587 words)

  
 cubapackages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
City tour of Havana, visiting the Morro-Cabaña park (with a cocktail in “Mirador de la Bahia”), tour of Paseo del Prado (promenade), the National Capitol, Reina, Carlos III and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Avenues, the Revolution Square and Jose Marti memorial center.
Day 8: Transfer to Jose Marti International Airport in Havana or Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport in Varadero to return home.
Day 8 Transfer to Jose Marti International Airport in Havana or Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport for your return home.
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 cubasports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Day 1 Welcome at Jose Marti International Airport and transfer to the Viñales Valley.
Tour of the city visiting Colonial Havana; Prado Promenade; National Capitol; Reina; Carlos III and Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Avenues; the Revolution Square, Jose Marti Memmorial center; the Museum of Rum.
A singular touch is provided by a huge coral barrier (regarded by many experts as the second largest in the world), which protects the beach and runs for 400 kilometers parallel to Cayo Sabinal, Cayo Guajaba, Cayo Romano and Cayo Cruz.
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 CNN - The Papal visit to Cuba
But now, because of his frail health, he will be welcomed at Jose Marti International Airport by two children carrying a basket of earth, so that the pontiff won't have to stoop to the ground to kiss Cuban soil.
As both the state and the Catholic Church are busy promoting the first-ever visit by a pope to this communist country, believers and non-believers alike were waiting in anticipation.
The international media also have been fascinated by the historic visit and the authorities have issued about 3,000 invitations to journalists and technicians.
www.cnn.com /WORLD/9801/19/cuba.preps   (305 words)

  
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In reference to Pope John Paul II's recent call on the international community to open up to Cuba, President Castro said he interpreted this call in an economic sense, since the world has already opened up to the island.
Proof of this, said the Cuban leader, is the recent vote against the blockade in the United Nations General Assembly, where close to 150 nations came out in favor of lifting the blockade.
As a result of the increasing number of tourists visiting the island, Terminals One and Two of the international airport were modernized and a third terminal was built to accommodate more visitors arriving on the island.
www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/98-04cari/Radio_Havana_Cuba,_April_9,_1998   (1051 words)

  
 Cuba at SisterBetty.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The population grew and the remaining restrictions on trade were eliminated in 1818.
In my imagination, Jose Marti International Airport was a run down building at the edge of a pockmarked landing strip.
Cubans embrace full employment, which means the airport, or at least the baggage claim, has two police officers for every passenger.
www.sisterbetty.org /cuba/page2.htm   (217 words)

  
 CBS News | Cuban Plane's Hijacker Surrenders | April 2, 2003 15:17:42
Later, two white cars drove onto the airport tarmac and a man aboard one car handed three large, stuffed plastic bags to someone inside the plane.
It was also unclear how anyone would get a pair of grenades through the heavy security checks at Cuba's airports, especially less than two weeks after a successful hijacking on the same route of a passenger plane to the United States.
All incoming and outgoing air traffic at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport appeared suspended during the negotiations.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/04/02/world/main547432.shtml   (892 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Cuba blames 'lenient' US for latest hijack
On arrival at the Jose Marti international airport in Havana, the plane was surrounded by emergency personnel and police officers.
While negotiations were apparently going on with the hijacker, all flights into and out of the airport were delayed.
The plane then took off again and arrived about an hour later in Key West where it was surrounded by FBI agents and aviation officials.
www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,927696,00.html   (365 words)

  
 Tenacious Cuban Journalist Olance Nogueras and Lazaro Lazo were strangers in their motherland: Now they are strangers ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Among the crowd at the airport was Soren Triff, editor of Catálogo de Letras, a Cuban cultural magazine based in Miami.
With the young journalist and his wife in tow, Triff left the airport for the house of a former political prisoner from Camagüey.
The day after the airport press conference, Lazo and his wife flew to North Dakota, where they were met by members of the local Cuban community, which totaled only about 50.
www.christusrex.org /www2/fcf/nogueras102297.html   (4217 words)

  
 Havana Hotels, Hotel, Resort Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located just 20 km away from "Jose Marti" International Airport, only 5 minutes walk from the old town of Havana.
Located in a historical surrounding which includes the newly renovated Museum of Fine Arts, Jose Marti International Aiport 20 kms.
The hotel is 6 km from the heart of Old Havana, 2 km from the Plaza de la Revolucion, 10 km from the Convention Centre and 16 km from the International airport.
havana-hotelguide.com   (277 words)

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