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Old Havana (Habana Vieja)
A UNESCO time capsule of baroque and neoclassical architecture, vintage American cars, salsa music, and the legendary Malecon seafront promenade.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Cerro
Havana, Cuba · North America
About Cerro
Cerro is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Diez de Octubre, 4km from Old Havana (Habana Vieja).
Cerro is in Havana, Cuba, with about 130,000 people. The nearest town is Diez de Octubre, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Cerro?
Within an hour or so of Cerro: Old Havana (Habana Vieja) (4 km), La Bodeguita del Medio (5 km), Cristo de La Habana (6 km).
Where is Cerro?
Cerro is in Havana, Cuba, about 4 km from Diez de Octubre.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 132,351
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Cuba
- Region
- Havana
- Timezone
- America/Havana
- Coordinates
- 23.1081, -82.3866
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Worth the detour from Cerro
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
La Bodeguita del Medio
A cramped Old Havana bodega claiming the mojito's invention, its walls layered floor to ceiling in decades of signatures and graffiti from patrons famous and otherwise. Live son trova most evenings.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Cristo de La Habana
20-metre white marble statue of Jesus on a hilltop overlooking Havana harbour, sculpted by a Cuban artist in 1958.
6 km · about 10 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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