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La Gallega Destination Guide

Delve into La Gallega in Cuba

La Gallega in the region of Ciudad de La Habana is a city in Cuba - some 10 mi or ( 17 km ) East of Havana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of La Gallega

Current time in La Gallega is now 03:18 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Havana " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Villas Nomar, Villa Maria, Tarara, Santa Maria del Mar, and San Jose de las Lajas. While being here, make sure to check out Villas Nomar . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in La Gallega ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Children of Cuba

0:45 min by Giacomo De Simone
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beautiful blue eyes of children of Cuba with african influenze ..

Salsa on the beach

7:58 min by klas einald
Views: 79139 Rating: 4.97

I love Salsa ..


Guanabo, Cuba: HolaCuba Homestay at the beach

0:47 min by holacuba2001
Views: 34048 Rating: 4.14

You get up in the morning and go swimming without even putting your shoes on. A perfect Bed & Breakfast for your Cuba vacation offered by holacuba.de ..

Balseros de Cojimar, Cuba, August 1994

4:25 min by gilo2525
Views: 28849 Rating: 5.00

During summer 1994 hundreds of Cubans took to the sea in makeshift rafts trying to reach Florida's coast. Most of them perished during the 80 mile journey. Scenes like this were very common around Hav ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Tarará

Tarará is a gated resort town in the municipality of Habana del Este in the city of Havana, Cuba. It is about 19 km east of the city centre and west of other beaches including Santa Maria del Mar and Guanabo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 23.18 -82.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Beaches of Cuba, Geography of Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana

Santa María del Mar, Havana

Santa María del Mar is a sandy beach located 12 miles east of Havana, Cuba along the Via Blanca highway.

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Located at 23.17 -82.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Beaches of Cuba, Geography of Havana, Visitor attractions in Havana

Guanabo

Guanabo is a beach town in the Ciudad de la Habana Province of Cuba. It is a ward (consejo popular) located within the municipality of Habana del Este halfway between the centre of Havana and Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Guanabo River, between the Atlantic Ocean coast and the Sierra del Canchón (mountain range).

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Located at 23.16 -82.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Beaches of Cuba, Populated places established in 1800, Visitor attractions in Havana, Wards of Havana

Cojimar

Cojimar is a small fishing village east of Havana, forming a ward (consejo popular) part of the Habana del Este municipality. It was the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. It was also the location where during the 1940s an enormous Great white shark was caught, which is one of the contenders for the largest specimen of all time. However, there is considerable controversy about the accuracy of Great white shark measurements taken before modern times.

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Located at 23.17 -82.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Wards of Havana

Estadio Panamericano, Havana

Estadio Panamericano is a multi-use stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was used as the main stadium for the 1991 Pan American Games. The stadium is able to hold 50,000 people.

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Located at 23.16 -82.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Athletics (track and field) venues in Cuba, Buildings and structures in Havana, Football venues in Cuba, Pan American Games Opening ceremony stadiums, Sport in Havana