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122  HA V ANA AREA B Y AREA
HAVANA STREET FINDER

The page grid shown on the Area by Area plus the house number is followed by either
map below shows the parts of Havana “e/” (entre, or “between”) and the names of
covered by maps in this section. All map the two streets between which the address
references in this guide refer to the maps in you want is located, or “esq.” (esquina, or
the Street Finder section. Addresses are “corner”) followed by the name of the
indicated in keeping with the system used crossroad where the address is located.
in Cuba so that people will understand your Knowing the cross streets is essential,
requests for information. The street name as many roads in Havana are very long.

MALECÓN
Caleta de San Lorenzo Canal de Entrada
LINEA PASEO DE MARTÍ (PRADO)
MALECÓN PASEO PRESIDENTES (G) (RAMPA) CALZADA DE INFANTA SAN LÁZARO
23 (B ELAS COA ÍN) PADRE VARE LA La Habana
Vieja
AVENIDA DE LOS
ZANJA
M ÁXIMO GÓMEZ (MONTE)
Vedado and Plaza
LINEA Centro Habana (EGIDO)
and Prado
CALZADA DE
AYESTARÁN
DE ZAPATA CALZADA DE INFANTA
AVENIDA BÉLGICA
Ensenada de Atarés
CALZADA
PASEO

0 metres 700
0 yards 700

Scale of Maps
0 metres 300
0 yards 300
Cuban Street Names
Since many streets changed name after the revolution, some
have both an official name and an unofficial, more commonly Key
used one. Where this occurs in this guide, the latter is followed Major sight
by the former in brackets. Place of interest
In Vedado the streets are divided into neat 100-m (109-yd)
long blocks or cuadras. The grid layout of the streets here Other buildings
is easy to follow. The streets parallel Tourist information
to the seafront are named with odd Hospital
numbers, while the cross streets are Police station
indicated either with letters (from A
to P), east of Paseo, or even numbers, Church
west of Paseo. Street signs in the form Coach station
Tile street sign in of small stone blocks give coordinates Train station
La Habana Vieja at every corner.
Ferry

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