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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.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Havana, Cuba · North America
Víbora is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Alta Habana, 5km from Old Havana (Habana Vieja).
Víbora is a town located in Havana, Cuba. With a population of 23,118, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Víbora sits in Cuba. It's in the America/Havana time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Víbora to your route.
The siege of Havana was the capture of the Spanish-held city of Havana, Cuba in 1762 as part of the war between Britain and Spain which formed part of the larger Seven Years' War. After the Spanish abandoned their former policy of neutrality by signing the family compact with France, Britain declared war on Spain inRead more
January 1762. The British government decided to mount an attack on the important Spanish naval base of Havana, with the intention of weakening the Spanish West Indies and improving the security of its own American colonies. A Royal Navy force consisting of squadrons from Britain and the West Indies, escorting 160 troopships, were able to approach Havana from a direction that neither Governor Juan de Prado nor Admiral Gutierre de Hevia expected and were able to trap de Hevia's fleet in the Havana harbour and land their troops with relatively little resistance.
The Spanish decided on a strategy of delaying the British attack until the strength of the city's defences and the onset of seasonal rains inflicting tropical diseases would significantly reduce the size of the attacking force via disease, along with the start of hurricane season would force the British fleet to seek a safe anchorage. However, the city's main fortress, the Morro Castle was overlooked by a hill that de Prado had neglected to fortify; the British installed batteries there and bombarded the fortress daily with heavy shelling. The fortress eventually fell after its commander Luis Vicente de Velasco was mortally wounded by a stray bullet. The capture of Morro Castle led to the eventual fall of the rest of the fortifications and the surrender of the city and its garrison before the hurricane season began.
The surrender of Havana led to substantial rewards for the British commanders and smaller amounts of prize money for other officers and men. De Prado, de Hevia and other senior Spanish officers were court-martialled upon their return to Spain and punished for their failures to conduct a better defence and allowing de Hevia's fleet to fall intact into the British hands. Havana remained under British occupation until February 1763, when it was returned to Spain under the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War.
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Víbora is located in Havana, Cuba, North America. The coordinates are 23.0939 latitude, -82.3719 longitude.
Víbora has a population of approximately 23,118 people, making it a town in Cuba.
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A UNESCO time capsule of baroque and neoclassical architecture, vintage American cars, salsa music, and the legendary Malecon seafront promenade.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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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
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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.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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