Centro Habana, Cuba

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Centro Habana is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. There are a lot of retail spaces (such as Plaza de Carlos III commercial center, office buildings, hotels, bars and clubs (such as the Casa de la Musica on Galliano). A chinatown - Barrio Chino - is also located in this district. It is a smaller municipality of Havana, with a total area of just over 3 km² and a population of 170,000.

The infrastructure of the city, built 450 years ago, was heavily deteriorated during the 1990's after the collapse of the Cuban-Soviet trade partnership. In 1996, restoration projects were started to improve housing and infrastructure in the Cayo Hueso community[Restoration Project] - Canada International Development Research Centre.

External links

[Centro Habana guia turistica] - touristic guide (spanish)

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