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The waters of the Havana Bay surround the beautiful city.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
Since colonial times, Cuba has been known as “
the key to the Gulf”
.
It has been desired, plundered and invaded and, precisely, one of the main causes of these desires for conquest is its bay,
one of the largest and safest in the Caribbean
.
Havana Bay is a spectacle from all its angles and perspectives
;
with the first light of dawn or with the last light of sunset;
with water like a plate or with a rough sea;
with an imposing ship crossing those waters or with the small boats of the fishermen arranged as if they were one more decoration.
At the end of the day, the bay belongs to Havana and Havana is like its bay: a marvel with which we Cubans can delight ourselves.
Small fishing boats adorn the bay.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
The Havana Tunnel runs under the Havana Bay and is listed among the seven wonders of Cuban civil engineering.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
A ship crosses the waters of Havana Bay.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
A prayer to Yemaya.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
Havana Bay has 5.2 km2, a perimeter of 18 km and a volume of water of 47 million cubic meters.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
Havana Bay has 5.2 km2, a perimeter of 18 km and a volume of water of 47 million cubic meters.
Photograph by Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
Havana bay.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
A dip in the bay.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
A group of children fish off the Casa Blanca pier, located at the entrance to the bay.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
The golden hour.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
The magical lights of the end of the day.
Photo: Enrique González (Enro)/ Cubadebate.
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Lines and silhouettes in the architecture of Havana