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CUBA is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the YucatĂĄn Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and CamagĂźey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometers (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometers (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants. [wikipedia]

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Havana, ooh na-na Half of my heart is in Havana, ooh-na-na He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na Oh, but my heart is in Havana There’s somethin’ ‘bout his manners Havana, ooh na-na

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HAVANA Havana by Camila Cabello is the song that I used to listen 2 years ago - before studying abroad. My colleagues usually played the video clip in the office. The name of the city - Havana has truly impressed me. I never thought that I would have a chance to visit the city until the fall of 2018 when I set my feet on the streets of Havana.

Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean’s main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitants, its old centre retains an interesting mix of Baroque and neoclassical monuments, and a homogeneous ensemble of private houses with arcades, balconies, wrought-iron gates and internal courtyards. Because of the historic role played by building ordinances during the 19th and 20th centuries, Old Havana’s urban and architectural morphology has remained virtually unchanged. [unesco]

A lmac e ne s San Jos Ê Ar t is ans’ Market Old Hav ana

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S ome w here in Old Havana

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C ate dra l de San Cr istob a l Old Hav ana

He m ing w ay p or t rait at L a B o deguit a D el Me dio

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E l C apitolio Old Hav ana

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C as a de L os C ondes de Jar uco Old Havana

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Mus e o de l a Ciud a d Old Hav ana

Mus e o de l a Ciud a d Old Hav ana

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Gran Te at ro de L a Hab ana Old Hav ana

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C as a de l a Music a de Ga li ano Old Hav ana

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Firstly, I would like to thank Tu and Dung, who accompanied me in the trip. Without them, all of this would not have happened.

Moreover, I would like to thank my family, especially my mom who believes in me always and encourages me to chase my dreams.

Of course, I cannot forget to thank my uncle who lent me financial support so that I could go abroad. I remember the quote which I read a few years ago on Human of New York. There was an old man who said “Travel when you’re young! Even if you have to borrow money to do it.”

My life is made up of long journeys. Thousand miles will lead me home.

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