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National GeographicMar 31, 2017

Get Off the Tourist Track in Havana

To get an inside glimpse of daily life for the average Cuban, you and your kids should skip the hotels and stay in one of the hundreds of casas particulares sprinkled throughout Havana, the Cuban ...

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casas particularesHotelCuban equivalent of B & Bs, private enterprise
CoppeliaIce cream shopice cream parlor Cubans take their kids to
El CinecitoSightmovie theater exclusively screens films for kids
La ColmenitaTheatrechildren’s theater company housed in Teatro Nacional
Old HavanaNeighborhoodstroll streets, hear son music from bars
Buena Vista Social ClubPlacegroup made son music famous
Sábado de RumbaFestivalweekly rumba in El Gran Palenque patio
El Gran PalenqueArts centrehome of Conjunto Folklórico Nacional
Conjunto Folklórico NacionalPlacenational folklore ensemble founded in 1962
MalecónSightseaside walkway where troubadours serenade
Callejón de HamelNeighborhoodfamous for murals and Sunday afternoon rumba
Salvador GonzálezPlacepainted the alley's murals

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