Havana historic dates
U.S President Obama has opened up relations between the US and Cuba and the first day for departures under the new rule is January 16, 2015.
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Havana airport parking lot. January 16, 2015
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Departing the airport, Havana, Cuba
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Mark Potter from NBC news asking people about the changes expected in the culture with an expansion in tourism. Journalists cover the news – this is the day the embargo was lifted from travel between the US and Cuba.
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Bronze of a man who was wrongly accused of a crime and he died in prison. People touch his beard and his finger for luck. But he doesn’t appear to have been all that lucky!
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The basilica and the monastery of San Francisco de Asis (Saint Francis of Assisi) were built in Havana, Cuba at the end of sixteenth century (1580–91)
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Horse cart driver and Mom
Key West Literary Seminar Tour Havana Jan 16-21, 2015