About the neighborhood
Municipality of Havana in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Habana del Este (Spanish for "East Havana"), also spelled La Habana del Este, is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) forming the city of Havana, Cuba.
Geography
As its name indicates it is on the eastern side of the city, and includes the overspill towns of Camilo Cienfuegos and Alamar as well as the beach towns of Boca Ciega, Tarará, Santa María del Mar and Guanabo.
Beaches
The chain of beaches called the Eastern Beaches (Spanish: Playas del Este) extend for 15 miles (24km) along the north coast of Havana City province. The beaches are (named from West to East): Tarará; El Mégano; Bacuranao (has a bay shape, thick sand and a small Spanish fortress on its western side); Santa María del Mar; Boca Ciega; Guanabo; La Veneciana and Brisas del Mar. The Eastern Beaches are a popular tourist spot with excellent natural conditions, though tourist facilities are scarce and have yet to be expanded.
See also
Havana Tunnel
References
External links
Cuba portal
Media related to Habana del Este at Wikimedia Commons
(in Spanish) Details of municipality
Encyclopedic content adapted from the Wikipedia article on Habana del Este, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
