I've been staying in the neighborhood for a couple of weeks and I have to say it's my favorite neighborhood in the entire city. It has so much soul and vibrance. Off the bat I want to address some ...
Part of Miami, called Little Havana, is a mostly one street Calle Ocho (8th) filled with various restaurants in Cuban-caribbean style, even the road surface decorations resembles Avenida 23 in Havana....
Lots of little shops. Watched cigars being rolled. At one end there is a bunch of statues and memorials to the Cuban people, also a Bay of Pigs memorial. We visited in the early afternoon and felt ...
Little Havana is home to people from South American countries such as Cuba, Mexico and Peru, where there are many Latin American bars, restaurants and shops. Little Havana’s Cuban style is very rich. Its buildings and streets are all Cuban. You will even feel the spread of Cuban cigars in the air. From time to time, Meg and Salsa dances come from ear to ear. music.
A great feature of the old Cuban cigar store, like the godfather, is graffiti, and you can enjoy the taste of Cuba and the passion of South America.
Cuban community, strong Caribbean flavor.
Little Havana in Miami (LITTLEHAVANA). I traveled to Havana last year. After I came back, I have a Cuban complex. I am concerned about the Cuban domestic economy and all news about the normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. This is also the fun of traveling. Miami is very close to Havana. At that time, Cuba’s domestic policies, liquidation of foreign-funded enterprises and land reform, etc., before and after hundreds of thousands of Cubans went to Miami, relatively concentrated in the current Little Havana area. There are also many immigrants from Central and South America living in the area of Little Hawa, whose main language is Spanish. After we arrived in Miami, we immediately visited Little Havana. We took No. 207 from the government center of the light rail to Little Havana. After passing a gas station with a huge star-spangled banner, we started to feel the atmosphere of Little Havana, walking along the block and taking pictures. Take bus 208 back to the government center station. Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood is much busier than Cuba’s Havana. The colorful houses, pink, orange, light blue, goose yellow, look very happy. The exteriors of old houses in Hawa, Cuba are also painted in color, but many are in disrepair and dilapidated. Little Havana has a strong commercial atmosphere, without the beautiful scenery of the Caribbean coast, and the friendship of the citizens, and it is simple. I asked many places along the way, but I didn't see a real Cuban. A big colorful rooster stands outside the door of the Little Havana Information Center. This is a Cuban souvenir shop with a red Miami double-decker tourist bus parked at the door. I haven't seen a big rooster made a logo in Cuba. I asked the store owner and the answer was that the rooster is a symbol of hard work, or it didn't solve our doubts. There are many types of tourism, Miami/Havana, the two elements add up to inject more connotation into the product, which is very popular with tourists. When traveling in Havana, due to the local government's control policies, only the tobacco factory outlets and major hotels sell cigars. Individual residents sell small amounts of cigars in small boxes. It is difficult to see the production on site. Little Havana abounds, cigar shops are lined up with exquisite layout, and craftsmen are cutting tobacco leaves and making them. The finished cigars are beautifully packaged. There are many shopping guides for cigar advertisements, and the price is not high. A single cigar for tasting only costs two dollars. Visitors can be seen tasting cigars on the street. In a specialty store, the grandfather sits there holding a cigar in style, with the Cuban flag and a picture of Churchill smoking a cigar in the store. The Little Havana restaurant is the busiest, with colorful decorations. Cuban flags and Hemingway photos can be seen everywhere. Some play passionate music, and some diners dance on the spot. Serves Latin American cuisine. Spanish tacos are very popular. We saw a lot of elderly people playing cards at the activity station in the Little Havana neighborhood. They looked like mahjong cards. The cards were much longer than mahjong. They were domino cards, and some played chess and poker. The old people gathered, chatted and played cards. They seemed to be happy, and they didn't resist taking pictures. The murals on Little Havana Street are very distinctive. They are Cuban elements, and the pictures are more gorgeous, vivid and exaggerated. This Little Havana attraction has been around for several years, and now the relationship between the United States and Cuba is improving, attracting more tourists' attention to Little Havana.
Take No. 207 from the government center of the light rail to Little Havana, pass a gas station with a huge star-spangled banner, and begin to feel the atmosphere of Havana. A big colorful rooster stands outside the door of the Little Havana Information Center. This is a Cuban souvenir shop with a red Miami double-decker tourist bus parked at the door. There are many types of tourism, Miami/Havana, the two elements add up to inject more connotation into the product, which is very popular with tourists. There are many cigar shops with exquisite layout. There are craftsmen who cut and make tobacco leaves. The finished cigars are beautifully packaged. There are many shopping guides for cigar advertisements, and the price is not high. A single cigar for tasting only costs two dollars. The Little Havana restaurant is the busiest, with colorful decorations. Cuban flags and Hemingway photos can be seen everywhere. Some play passionate music, and some diners dance on the spot. Serves Latin American cuisine. Spanish tacos are very popular.
Little Havana is the most prosperous neighborhood of this generation, and it's also a must-visit place in Miami. The visitor center serves as the entrance for tourists to understand the city. It has prepared a variety of maps and materials. There are many recommendations. It is very helpful to take a copy.