
{"id":309178,"date":"2024-09-09T18:13:08","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=309178"},"modified":"2024-09-09T18:16:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T22:16:06","slug":"around-the-plazuela-de-albear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/around-the-plazuela-de-albear\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Plazuela de Albear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Plazuela de Albear must be among the busiest places in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/old-havana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Old Havana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day after day, many people, nationals and tourists, pass through it, entering or leaving the very busy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/obispo-the-most-tourist-boulevard-in-havana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Obispo Boulevard<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also, those who move around the equally populous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/cuba\/una-avenida-de-belgica-en-la-habana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Monserrate Street<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its surroundings, and those who work or stay in the area for different reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309185\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309185\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear5_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plazuela de Albear, in Old Havana. Behind, one of the buildings of the Museum of Fine Arts. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the legendary <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/el-floridita\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>El Floridita<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bar and restaurant on one of its corners, this small square \u2014 also known as Albear Park \u2014 pays homage to Francisco de Albear y Lara, a military engineer to whom the Cuban capital owes works such as the famous aqueduct, still in use, named after him and considered one of the seven wonders of Cuban engineering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park was built on the existing square on Monserrate Street and was inaugurated in 1895, just eight years after Albear&#8217;s death. The place was crowned with the well-known monument to the engineer, a work by the sculptor Jos\u00e9 de Villalta y Saavedra.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309181\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309181\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plazuela de Albear, in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sculptural complex was modeled in white Carrara marble and has a fountain with several jets. In its center stands the figure of Albear, in full uniform, leaning over his notebook with a pen in his hand, next to a female figure offering him a laurel wreath; it represents the city, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.habanaradio.cu\/articulos\/monumento-a-francisco-de-albear-y-lara-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>as explained<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the Habana Radio website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The park, for its part, was conceived as a small space with trees, lights, and benches, and although today it does not look exactly the same as the original \u2014 nor do its surroundings \u2014 it has been the object of cleaning and restoration work over the years, which has made it possible to preserve it in the framework of Havana&#8217;s historic center.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309189\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309189\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear10_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernaza Street, at the end of the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to its own values, the Plazuela de Albear adds those of its privileged surroundings. In addition to the aforementioned Obispo and Monserrate streets, and the bicentennial El Floridita bar, in its surroundings there are other emblematic sites in Havana, such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/parque-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Parque Central<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski \u2014 in what was once the Manzana de G\u00f3mez \u2014 and one of the headquarters of the Museum of Fine Arts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our photojournalist Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez visited this centrally located place a few days ago, bringing us closer with his images to the present of an iconic square in the Cuban capital. A space that remembers an illustrious figure of Cuban engineering and that for more than a century has been part of the daily life of Havana residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309180\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309180\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Calle-O\u00b4Reilly_otm_1-26-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monument to the engineer Francisco de Albear y Fern\u00e1ndez, in the square of the same name, next to Obispo Street, in Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309186\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309186\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear6_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La Pi\u00f1a de Plata Restaurant, in the vicinity of the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309182\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309182\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear2_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Car parking in front of the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309184\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309184\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear4_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">O\u2019Reilly Street, next to the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309188\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309188\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309188\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear9_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The former La Moderna Poes\u00eda bookstore, in the vicinity of the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309187\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309187\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear7_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Casa del Ron Havana Club, in the vicinity of the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309191\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309191\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear12_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">El Floridita bar and restaurant, in the area surrounding the Plazuela de Albear. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_309183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-309183\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-309183\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plaza-Albear3_Otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-309183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The famous Manzana de G\u00f3mez shopping complex, now converted into a hotel. 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