
{"id":320922,"date":"2025-04-08T18:36:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=320922"},"modified":"2025-04-08T18:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T22:42:58","slug":"chacon-street-from-avenida-del-puerto-to-monserrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/spotlight\/chacon-street-from-avenida-del-puerto-to-monserrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Chac\u00f3n Street, from Avenida del Puerto to Monserrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even without the glitter and fame of others, Chac\u00f3n Street has a long history and an image that distinguishes it from the rest of Old Havana.<\/p>\n<p>Its origin dates back to the colonial period, when -like other parallel arteries- it was laid out almost in a straight line from east to west through the then city center, in the vicinity of Havana&#8217;s bay. Today, it runs from the Avenida del Puerto to the wide Monserrate Street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320943\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320943\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon2_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A classic car passes in front of a building on Chacon Street in Old Havana. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This artery of the Cuban capital owes its name to Don Laureano Chac\u00f3n y Torres, who achieved notoriety in the defense of Havana during the siege of the English troops in 1762. It is said that he lived near the street that today bears his name, on Cuba Street at the corner of Tejadillo.<\/p>\n<p>Laureano Chac\u00f3n enlisted at a very young age in the colonial militias and played an important role in the reorganization of these troops to confront the invaders. In addition, he held the position of Alderman of Havana, all of which earned him to be immortalized shortly after, when under the government of Count La Ricla, the streets of Havana were officially named.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320925\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320925\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon13_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edificio en la esquina de las calles Chac\u00f3n y Habana. Foto: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to old chronicles, Don Tom\u00e1s Romay, a physician and scientist considered the first Cuban hygienist, lived on Chac\u00f3n Street. The Artillery barracks were also located there, in a house that would later be owned by the patriot Rafael de C\u00e1rdenas. In addition, in the 18th century, the so-called King&#8217;s Bakery, which made bread and cookies for the Spanish troops, was located there.<\/p>\n<p>The road no longer looks, logically, as it did in its original times. Its first colonial constructions were disappearing and others, built in the XIX and XX centuries, took their place. Some of the best-known sites of the street and its surroundings are the Archbishopric of Havana, La Maestranza Park and the police station of Cuba and Chac\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320926\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320926\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon3_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Famous intersection of Cuba and Chac\u00f3n streets. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In recent years, this Havana street has also been hit by the crisis, by the growing deterioration that is spreading throughout the country. Thus, not a few of its buildings and houses exhibit the traces of that decline, while, at the same time, hostels and private restaurants, such as Ivan Chef Justo&#8217;s, where the kings of Spain had lunch in 2019, keep a better face.<\/p>\n<p>To Chac\u00f3n Street, with its places and contrasts, with its people and their daily survival in the middle of 2025, we propose to approach today through the lens of our photoreporter <a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/gallery\/spotlight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: 600; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320927\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon15_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Edificio en la calle Chac\u00f3n, en La Habana Vieja. Foto: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320931\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320931\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon1_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bicitaxi in the opposite direction on Chac\u00f3n street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320928\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320928\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon16_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alley of Espada and Chac\u00f3n. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320929\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320929\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon9_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Building on Chac\u00f3n and Aguiar streets. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320930\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320930\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon10_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People pass by the corner of Aguiar and Chac\u00f3n streets. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320932\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320932\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon8_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Petit Restaurant, on Chac\u00f3n street at the corner of Aguiar. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320933\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320933\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon20_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restaurant El Carb\u00f3n, on Chac\u00f3n street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320934\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320934\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon4_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep\u00fablica Restaurant, specializing in Italian food, on Chac\u00f3n Street. 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Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320936\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320936\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon11_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wheelbarrow driver of agricultural products on Chac\u00f3n Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320937\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320937\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon22_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Car in the doorway of a house on Chac\u00f3n Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320938\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320938\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon7_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A man chats on Chac\u00f3n Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320939\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320939\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon14_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Medical office at the corner of Chac\u00f3n and Habana streets. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320940\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320940\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320940\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon19_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabs on Chac\u00f3n Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320941\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320941\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon6_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of a building on Chac\u00f3n Street. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_320942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-320942\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-320942\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Calle-Chacon18_otmaro_2024-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-320942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of a building on Chac\u00f3n Street. 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