Almendares River

Almendares River
Country	Cuba
Physical characteristics
Length	45 km (28 mi)

The Almendares River is a 45 km river in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida. The river acts as a water supply for Havana.

The final stretch divides the municipalities of Plaza de la Revolución (Miramar district) and Playa (Vedado district). Part of the river valley forms the Almendares Park or Metropolitan Park of Havana (PMH), a few kilometers upstream from the ocean.

Several industrial plants line the river banks (paper mills, gas production plants, breweries, food production plants, construction plants).

One of the three major projects by the Havana authorities is to continue the rehabilitation of the PMH (the other two being the restoration of the Old Town and the depollution of the Havana Bay): monitor and control water pollution, reduce and rationalize industrial occupation, maintain the old trees and the vegetation in the park. The area is gradually becoming a green oasis with playground, a few restaurants, foot paths.

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Landmarks and attractions in Havana

Commerce, government	Bacardi Building Coppelia (ice cream parlor) El Capitolio FOCSA Building Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital Lonja del Comercio building Manzana de Gómez Palacio de los Capitanes Generales Russian embassy Oriental Park Racetrack^† Tropicana Club

Education	ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) University of Havana

Fortifications	La Cabaña Castillo de la Real Fuerza Castillo San Salvador de la Punta Morro Castle Castle del Príncipe Santa Clara Battery Torreón de la Chorrera

Hotels	Hotel Capri Hotel Habana Riviera Hotel Inglaterra Hotel Nacional de Cuba Hotel Sevilla Hotel Tryp Habana Libre Meliá Cohiba Hotel

Monuments	Central Railway Station Colón Necrópolis Fuente de la India El Templete José Martí Memorial USS Maine monument

Museums	Museo del Aire^† Museum of Decorative Arts Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana Museum of the Revolution Napoleon Museum

Natural	Almendares River Havana Harbor

Neighborhoods	Centro Habana Miramar Old Havana (La Habana Vieja) Vedado Others

Religious	Havana Cathedral Iglesia de Jesús de Miramar San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis Christ of Havana

Streets, parks	Calle 23 ("La Rampa") John Lennon Park José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform (Wall of Flags) Malecón Paseo del Prado Plaza de la Revolución Plaza Vieja

Theatres	Amadeo Roldán Theatre Gaia Gran Teatro de La Habana Hubert de Blanck Theater Karl Marx Theatre National Theatre of Cuba Teatro Miramar

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Coordinates: 23°08′04″N 82°24′34″W / 23.1344°N 82.4094°W / 23.1344; -82.4094

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