On a humid Spring evening, a block from Havana’s famous Malecon, I found myself standing on a curb, sharing a bottle of rum with my good friend and traveling companion Sandra, and three strangers.

To tourists, Old Havana may be the city's heart and soul, but to Cubans, it's El Malecón. Technically speaking, El Malecón is a 5-mile-long boulevard that stretches along the water, with Havana ...

To tourists, Old Havana may be the city's heart and soul, but to Cubans, it's El Malecón. Technically speaking, El Malecón is a 5-mile-long boulevard that stretches along the water, with Havana ...

In this Oct. 12, 2017 photo, a vintage car carries tourists for a spin on the Malecon in Havana, Cuba. Havana starts on the Malecon, the elegant, crumbling coastal boulevard whose early 20th ...

A domed shape, maybe a cupola. From the Malecón, Havana’s seawall, the closest tip of the United States (la Yuma, as it’s called in Cuban slang) is some 90 miles away. A common refrain ...

Cuba's former president Raul Castro and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel walk at the seafront Malecon during a protest in Havana, Cuba, Dec 20, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] HAVANA -- Around 700,000 ...