La Víbora, Havana
Ward in La Habana, Cuba
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 View of Havana from the hills of La Víbora (Cuba) | |
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| Country | Cuba |
| Province | La Habana |
| Municipality | Diez de Octubre |
La Víbora is a ward (consejo popular) within the municipality of Diez de Octubre, Havana, Cuba. Principal streets include Calzada 10 de octubre to the east, Avenida Santa Catalina to the south, and Avenida General Lacret to the north.
History
La Víbora was founded in 1689, as a small town where the exchange of horses would occur for caravans traveling from Havana to Güines. The town grew rapidly, and by 1698 it began to appear in local maps and chronicles. Today, it is Havana's most populated "barrio", with 23,118 inhabitants.
Famous residents included Antonio Bachiller y Morales, president José Miguel Gómez, Rafael Trejo, Carlos Enríquez, Mariano Rodríguez, musician Jorge Anckermann, diplomat Raúl Roa, and Manuel Cofiño, Elena Josefina Lozano Wilson.
In popular culture
In the musical In the Heights, Abuela Claudia tells of growing up in La Víbora in "Paciencia Y Fe", describing it as "the Washington Heights of Havana" and using phrases as "Are you better off than you were with the birds of La Vibora?".
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Municipalities and wards of Havana
- Callejas
- Calvario-Fraternidad
- Eléctrico
- Guinera
- Los Pinos
- Managua
- Mantilla
- Párraga
- Poey
- Víbora Park
- Altahabana-Capdevila
- Armada-Aldabó
- Boyeros
- Calabazar
- Nuevo Santiago
- Santiago de las Vegas
- Wajay
- Cayo Hueso
- Colón
- Dragones
- Los Sitios
- Pueblo Nuevo
- Armada
- Cerro
- El Canal
- Las Cañas
- Latinoamericano
- Palatino
- Pilar-Atares
- Alberro
- Cuatro Caminos
- Lotería
- San Pedro-Centro Cotorro
- Santa Maria del Rosario
- Magdalena-Torriente
- Acosta
- Jesús del Monte
- La Víbora
- Lawton
- Luyanó
- Santos Suárez
- Sevillano
- Tamarindo
- Vista Alegre
- Chivas-Roble
- Debeche-Nalon
- Hata-Naranjo
- Mañana-Habana Nueva
- Minas-Barreras
- Peñalver-Bacuranao
- Villa I
- Villa II
- Alamar Este
- Alamar-Playa
- Alturas de Alamar
- Camilo Cienfuegos
- Campo Florido
- Cojímar
- Guanabo (incl. Santa María del Mar, Tarará)
- Guiteras
- Belén
- Catedral
- Jesús María
- Plaza Vieja
- Prado
- San Isidro
- Tallapiedra
- Alturas de La Lisa
- Arroyo Arenas
- Balcón Arimao
- El Cano-Valle Grande-Bello 26 y Morado
- Punta Brava
- San Agustín
- Versalles-Coronela
- CAI-Los Ángeles
- Libertad
- Pocito-Palmas
- Pogoloti-Belén-Finlay
- Santa Felicia
- Zamora-Cocosolo
- Ampliación Almendares
- Buena Vista (incl. Puentes Grandes)
- Ceiba
- Cubanacán
- Miramar
- Santa Fe
- Siboney
- Sierra
- Colón-Nuevo Vedado
- El Carmelo
- Nuevo Vedado-Puentes Grandes
- Plaza
- Príncipe
- Rampa
- Vedado
- Vedado-Malecón
- Casablanca
- Guaicanimar
- Loma Modelo
- Diezmero
- Dolores-Veracruz
- Jacomino
- Luyanó Moderno
- Rocafort
- San Francisco de Paula
