Wikijunior:World Heritage Sites/Old Havana

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UNESCO Sites

Iguazú-Iguaçu Statue of Liberty Golden Mountains of Altai Old Havana Willandra Lakes Region Bryggen Machu Picchu Stonehenge Krakow Stari Most Budapest Dubrovnik Tallinn Great Wall of China Persepolis Great Barrier Reef Angkor Taj Mahal Pyramids of Giza Medina of Tunis Robben Island Serengeti Victoria Falls Komodo National Park Aksum Goslar Singapore Botanical Gardens Hiroshima Peace Memorial Selimiye Mosque Tubbataha Reef

Havana is located in the north of Cuba

Old, un-restored street in Havana

Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) is the centre of the original city of Havana in Cuba. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982 and is extremely popular with tourists from around the world.

The city was created in 1519 CE and contains numerous churches and cathedrals as well as fortresses and Government buildings.