Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina is a locality in Cerro, La Habana Province. Santa Catalina is situated nearby to the suburb Casino Deportivo, as well as near the locality Mendoza.Places of Interest
Highlights include Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva and Church of St. John Bosco.
Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva
Sports venue
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Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva is an indoor sporting arena located in Havana, Cuba. Built in 1957, the Coliseum is one of the most important works of Cuban Civil Engineering.
Villa Marista
Building
Villa Marista is a prison in Havana, Cuba, notorious for its detention of political prisoners by the Cuban national security agency. Its prisoners have included dissident Vladimiro Roca and politician Jesús Escandell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vedado and Marianao.
Vedado
Suburb
Photo: Sandino235, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. Vedado is situated 4½ km north of Santa Catalina.
Marianao
Suburb
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Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of Havana, Cuba. It lies 10 kilometres southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao railway. Marianao is situated 5 km southwest of Santa Catalina.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana Chinatown is located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 5 km northeast of Santa Catalina.
Santa Catalina
- Type: Locality
- Location: Cerro, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.09472° or 23° 5′ 41″ northLongitude
-82.38806° or 82° 23′ 17″ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
76MV3JV6+VQGeoNames ID
3537949
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