Las Lajas

Las Lajas is a neighborhood in Diez De Octubre, La Habana Province. Las Lajas is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cuervo, as well as near the hamlet María Santísima.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemingway House Havana.

Hemingway House Havana

Museum

Photo: InZweiZeiten, CC BY 3.0.

Finca Vigía is a house in San Francisco de Paula ward in Havana, Cuba, which was once the residence of Ernest Hemingway. Like Hemingway's Key West home, it is now a museum. The building was constructed in 1886. Hemingway House Havana is situated 3 km east of Las Lajas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Regla and Cotorro.

Regla

Town

Photo: Ivan2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regla is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named Guaicanamar, Loma Modelo in a peninsula dividing Marimelena from Guasabacoa inlets, and the village of Casablanca located at the entry of the Havana Bay. Regla is situated 6 km north of Las Lajas.

Cotorro

Town

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Cotorro, or San Pedro del Cotorro, is one of the 15 municipalities in the city of Havana, Cuba. Cotorro is situated 6 km southeast of Las Lajas.

Guanabacoa

Town

Photo: Ivan2010, CC BY 3.0.

Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa is situated 6 km north of Las Lajas.

Las Lajas

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Lajas”
Category: locality
Location: Diez De Octubre, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.07022° or 23° 4′ 13″ north

Longitude

-82.32523° or 82° 19′ 31″ west

Elevation

44 metres (144 feet)

Open location code

76MV3MCF+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5661907271

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

3551099

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