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Puentes Grandes (Spanish for "large bridges") is a neighborhood in the municipality of ??, Havana
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Puentes Grandes (Spanish for "large bridges") is a neighborhood in the municipality of ??, Havana
Havana

Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city is one of the 14 Provinces of Cuba. The city/province has 2.1 million inhabitants, and the urban area over 3.5 million, making Havana the largest city in both Cuba and the Caribbean....
, in Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
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The old neighborhood of Puentes Grandes had its origin at the end of the XVIth century. It formed in one of the first neighborhoods that were established in the surroundings of Havana. The local amenity attracted several families of the capital, which there built summer mansions to swim in the pure waters of the Almendares River
Almendares River

The Almendares River is a 45 km river in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida....
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