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Encyclopedia > Little Havana

Little Havana (Spanish: La Pequeña Habana) is a section of Miami, Florida, where many Cuban immigrants and refugees (often fleeing Fidel Castro's government) settled. The high number of Cuban refugees Florida receives is due to its proximity to Cuba (many Cubans come over in makeshift boats). It is called Little Havana because Cuba's primate city is Havana. There is also a smaller Little Havana in Tampa, Florida. Nickname: The Magic City Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... A primate city is a major city that works as the financial, political, and population centre of a country and is not rivaled in any of these aspects by any other city in that country. ... This article is about the Cuban city. ... Nickname: Cigar City, The Big Guava, T-Town Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ...


In recent years increasing numbers of Honduran, Nicaraguan, and Guatemalan immigrants have moved into the neighborhood, as increasing numbers of Cubans leave the area for the suburbs in western Miami. Part of Little Havana is now actually referred to as Little Managua named after the Nicaraguan capital. Managua, with a population of about 1,380,100 is the capital city of Nicaragua. ...


On July 31, 2006, Cuban-Americans in Little Havana celebrated the relinquishing of power in Cuba when Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished power to Raúl Castro. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born on August 13, 1926) is the current President of Cuba but on indefinite medical hiatus. ... Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born June 3, 1931) is the First Vice President of the Cuban Council of State and currently, Acting President of Cuba. ...


Calle Ocho

Little Havana hosts its annual Cuban-festive Calle Ocho street festival (part of the overall Carnival Miami celebrations), one of the largest in the world, with over one million visitors annually. It is a free street festival with a Caribbean carnival feel sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club.


Calle Ocho is Spanish for Eighth Street. This festival takes place between 27th Ave and 4th Ave along Southwest 8th Street. Over 30 stages and hundreds of street vendors participate in the live music street festival now in its 27th year.


Calle Ocho earned an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records when 119,986 people formed the world's longest conga line on March 13, 1988. Little Havana has a smaller population than Havana, Cuba and is a district in Miami, not an official city.


Places of interest

  • Little Managua
  • Little Vietnam
  • Latin King Park
  • Triangle Park
  • Orange Bowl
  • Máximo Gómez Park(Parque del Domino)

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Little Havana/North Miami: SouthFlorida.com (776 words)
I suppose the first question people ask about Little Havana is what it's doing in North Miami, or in Deerfield Beach, where there is a second restaurant with the same name and menu.
Though they get little billing by the staff, the omelets at Little Havana are a real specialty of the house, especially a very good sausage omelet ($5.25) and a version with shrimp ($9.95).
Little Havana isn't on anyone's list of cutting-edge restaurants, but for anyone in north Miami-Dade, it's a comforting presence and a fine source of carefully prepared traditional food in an area where Cuban cooking is scarce.
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