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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Cuba (main island)

Largest Caribbean island; Havana's old town, classic cars, cigars, son music and revolutionary history.

21.500° N78.500° W
site access marine
José Martí International Airport, Havana (HAV)
Old Havana and fortifications
Trinidad
Viñales Valley
Formation
continental with karst (Viñales mogotes), Sierra Maestra range
Population
11M
Water
North Atlantic Ocean
Access
moderate

Every required movement

The passage
to Cuba (main island).

Fly to Havana (HAV) or Varadero (VRA) from the Americas/Europe; US travel restricted to authorized categories — check current rules.

  1. 01
    José Martí International Airport, Havana (HAV)

    Nearest recorded air access

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  2. 02
    Water crossing

    No regular passenger ferry from Florida; domestic ferries to Isla de la Juventud.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  3. 03
    Entry check

    Tourist card/visa required for most visitors; US persons face category restrictions.

    Schedule or condition may change · verify

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow old havana (unesco) beyond the familiar map?

Long cigar-shaped island (1,250 km). Spanish colony until 1898; US-influenced republic; socialist state after 1959 Revolution. Tourism, nickel, tobacco, biotech.

Taíno/Guanahatabey homeland; Columbus 1492; Spanish colony; 1898 Spanish-American War; republic 1902; Revolution 1953–59 (Castro); embargo from 1960s.

Field ledger

The useful
details.

Coordinates
21.50° N · 78.50° W
Sovereignty
Cuba · sovereign nation
Nearest mainland
Florida (~145 km across Straits of Florida); Yucatán (~210 km)
Best recorded window
November–April (dry season).
Permits / entry
Tourist card/visa required for most visitors; US persons face category restrictions.
Languages
Spanish

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Travel information changes quickly. This field file was last revised 2026-09-03. Confirm all transport and permit details before booking.

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