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“...358 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
Havana, including Puentes Grandes, Buena Vista, and
Marianao town (population 9,332; nine miles). A more
pleasant route to the beach is by motor-car through
Vedado and Almendares, now beautiful suburbs.
Between Almendares and Marianao is the Parque
Japones, which wtll repays a visit. The Casino has an
excellent restaurant and is well equipped witn devices
for gambling. Evening dress is not de rigueur, but
sports clothes are banned. Close by Marianao is the fine
Oriental Park Race Track where races are held periodi-
cally from December to April. Near the beach the
palatial Havana Country Club with an 18-hole golf course
is situated. The headquarters of the Havana Yacht Club
Eire cdso at the Beach.
An excursion train leaves HavEina daily on the
Havana Central Railroad for the Providencia Sugar
Factory (36 miles). A trip to Guanajay by trolley-car
(31 miles), through country devoted to tobacco and
pmeapple cultivation, is also recommended.
The expedition...”
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