Friday, June 17, 2016

Morro Castle and the Malecon in Havana Cuba

Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
(The city of Havana, Cuba)
Malecon de la Habana y Castillo del Morro
(The Malecon of Havana and The Morro Castle)

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with a Cuba stamp.

The sender writes:
We went here with Victor and Abby to the Canon Ceremony!  We even rode the horse and buggy around the 'castillo'.  Also, check out the waves flooding the malecon on this postcard! 

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Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1589.

The Morro fortress shares its name with structures in Santiago de Cuba and the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Cubania en Mariposas III
Butterflies of Cuba
Holguinia holguin, 65

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