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From Havana Journal (www.havanajournal.co) 3 September 2016

At the moment, there are 189 public WIFI locations in Cuba. The official rate is US$2.00 per hour for access at a public WIFI location. Hotels often sell Internet access cards at a premium, usually US$5.00 per hour for access within their facility.

Network congestion and slow speeds characterize Internet use in Cuba. Generally, you can accomplish basic tasks using Cuba’s Internet, but you can forget about downloading the entire HD version of Dr. Zhivago. ETESCA is the Cuban state ISP for the entire country.

Temporary access to Cuba’s public Internet is offered through prepaid cards that are not rechargeable. The cards have an active period of 30 calendar days from the first connection. Prepaid cards are in demand by tourists and are marketed in ETESCA’s retail locations and in hotels, airports and tourist locations.

It is common to find large numbers of Cubans crowding around the public WIFI locations at night when it is cooler outside. Several luxury and business hotels offer access in rooms. The Hotel Saratoga has the best Internet access we have encountered in Cuba. Here are all the current public WIFI access points in Cuba (excluding private locations like hotels):

Havana Cordoba Park, Oct. 10

Ramp (Malecón to the Yara cinema) Matanzas Line Park and L, Vedado Park 15 and 14, Vedado Parque La Libertad Park 51, La Lisa Peñas Altas Park Fe del Valle Park (Galeano and San Rafael) Parque Jose Antonio Echeverria Cardenas Monaco Park, Oct. 10 AIO resort, Varadero Coyula Park, Calle 30 and 19, Beach Rene Fraga Park Park 13 and 76, Beach Convention Center Plaza America Amphitheatre Marianao Craftsmen Cultural Association Central pavilions and 14 EXPOCUBA Centro RestaurantBarCafé Plaza La Vigia José Martí, Santiago de Las Vegas Park Performing Arts Center Parque Santa Amalia, Arroyo Naranjo Columbus Boulevard José Martí, San Miguel del Padron Park Jaguey Grande Park Viondi park, Guanabacoa Parque Las Madres, Rule Cienfuegos Paseo de la Villa Panamericana Hanoi park, Alamar Martí park Cultural Center, Alamar Fast Punta Gorda April 9 Zoo, Cotorro Villuendas park Estadio Latinoamericano Park, Cerro Park Township Cruces Balneario Universitario 1st and 42, Beach Prado Passenger Aguada Calabazar Park, Boyeros Boulevard de Cumanayagua Parque de Santa María del Rosario, Cotorro Imago park Park Campo Florido. Habana del Este Punta Brava Park. smooth Villa Clara Fairground PABEXPO Trillo Park, Centro Habana Leoncio Vidal Park Remedy park Tank Buena Vista Park Framboyanes Antonio Maceo Park Park and Stadium Sandino Areas Emiliano Salvador Park, Puerto Padre Martyrs’ Park Jesus Menendez Park Cast José Martí West Indies Resort Boulevard Camajuaní Casa Piedra Burned areas Polyclinic Municipality Parador El Cornito Plaza de la Revolution Ernesto Guevara Ranchón La Arboleda Placetas park Manati park Caibarien park Parque Las Madres, Amancio

Camagüey Granma

Martí park Bulevar Bayamo Morón park Bulevar Manzanillo Maximo Gomez Park Parque Calixto Garcia, Guise Parque de Las Madres, Moron Love Park Auraca Cultural Center, Venezuela Park Jiguaní Florence Boulevard Ricardo Céspedes Park Niquero Paseo Calle D, Ciego de Avila Park February 24 Campechuela Sergio Antunes Park, Ciro Redondo Plaza de la Patria, Bayamo Park Cars Ciego de Ávila Pilon Township Park Yara Municipality Park Martí park Cauto River Township Park Morón park Park Municipality Cauto Cristo Maximo Gomez Park Buey Arriba Municipality Park Parque de Las Madres, Moron Park Township Bartolome Maso Auraca Cultural Center, Venezuela Municipality Park Crescent Florence Boulevard Paseo Calle D, Ciego de Avila Artemis Sergio Antunes Park, Ciro Redondo Boulevard Pinar de Rio Park Church San Antonio Park Independence park Mariel Central Park Roberto Park Amarán K59 Gastronomic Complex Viñales park Honda Bay House Culture Antonio Maceo Park, South Consolation Pizzerias / Honda Bay Park Hermanos Cruz Park Mall Park Restaurant and the Cohinito, Bauta Columbus park Boulevard Guira de Melena Park on July 26, Guanes Coopelia San Cristobal Area restaurant and El Cobre, Minas Matahambre Mayabeque Herradura Entronque Park Cafeteria CIMEX and Mantua Park Park Guines San Luis Park Boulevard de San José Cafeteria La Esquinita Park Martín Herrera. San Park Madruga Juan y Martinez Park and boardwalk of Santa Cruz del Norte Restaurant and Park La Palma Café Ruins in San Jose Pizzeria 23 and 24 and Parque Los Palacios Camilo Park, San Jose Cafeteria Las Cubanitas, Viñales Park and Four Corners, Melena del Sur Sandino Park Mall Store Samurai, San Jose Café CIMEX Hermanos Cruz St. Nicholas Park San Diego Park New Peace Park

Las Tunas Holguin

Marti square Calixto Garcia Park Julio Grave de Peralta Park Serafin Sanchez Park Rubén Bravo Playground Cultural Plaza Yayabo Parque Las Auroras, Moa Areas House of Music, Trinidad Gibara Plaza de la Cultura Yaguajay park Areas outside Joven Club de Mayari Cabaiguan park Loma de la Cruz Paseo Jatibonico Park Cueto Parque La Sierpe Banes park park Development Boullevard Rafael Freyre Taguasco park Antilla park Paseo Colón Gastronomic Sea resort Sky Santiago de Cuba Gastronomic Complex Pio Lindo Paseo Cabaiguán parks Céspedes Ferreiro park Guantánamo Plaza de Marte The Alameda Martí park Palma Soriano Park Baracoa Central Park Enramadas Technology Center Avenida Camilo Cienfuegos Areas Supermarket Versailles Gomez / Caribbean Maximum Park Mall Gallery René Valdés Cedeño (Caguayo) Cast Commercial Workers complex cafeteria ON Imías park Siboney restaurant San Antonio South Park San Luis Park Let us rejoice EGREM site Isla de la Juventud Multiservice Centre Versailles Boulevard Nueva Gerona Sancti Spiritus Park Students / Cotorras Park Cinema Faith Céspedes Park Trinidad Source: ETESCA