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H A V A N A CROSSING H AVA N A CROSSING dining 7 bedroom 1 9 living 49 materials & finishes 84 index 88 The Malecón is a roadway, esplanade and seawall that runs five miles west from the mouth of Havana Harbor to the Vedado neighborhood. ii 1 3 1 2 6 5 4 Photo 1 (left to right): Victor Marin, Doc Ford’s Cuba Expeditions, Lynn Wright, Director of Expeditions | Photo 3: Rick Schroeder, VP, Design, Stanley Furniture | Photo 4: Maggie Visual Display, Stanley Furniture | Photo 2 (left to right): Richard Ledger, George Jordan, Aardema, Principal, Design Associates | Photo 5: Denis Kissane, Furniture Designer, President, The MT Company, Randy Wells, VP, Creative, Stanley Furniture, Denis Kissane, Stanley Furniture | Photo 6 (left to right): Victor Avila, Doc Ford’s Cuba Expeditions, Furniture Designer, Stanley Furniture, Dr. Justin White, President, Doc Ford’s Cuba Glenn Prillaman, President & CEO, Stanley Furniture. 2 3 INTRODUCTION Most people who grow up north of Miami-Dade County learn only the basics about Cuba and its tumultuous history. Yet, a mere ninety miles from Key West, across the Straits of Florida, lies an island nation — larger than all the other islands of the Caribbean combined — with a story that would seem inconceivable were it not true. No book or photograph can prepare you for the enormity of what you see and feel upon arrival in Havana. The architecture, the landscape, the food, the music, the art and the people are all exceptional. To experience Havana and see, firsthand, remnants of what it was before the Cuban Revolution, what it is today, and to catch a glimpse of the gradual changes the entire country is undergoing is breathtaking, enchanting and, at the same time, haunting.
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