Little Havana, Miami, Florida
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Little Havana (Spanish: La Pequeña Habana) is a neighborhood in the city of Miami, with many Cuban immigrant residents. Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba. The high number of Cuban refugees in Miami is due to its proximity to Cuba. Little Havana is famous as the cultural and political capital of Cuban Americans, and the neighborhood is a center of the Cuban exile community.
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[edit] Demographics
Demographically, the neighborhood is split up into Little Havana (proper)[1] and West Flagler (formerly West Little Havana),[2] and as of 2000, the total population of both of the sections made up 90,218.[3]
As of 2000,[4] Little Havana had a population of 49,206 residents, with 19,341 households, and 11,266 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $15,213.16. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 90.08% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 3.79% Black or African American, 5.14% White (non-Hispanic), and 0.96% Other races (non-Hispanic).
As of 2000,[5] West Flagler (West Little Havana) had a population of 41,012 residents, with 14,810 households, and 10,490 families residing in the neighborhood. The median household income was $26,176.70. The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 90.73% Hispanic or Latino of any race, 1.15% Black or African American, 7.61% White (non-Hispanic), and 0.49% Other races (non-Hispanic).
[edit] Calle Ocho
Little Havana fire hosts its annual Cuban-festive Calle Ocho street festival (part of the overall Carnival Miami celebrations), one of the largest in the world, with over one million visitors annually. It is a free street festival with a Caribbean carnival feel sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club.
Calle Ocho is a time of pride where different ethnic communities wear colors or flags representing their heritage. You can see flags from Colombia to Nicaragua to Puerto Rico to Costa Rica and even Ireland flooding the streets. Typical foods of different countries are usually sold & popular music like reggaeton, salsa, bachata and merengue is usually heard.
Calle Ocho is Spanish for Eighth Street. This festival takes place between 27th Ave and 4th Ave along Southwest 8th Street. Over 30 stages and hundreds of street vendors participate in the live music street festival now in its 30th year.
Calle Ocho earned an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records when 119,986 people formed the world's longest conga line on March 13, 1988.
[edit] Places of interest
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 Versailles Restaurant (foreground) and Bakery (background) |
 Entrance to Cuban Memorial Plaza (SW 13th Ave) as seen from Calle Ocho (SW 8th St) in Little Havana. |
 Bay of Pigs monument |
 Bust of Jose Marti |
 Plaque in front of Versailles Restaurant |
 Memorial plaque with island of Cuba embossment |
 A cafeteria with an artistic wall in Little Havana |
 A Calle Ocho park known for the playing of Dominoes |
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