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69 | the <strong>Alamar</strong> travel guide<br />
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03_Playita de los Russos<br />
During the Cold War and the Cuban missile<br />
crisis, a lot of US Marine ships were present in<br />
front of the north coast of Cuba. The Cuban<br />
army and USSR troops defended the coastline<br />
between Havana and Matanzas by digging<br />
defensive trenches and building bunkers on the<br />
beaches. Remnants of these defenses can be<br />
found on the Playita de los Russos, the beach on<br />
the extension of the important street Avenida de<br />
los Cocos. The decaying bunkers and walls give<br />
the beach a historical and estranging feeling.<br />
04_Academia de las FAR Gral. Máximo<br />
Gómez<br />
The concentration of buildings to the east<br />
of District X is the ‘Academia de las Fuerzas<br />
Armadas Revolucionarias General Máximo<br />
Gómez’, which is the senior service school<br />
and was founded in July of 1963. During the<br />
1980’s the school that provides advanced<br />
officer training for middle to upper ranking<br />
MINFAR (Ministry of Defense) officers<br />
provided possibilities for some Cubans to<br />
become part of the high command and<br />
general staff .<br />
05_Petita Playita Bacuranao<br />
Immediately east from <strong>Alamar</strong>, Bacuranao<br />
beach is only 12 kilometers away from<br />
the centre of Havana. It is the first of the<br />
Playas del Este. Mainly visited by Cubans,<br />
Bacuranao Beach is located on a small bay,<br />
its sand is a bit coarse and there are 30<br />
cabins available for renting.<br />
Fig. 6.10 Playa de los Rusos
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