Photo of the Day

the stone wall of Malecón in Havana
March 24, 2013

Seaside, Havana

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The century-old stone wall of the Malecón, Havana's famous oceanside esplanade, shields the city—imperfectly—from the battering of roiling seas. On calmer nights people come out to stroll on the street.

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Photograph by Paolo Pellegrin

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