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The '''Almendares River''' is a 45 km river in the western part of [[Cuba]]. It originates from the east of [[Tapaste]] and flows north-west into the [[Straits of Florida]]. The river acts as a water supply for [[Havana]].
The '''Almendares River''' is a river that runs for 47&nbsp;km in the western part of [[Cuba]]. It originates from the east of [[Tapaste]] and flows north-west into the [[Straits of Florida]]. The river acts as a water supply for [[Havana]].<ref name="Encyclopedia Britannica 2007">{{cite web | title=Almendares River - river, Cuba | website=Encyclopedia Britannica | date=September 6, 2007 | url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Almendares-River | access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>


The final stretch divides the municipalities of [[Plaza de la Revolución]] ([[Miramar, Havana|Miramar district]]) and [[Playa, Havana|Playa]] ([[Vedado]] district). Part of the river valley forms the Almendares Park or Metropolitan Park of Havana (PMH), a few kilometers upstream from the ocean.
The final stretch divides the municipalities of [[Plaza de la Revolución]] ([[Vedado]] district) and [[Playa, Havana|Playa]] ([[Miramar, Havana|Miramar district]]). Part of the river valley forms the Almendares Park or Metropolitan Park of Havana (PMH), a few kilometers upstream from the ocean.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}


== History ==
Several industrial plants line the river banks (paper mills, gas production plants, breweries, food production plants, construction plants).


The Cuban aborigines called it '''''Casiguaguas''''',<ref name="CubaNoticias360 2021">{{cite web | title=La desembocadura del Almendares: ¿río o desagüe? | website=CubaNoticias360 | date=April 25, 2021 | url=https://www.cubanoticias360.com/la-desembocadura-del-almendares/ | access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> and the first colonizers named it La Chorrera, and later renamed it Almendares in honor of the Bishop of Havana, Enrique Almendaris.<ref name="Portal de La Habana">{{cite web | title=Gobierno de La Habana | website=Portal del Gobierno de La Habana | date=May 28, 2021 | url=https://www.lahabana.gob.cu/post_detalles/en/11004/rio-almendares | language=es | access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref>
One of the three major projects by the Havana authorities is to continue the rehabilitation of the PMH (the other two being the restoration of the Old Town and the depollution of the Havana Bay): monitor and control [[water pollution]], reduce and rationalize

industrial occupation, maintain the old trees and the vegetation in the park. The area is gradually becoming a green oasis with playground, a few restaurants and footpaths.
==Gallery==
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La Havane-Zanja Real.jpg|[[:es:Zanja Real|Zanja Real]] was an aqueduct near the Almendares River
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
* Jacobo de la Pezuela: Diccionario geografico, estadístico, historico, de la isla de Cuba.Editor: Impr. del estab. de Mellado, 1863. Tomo II, página 236 (PDF).
* [https://www.hobbiesenred.com/images/pesquisa/w-colonial.jpg Gerardo Gandarilla, Tomado del Trabajo "Historia del Wajay", Biblioteca "Ramón Herrera (Wajay).]
* [https://www.hobbiesenred.com/images/pesquisa/vento_primera_parte.jpg Gerardo Gandarilla, Tomado del Trabajo "Los Manantiales de Vento", Biblioteca "Ramón Herrera (Wajay).]
* Albear y Fernández de Lara, Francisco de: "Memoria sobre el proyecto de conducción a La Habana de las aguas de los manantiales de Vento" -1855-.
* Albear y Fernández de Lara, Francisco de: "Memoria del proyecto de depósito de recepción y de distribución de las aguas del Canal de Vento",-1876-.
* Albear y Fernández de Lara, Francisco de: "Memoria del proyecto de la distribución del agua de Vento en La Habana" -1876-.
* Albear y Fernández de Lara, Francisco de:"Acueducto de Albear".
* [http://roa.ult.edu.cu/bitstream/123456789/3438/1/Hacia%20una%20cultura%20de%20la%20naturaleza.pdf Antonio Núñez Jiménez "Hacia una Cultura de La Naturaleza" (PDF)]{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://www.forumcyt.cu/UserFiles/forum/Textos/0340404.pdf Investigación: "USO DE TÉCNICAS NUCLEARES EN LA EVALUACIÓN DE LA CUENCA ALMENDARES-VENTO PARA LA GESTIÓN SOSTENIBLE DE SUS RECURSOS HÍDRICOS". Autores: José Luis Peralta Vital; Reinaldo Gil Castillo; Dennys Leyva Bombuse; Leslie Moleiro León y Manuel Pin (PDF).]


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[[Category:Rivers of Cuba]]
[[Category:Rivers of Cuba]]

Latest revision as of 17:41, 9 November 2024

Almendares River
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Location
CountryCuba
Physical characteristics
Length47 km (29 mi)

The Almendares River is a river that runs for 47 km in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida. The river acts as a water supply for Havana.[1]

The final stretch divides the municipalities of Plaza de la Revolución (Vedado district) and Playa (Miramar district). Part of the river valley forms the Almendares Park or Metropolitan Park of Havana (PMH), a few kilometers upstream from the ocean.[citation needed]

History

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The Cuban aborigines called it Casiguaguas,[2] and the first colonizers named it La Chorrera, and later renamed it Almendares in honor of the Bishop of Havana, Enrique Almendaris.[3]

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  • Zanja Real was an aqueduct near the Almendares River
    Zanja Real was an aqueduct near the Almendares River

References

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  1. ^ "Almendares River - river, Cuba". Encyclopedia Britannica. September 6, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "La desembocadura del Almendares: ¿río o desagüe?". CubaNoticias360. April 25, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gobierno de La Habana". Portal del Gobierno de La Habana (in Spanish). May 28, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

Further reading

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