Museo de Historia Natural Felipe Poey


Inside the Universidad de la Habana, this is the oldest museum in Cuba. It was founded in 1842 by the Royal Academy of Medical, Physical and Natural Sciences. Many of the specimens of Cuban flora and fauna date from the 19th century.


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