Having finished Hemingway in Cuba recently, I am keen on visiting Finca Vigia from Vedado on my next trip. Was wondering if this was doable via scooter? And if so what would be the route? I had a blast riding to el Nicho on a scooter from Cienfuegos last time.
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trapisondista
If that's the Hemingway home, the route is the same as the #7 camello. Just follow that route, but don't follow right behind the #7 since you will be blasted by noxious exhaust gases. Trap
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ttjpdo
Cienfuegos to El Nicho is primarily a rural ride. Vedado to Finca Vigia is through heavy urban traffic; the finca itself in the city, and a part that is poorly signed at that. In short, hardly a similar experience.
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dobro
Wow, did not realize the city had grown that much. Back in Hemingway's day, circa 1960, I have the impression the finca was still apart.
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ttjpdo
I could be wrong, but from things I've read, I got the impression that even back then, they had to drive through shanty-town slums in order to get there. I believe I got that from something written by Hemingway's then-wife Martha Gelhorn--although I can't remember what. Something about the mental gymnastics required to pass through all that poverty in order to get to the entrance of their (very apart) finca.
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