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Right in the heart of Miami is an area that is from a Cuban storybook. Here in "Little Havana", you can find hand-rolled cigars, fruiterias, meat markets, herbal stores and windows with cafecitos for only 25 cents. Although Miami is new, as far as cities are concerned, in a short drive with your can rental in Miami you can go from downtown with all of its art deco high rises right into old-time Cuba. On 8th Street (or Calle Ocho) between 12th and 27th Avenues lies a time warp into another reality.

A good place to start your sight-seeing is with the food! Calle Ocho offers many authentic Cuban restaurants. El Pescador offers shrimp tortillas and fish croquetas- rare but excellent. El Pub offers traditional Cuban dishes with wonderful atmosphere; spend an afternoon browsing the Cuban memorabilia on the walls.

After you have enjoyed the delicious food the restaurants have to offer, take your car rental from Miami for a whimsical drive and check out Maximo Gomez Park, or Domino Park as the locals call it. There you can see the older generation of Cubans meet to play dominoes or chess each day. There is a large mural depicting the Summit of the Americas in 1993. Around the corner, don't miss the Little Havana Paseo de las Estrellas (Walk of the Stars). It is reminiscent of the one in Hollywood, but stars are given to Latin American actors, writers, artists and musicians.

At the corner of 13th avenue lies a memorial park with monuments to many Cuban heroes. It is a peaceful place so park your car rental from Miami and enjoy a nice break. You can see memorials to Jose Marti (poet and revolutionary), Antonio Maceo (war hero), the Island of Cuba Memorial, and the Memorial Flame (to the heroes of the Bay of Pigs). There is a large ceiba tree with things around it, but beware, these are offerings left by patrons affected by the souls there; to touch or remove these offerings is considered very bad luck.

For an authentic Cuban evening, plan your van rental in Miami around the end of the month. The last Friday of each month is known as Viernes Culturales (Cultural Friday). It is a large Latin street party complete with music, dancing, street performers, food, local artist's wares, and theatre. It is good, clean fun for the whole family.

For an unusual digression you can drive your van rental in Miami to the (former) home of Elian Gonzales (2319 NW 2nd Street), which is a five-minute drive from the center of Little Havana. The house is no longer occupied by the Gonzalez family, but the area in front of the house and along its fence is an evolving and improvised shrine to the young Cuban boy. Along the way, make sure to stop your car rental from Miami and check out the towering, inflated bright yellow sculpture at Happy Face Auto Sales at NW 22nd Ave.

To return to the more traditional aspects of Little Havana you must remember to reserve your van rental in Miami to attend what is best known as the biggest street party in the country- more then 1 million people from around the world come to this single-day event! In 1998, more than 119,000 people joined in the world's longest conga line, and the festival still holds its place in the Guinness Book of World Records. You'll see dancing, eating, partying, costumes, street performers and the biggest Latin stars performing. Major news crews from all over broadcast the event as Cubans from all over the country return to celebrate their roots.

Whether it's your first time on Calle Ocho or you want to see it with new eyes, whether you are coming for a day in Domino Park or the Calle Ocho Festival, there's always something new Havana to explore with your van rental in Miami. It's a piece of history you have to see to understand.

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