Saint Christopher of Havanna was founded in 1519 next to a cove, which during the conquest became the main stopover for traffic between Spain and its American colonies. The continual plundering by pirates and corsairs made it necessary to fortify the city, which in the following centuries kept growing at a rapid pace until it spilled out of the limits of its colonial walls. Today Havanna has 15 municipalities and more than two million inhabitants. Its historical center, one of the best conserved in America, was declared a World Heritage Site by the Unesco.
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