Tributes to Chavez were also paid in Cuba, where the military made a 21-gun salute from the La Cabana Fortress overlooking Havana.

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The exhibition will open to the public on November and will remain on display until December 2012 in the railings surrounding the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, one of Old Havana emblematic fortresses.

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La Bodeguita de Medio, a classic restaurant in Old Havana, is worth a stop more for its lively atmosphere than its food.

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