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It is rumored that one could spend a whole day in Little Havana without hearing a word of English spoken. Saturated with Cuban culture, Little Havana's main thoroughfare, Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) is lined with restaurants featuring Latin specialties and cafes where men sip cafecitos and play dominos and argue about politics all day. Here, artisans still hand-roll cigars, and tailors create custom guayaberas (traditional cotton shirts) while the sounds of salsa and merengue fill the air. Although Little Havana remains Cuban to the core, the area reflect the existence of many other Spanish-speaking immigrant groups in Miami. Restaurants on Calle Ocho showcase the cuisine of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia and other Latin countries.Just north of the Design District, kreyol fills the air in Little Haiti, perhaps the most colorfully Caribbean neighborhood in Miami. The heart of the community is centered on Second Avenue in the 50swhere visitors can shop at botanicas selling herbs and healing oils, buy compas music and sample delicious kreyol cuisine. |
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