The Autopista Havana–Mariel, also known as ''Carretera Panamericana'',Article on cubanet.org
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linking

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to Mariel.Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO,

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

2011 - It is a toll-free road and has a length of . Even though it is a motorway (''autopista''), it is part of the national highway

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(CN).

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The highway is a

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with 4 lanes and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. Differently from other Cuban motorways in Cuban mainland, the ''Panamericana'' is the only one not directly linked to the network. The ''autopista'' starts in Santa Fe, a suburban ward of western

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, and continues through Artemisa Province, by the Atlantic Coastline. It crosses the municipal territories of Bauta, Caimito, and ends north of Mariel, near La Boca, in front of

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. The road that continues towards south, the "

", reaches Mariel after and, after , the A4 exit "Mariel- Nodarse", on the " ZEDM beltway" (

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- Guanajay). This beltway, together with the A4 main route Guanajay-

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, represents an alternative motorway road to the ''Panamericana'', between Mariel and the Cuban capital.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Autopista Havana-Mariel Autopista Havana Mariel Transport in Havana Artemisa Province

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