The Malecón of Havana is a wide esplanade, avenue, and seawall that extends for 8 km along the coast of Havana, Cuba. It runs from the mouth of the Havana harbor in Old Havana, through the northern parts of the municipalities Centro Habana and Plaza de la Revolución (through Vedado), ending at the mouth of the Almendares River, where the Miramar neighborhood of Playa municipality begins.
The construction of the Havana waterfront began in 1901, during the American occupation. The primary aim of this project was to protect Havana from the encroachments of the sea caused by northern winds.
Subsequent Cuban governments continued the expansion of the first section of the Malecón. By 1923, it reached the mouth of the Almendares River.
