Introduction to Havanaby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 It's hard to convey the wonder, sensuality, and odd fallen beauty of Havana. Hard to imagine a city with such rhythm and verve. But until you've taken a lazy stroll along the Malecón, gotten lost in the time warp of Habana Vieja's colonial cobblestone streets, ridden in a 1940 Dodge taxi through crumbling Centro Habana, danced salsa till dawn after catching the Tropicana floor show, or witnessed Afro-Cuban religious rituals on the street, all I can give you are just pretty words. (read article)