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10 Facts About Ernest Hemingway's Home In Cuba..

Years ago, when I was in elementary school, schools sometimes organized visits to factories, museums, among other interesting places. Those were activities I enjoyed the most, because I had lots of fun learning, and real-life experiences. I felt this was better than receiving classes between four walls. One of the visits that I never forget, and that marked my childhood was the one to Finca La Vigía, Ernest Hemingway’s Cuban home. In those days you could still reach almost every corner of the house, observe every detail of the objects that once upon a time belonged to him. You could even feel the very presence of the great American writer, see him standing in front of his typewriter and hear the click of the keys writing that master piece inspired by the island he lived in: "The old man and the sea."

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Finca La Vigía is located in a small Havana town known as San Francisco de Paula, where Hemingway lived for a slightly more than 20 years until his death in 1961.
Driven by nostalgia and memories, I started looking for information about Ernest Hemingway and his years in Cuba. That's how I came across these 10 facts about Finca La Vigía that I now share with you and that I hope will be of your interest.

1. In 1940 Hemingway bought Finca La Vigía at a price of $12,500.

2. The house was originally built in 1886 by Spanish architect Miguel Pascual y Baguer.

3. The name, Finca La Vigia, translates into "lookout farm" in Spanish.

4. The home is currently a museum in honor of Hemingway's life and works. After years of disrepair, it is now being preserved and restoration work has begun.

5. The National Trust for Historic Places has listed the home as one of its top 11 most endangered places.

6. The World Monuments Fund has declared the Hemingway home on its list of top 100 most endangered sites.

7. The property has been under the control of the Cuban government since Hemingway passed away in 1961. It is unclear if his wife gave the property to the government or if it was seized.

8. Hemingway wrote two of his most famous works, "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "The Old Man and the Sea," while living in Finca La Vigia.

9. A foundation has been created to preserve the works and the Hemingway home. The Finca Vigia Foundation's primary goal is to save the photographs, manuscripts, and artifacts from the home. They are working with the Cuban government teaching "best practices" to preserve the materials, which can be damaged to the humid climate.

10. The home remains almost exactly as Hemingway left in when he last departed Cuba. Access to it is limited; the majority of visitors to the home only get the opportunity to peer in windows and doors. A rare look was given to a photographer in 2011 who was working on a book about Cuban architecture.
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