Historic Interest of Havana Harbor--The Romance and Tragedy of El Morro--“The Twelve Apostles”--The Vast Fortress of La Cabaña--The “Road Without Hope”--A Scene of Slaughter--Cells of the Fortress Prison--The Castillo de Punta--The Ancient City Walls--The Romance of La Fuerza--Ancient Churches and Convents of Havana--The Cathedral and the Tomb of Columbus--The San Francisco Convent--San Agustin--La Merced--Santa Catalina--Santo Angel--Santa Clara--The Convent of Belen--The Old Echarte Mansion--La Chorrera--Fort Cojimar--Some Ancient Watch Towers and Fortresses--The Botanical Gardens. CHAPTER XXIX. HAVANA.....303 The Charms of Havana--Early History of the City--Made the Capital of Cuba--The Quarries from Which It Was Built--Something About Its Principal Streets and Buildings--Various Sections of the City--On the Road to the Almandares--Principe Hill--The University of Havana--The Famous Prado--The National Theatre--The Central Park and Parque de Colon--Colon Cemetery--Music in Havana--Favorite Drives and Resorts--The Bathing Beach--Fishing--Jai Alai--Baseball--Horse Racing--Golf--Buildings of the Various Government Departments--Memories of the Old Presidential Palace--Some Fine New Buildings--The New Presidential Palace--The New Capitol--The National Hospital. CHAPTER XXX. A PARADISE OF PALM DRIVES.....326 A Paradise of Palm Drives--Splendor of the Flamboyans--The Road to Guines--A Fine Drive to Matanzas--Roads from Havana to Guanajay, Artemisa and the Ruby Hills--Old Military Roads Improved and Extended--Fine Drives in Pinar del Rio--The Valley of Vinales--Some Wonderful Landscapes and Seascapes--Roads Radiating from Matanzas--The Roads of Santa Clara and Camaguey--Road Making Among the Mountains of Oriente. CHAPTER XXXI. BAYS AND HARBORS.....340 The Bays and Harbors of the Cuban Coasts--Bahia Honda--Cabanas--Mariel--Havana--Matanzas--The Land-Locked Bay of Cardenas--Santa Clara Bay--Sagua--Caibarien--The Bay of Nuevitas--Manati--Puerto Padre--Gibara--Banes--Nipe--Levisa--Baracoa--Guantanamo--Santiago--Manzanillo--Cienfuegos--Batabano--Santa Cruz--Various Other Ports, Great and Small. CHAPTER XXXII. RAILROAD SYSTEMS IN CUBA.....353 Origin of the Railroad Systems of Cuba--The United Railways of Havana--The Matanzas Railway--Electric Lines Around Havana--The Great Work of Sir William Van Horne--The Cuba Company’s Railroad System--The Cuba Central Road--The North Shore Line--Other Lines and Branches Existing or Projected. CHAPTER XXXIII. MONEY AND BANKING.....361 Money and Banking in Cuba--The First Currency of the Island--The First Monetary Crisis at Havana--Development of Modern Coinage and Currency--Single Standard and Double Standard--Colonial Paper Money--Stabilization of Currency Under American Rule--Statistics of Shipments of Money--Coinage of Cuban Money Under the New System--Financing the Foreign Commerce of the Island. CHAPTER XXXIV. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.....367