Las Terrazas de Cojímar: One hundred years of flavors and legends
Las Terrazas de Cojímar: One hundred years of flavors and legends By Yoanna Cervera Photos: Abel Rojas Barallobre In a picturesque fishing village east of Havana, the sea air mingles with the echo of the waves. With a privileged view, a century-old restaurant defies time: Las Terrazas de Cojímar, a witness to Cuba’s literary and tourism history. Inaugurated on May 20, 1925 as Las Arecas bar, it was first a mixed grocery store and then, “It became a modest inn for fishermen and passers-by, until 1940, when it was acquired by Salvador Blanco, who gave it its current title,” explains Argentine Professor and researcher Ricardo Koon, someone who treasures important notes linked to this setting and especially to the life of Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, who made it legendary. “This is Hemingway’s little table, number 11. He used to sit here to wait for Gregorio Fuentes, the skipper of the Pilar [...]












