Camara Oscura
Rooftop periscope projecting a live, borrowed image of the old city onto a darkened round screen.
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This guide to the Camara Oscura in Havana begins in a blacked-out room high in the Gómez Vila building on the Plaza Vieja, where a dozen strangers gather around a white dish in the dark. It follows the old city as it appears there, from the cathedral and the Capitolio to the Malecón and the boats crossing toward Casablanca. You'll also hear how a trick this old came to Havana in 2001, and who sent it. Best heard on the Plaza Vieja itself, before you go up.
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