Vedado

thumb|275px|Vedado from the Hotel Tryp Habana Libre|Hotel Habana Libre Vedado (, ) is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. In 2016 it was described by one commentator as the city's "most affluent" section. The main street running east to west is Calle 23, also known as "La Rampa". The northern edge of the district is the waterfront seawall known as the Malecón, a famous and popular place for social gatherings in the city. The area popularly referred to as 'Vedado' consists of the wards (consejos populares) of Vedado, Rampa, Vedado-Malecón and Carmelo, all in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución.

==History== El Vedado was since the 16th century a part of the country where building was prohibited for military reasons. This changed in 1859 with the division of a piece of land in what would later be called el Carmelo. The land was divided with a tartan grid of 100 meter for the blocks and 16 meter for the streets. The main streets were 25 meters wide to make them suitable for a tram.