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Marianao
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Marianao (märyänä`ō), city (1982 est. pop. 130,000), Ciudad de la Habana prov., W Cuba, a commercial and residential suburb of Havana. Marianao encloses the military base of Columbia, now called Ciudad Libertad. Chemicals, beer, and textiles are produced in the city, which has a fine beach. Founded in 1719 by Dominican and Augustinian monks, it was destroyed by fire in 1726. It was rebuilt in 1765 as Quemados de Marianao and grew with the 19th-century sugar boom.
Marianao
a city in NW Cuba, adjacent to W Havana city: the chief Cuban military base. Pop.: 133 015 (latest est.)


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In this article, the authors share their experiences working in the Carlos Manuel Portuondo Lambert Clinic and the Marianao Interdisciplinary Health Center, under the Health Department of the Municipality of Marianao, Cuba.
 
 
 
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