GALLERY: Centro Havana

HAVANA, CUBA -- Centro Havana isn’t on most tourists' must-see lists when they visit Cuba.

Located adjacent to the tourist-friendly Old Havana, the Centro District shows a bit more of the raw side to the country’s capital city. Stray cats and dogs roam the streets. Most of the street lights are broken. There are few attractions to bring in tourists. The Centro District is where the Cubans working in Old Havana's tourist traps live.

It was dirty, it was loud and I absolutely loved it.

Here’s a gallery of photos from my time living in and exploring Old Havana