Casa Obbatalá

Habana Vieja


This specialist religious shop in Habana Vieja sells all manner of Santería offerings and cult objects, almost exclusively to religious-minded locals. The assorted costumes, dresses and dolls come in a maelstrom of colors for the different orishas – yellow for Oshún, purple for Babalú Ayé, red for Changó and white for Obbatalá.


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