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As one of Earth's six [[space elevator|tether cities]], Havana was managed by a second generation "[[Dumb AI|dumb]]" [[Superintendent-class artificial intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Bungie.net]]''', ''Halo 3: ODST [http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx Field Guide]''</ref><ref name="evg">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]],''' ''page 191''</ref> By [[2552]], Havana had evolved into a large industrial city, with a large district of warehouses and facilities, most notably the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]], a structure called "Tallo Negro del Maiz", which is "Black Stalk of Corn" in Spanish.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 205''</ref>

During the [[Battle of Earth]], the city was just one of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]'s many incursion points. They attacked the city with an army of [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]] and [[Kig-yar|Jackals]], reinforced by [[Type-26 Wraith|Wraiths]], [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]], and [[Scarab]] walkers. They captured the space elevator and began sending human weapons up the elevator to two waiting ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 207''</ref> During the battle, [[Frederic-104|SPARTAN-104]], [[William-043|SPARTAN-043]], and [[Linda-058|SPARTAN-058]] were sent to Havana to take back the elevator, which they succeeded in doing.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 212-213''</ref> However they detonated a nuclear warhead at the top, destroying the elevator.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 220''</ref> Havana's status after this is unknown.