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Trinidad is a Cuban town of about 75,000 inhabitants in the province
central Sancti SpÃritus. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios is
listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO since 1988.
Trindidad was founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1514 as
Villa De la SantÃsima Trinidad. It is one of the best preserved city of
the Caribbean, from the time when sugar was the main
Trade in these places. They own the remains of that period
colonial slavery, which flourished in Trinidad, to be the largest
attraction of visitors and the very reason of the prestigious
recognition that UNESCO has given the city and the whole area
surrounding most directly interested in the cane growing
sugar (Valle de los Ingenios). Today the primary entry
economy of these places is the processing
tobacco.
The oldest part of town is the best preserved and is the subject
sightseeing by organized tours. In contrast, other
areas outside the tourist part, also very central, pay
in a state of semi-neglect and are a reflection of a widespread unease in the
and cities across the country.
Outside the city is the famous Peninsula Ancon with a well known and
wide sandy beach (Playa Ancon) on which stands a complex
Tourism, one of the first born after the revolution of 1959.
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Italiano
Trinidad è una città cubana di circa 75.000 abitanti della provincia centrale di Sancti SpÃritus. Insieme alla vicina Valle de los Ingenios è un sito indicato come Patrimonio dell'umanità dall'UNESCO fin dal 1988.
Trindidad fu fondata da Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar nel 1514 con il nome di Villa De la SantÃsima Trinidad. È una delle città meglio conservate di tutti i Caraibi, dall'epoca nella quale lo zucchero era il principale commercio in questo luoghi. Sono proprio i resti di quel periodo coloniale e schiavista, nel quale fiorì Trinidad, ad essere la principale attrazione dei visitatori e il motivo stesso del prestigioso riconoscimento che l'UNESCO ha conferito alla città e a tutta l'area circostante più direttamente interessata alla coltivazione della canna da zucchero (la Valle de los Ingenios). Oggi la voce principale dell'economia di questi luoghi è costituita dalla lavorazione del tabacco.
La parte più vecchia della città è quella meglio preservata ed è oggetto di visite turistiche da parte di tour organizzati. Al contrario, diverse zone al di fuori della parte più turistica, anche molto centrali, versano in stato di semi-abbandono e sono lo specchio di un disagio diffuso nella città e in tutto il Paese.
Fuori dalla città c'è la famosa penisola di Ancón con una rinomata e ampia spiaggia di sabbia (Playa Ancón) sulla quale sorge un complesso turistico, fra i primi nati dopo la rivoluzione del 1959.
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Visit to the National Aquarium of Cuba, Acuario Nacional de Cuba
Third Ave and 62 St., Miramar, Playa,
Havana City, Cuba.
Parishioners take Holy Communion at Marianao Methodist Church in Havana. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Pig in front of palm trees and a heavy freight train - I thought this would be a cool picture. Unfortunately my pig model wasn't cooperative at all...
Visiting and watching old Havana, Varadero and the beautiful people. Revolution is what they breath and what they had learn, 50% of cubans are happy and 50% want to run away. But 100% of them are so happy, always dancing, singing and just living what their life. That I respect.
1 Mar 2003 Porter 2-6-2T 1524 (1915) from Rene Fraga mill at museum in former Havana Cristina station.
This loco also worked at Seis De Agosto & Fructuoso Rodriguez mills as well.
Bain News Service,, publisher.
CUBA
[1913 May]
1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.
Notes:
Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
Photo shows the Cuban naval ship Cuba. The Cuba was in New York City to take part in the unveiling ceremonies for the memorial to the battleship Maine, which had exploded in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1913, the monument was placed at the Columbus Circle and 59th Street entrance to Central Park in New York City. (Source: New York Times, Central Park Web site, and Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).
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Call Number: LC-B2- 2695-6
Drema Velazquez-Rodriguez peeks through a window into the San Antonio Methodist Church in San Antonio de Rio Blanco, Cuba. Her father is the church's pastor. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Cuba officially the Republic of Cuba , is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic Ocean meet.
Cuba an island brimming with vibrant art, soul-stirring music and villages cloaked in colonial charm. Home to nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a population as warm and scintillating as its tropical climate and colorful arts.
Havana is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.
The Malecón is a broad esplanade, roadway and seawall which stretches for 8 km along the coast in Havana.
Trinidad is a town in the province of Sancti SpÃritus, central Cuba.
Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara.
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Varadero is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean.
Santiago de Cuba is the second-largest city of Cuba.
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