Theme Week Cuba – Trinidad

27 April 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

The Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco © Dieter Mueller/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco © Dieter Mueller/cc-by-sa-3.0

Trinidad is a town in the province of Sancti Spíritus, central Cuba. Together with the nearby Valle de los Ingenios, it has been one of UNESCOs World Heritage sites since 1988. The Valley of the Sugar MillsValle de los Ingenios has around 70 historic sugar cane mills. They represent the importance of sugar to the Cuban economy since the 18th century. Trinidad was founded on December 23, 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar under the name Villa de la Santísima Trinidad. The city is located on Caribbean coast near the Escambray Mountains.   read more…

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