Theme Week Cuba – Santiago de Cuba

29 April 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  9 minutes

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción © Aquarius-BRE

Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Asunción © Aquarius-BRE

Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some 870 km (540 mi) south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana. Historically Santiago de Cuba has long been the second most important city on the island after Havana, and still remains the second largest. It is on a bay connected to the Caribbean Sea and is an important sea port. The city of Santiago de Cuba has a population of about 506,000 people. The internatonal airport Antonio Maceo Airport is located in the city. The local citadel of San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as “the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles”. The Baconao Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Biosphere Reserve List in 1987.   read more…

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