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Trinidad - interesting
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Trinidad
is one of the first seven villages founded in the 16th
century by the Spaniards in Cuba. It greatly developed
during the 18th century due to the sugar industry. But
when this source of wealth decayed in the middle of the
19th century, the town and the nearby Valley of the Sugar
Mills were frozen in time. |
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corner of Trinidad village |
Far from the rest of the Island, between
the sea and the mountains, Trinidad has preserved a refined
vernacular complex of A corner of Trinidad village buildings
and a peculiar urban structure with narrow pebbled streets
and gracious plazas.
The historic sector of Trinidad is perhaps
one of the best preserved in Latin America. Due to its outstanding
values and high level of preservation, it was inscribed as
a World Heritage Site in 1988.
While many of the old palaces and houses
have been restored and are now occupied by cultural or tourism
facilities, a large amount of families still enjoy living
their own traditional houses.
The Valley of Sugar Mills or
Valle de los Ingenios.
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Valley of the Sugar Mills in Trinidad, also inscribed
in the World Heritage list together with Trinidad, owes
its name to the many sugar plantations there located in
the 19th century. Currently some of these plantations,
like the Manacas Iznaga or Guaimaro, have been preserved
while others are archaeological sites. |
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Trinidad |
An intangible patrimony of songs, dances
and legends related to the times of slavery has also persisted
In the Manacas-Iznaga Plantation, a watch tower has turned
into a symbol. A typical Cuban restaurant has been installed
in the Plantation House. In the surroundings, craftspeople
make their lives selling handmade table cloths and clothes.
See other places of Architectural Interest
in Cuba:
History of
Cuban Architecture
History of Architecture in
Havana
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