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Holguin added his maternal surname to the name of the town, giving it the name San Isidoro de Holguín. [5] Prior to 1976, Holguín was located in the province of Oriente . Before Pope Francis's visit to the United States , in September 2015, he visited Cuba, and one of his stops was at the Diocese of Holguín to, among other things ...
The Cuchillas del Toa Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Cristal National Park and Alejandro de Humboldt National Park are partly located in the province. Gibara is a little visited historical port located west of the main Guardalavaca resorts. Recently a large number of tourists are reported to have visited the city and its rich culture and beauty.
The rivers that flow off the peaks of the park are some of the largest in the insular Caribbean. The park is said to be the most humid place in Cuba [3] and this causes a high biological diversity. The park has an area of 711.38 km 2 (274.67 sq mi), [1] of which 685.72 km 2 (264.76 sq mi) land area and 22.63 km 2 (8.74 sq mi
Varadero's town has three longitudinal avenues, intersected by 69 cross streets. [4] At the northeastern end of the peninsula there is a nature reserve with virgin forests and beaches. The Hicacos Point Natural Park is a 3.12 km 2 (1.20 sq mi) ecological preserve established in 1974.
Cuba's provinces, 1879 to 1976 Cuba's provinces on a 1910s map. The provinces were created in 1879 by the Spanish colonial government. From 1879 to 1976, Cuba was divided into six provinces, which maintained with little changes the same boundaries and capital cities, although with modifications in official names.
Sierra Cristal National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is a national park in Cuba. It is located in the municipalities of Mayarí and Sagua de Tánamo in southern Holguín Province. It was the first National Park created in Cuba in 1930, [2] and covers an area of 185.37 km 2 (71.57 sq mi). [1]
Coral Reef of Varadero is a coral reef located in the Bay of Cartagena, Colombia. Its paradoxical existence, harboring high coral cover and diversity despite the poor water quality and high sediment loads discharged into the Bay for the last 500 years by the Canal del Dique , has drawn special interest by the scientific community as well as ...
Sabana-Camagüey (Spanish: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey) is an archipelago that lies on Cuba's north-central Atlantic coast. It is located off the northern coast of the provinces of Matanzas, Villa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey, and is bounded to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, specifically by the Nicholas Channel (Sabana segment) and Old Bahama Channel ...