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A 1910 stamp of Cuba. The Cuban government of the República de Cuba issued stamps from its inception in 1902 until Fidel Castro assumed control on January 1, 1959. The first issue was on September 30, 1902. There were no stamps yet printed by Cuba, but they had many of the little used 3¢ allegory stamps of 1899.
Railway network in Cuba. Total: 8,285 km; Standard gauge: 8,125 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge (105 km electrified) Narrow gauge: 160 km of 2 ft 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (699 mm) gauge. [1] Hershey Electric Railway. Cuba built the first railway system in the Spanish empire, before the 1848 start in the Iberian peninsula.
Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos, S.A., S.M.E. [a] (lit. ' State Postal and Telegraph Company ' ), trading under the name Correos ( Spanish pronunciation: [koˈreos] ⓘ , "packages"), is a state-owned postal service and courier for Spain and Andorra , the latter bilateral with French-equivalent La Poste .
Lakes: Laguna de Leche, Ariguanabo, Zaza Reservoir (man-made) Mountains: Loma del Capiro, Topes de Collantes, Escambray Mountains, Mogotes de Jumagua, Sierra Cristal, Sierra Maestra, Sierra del Rosario, San Juan Hill, Cuchillas del Toa, Pico Turquino, El Yunque
The establishment of Correos de Costa Rica gained momentum with the Costa Rican constitution of 1824, which mandates that the Congress of the Republic must open roads and carry posts and general mail. On December 10, 1839, via government decree, the first rulebook for mail was drafted and the “Servicio Nacional de Correos” was created. [2]
Map of Cuba Havana, Capital of Cuba Santiago de Cuba Camagüey Holguín Santa Clara Guantánamo. This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages.
The adjacent Valley de los Ingenios was the origin of the Cuban sugar industry, which emerged in the 18th century. It is home to numerous cane sugar mills, as well as cattle ranches and tobacco plantations. [7] [12] San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba: Santiago de Cuba: 1997 841; iv; v (cultural)
Jardines de la Reina: 16.50 6.37 Cayo Cabeza Del Este: Jardines de la Reina: 6.36 2.46 Cayo Caguamas: Jardines de la Reina: 7.86 3.03 Cayo Coco: Jardines del Rey: 370 140 [3] Cayo Confites: Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago: Nearest point of Cuba to The Bahamas (Cay Lobos): 14 mi (22.5 km) Cayo Cruz del Padre: Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago: Cayo De ...