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The Cauto flows for 371 km (231 mi) from the Sierra Maestra to the west and north-west, and enters the Caribbean Sea north of Manzanillo. However, it provides only 110 km (70 mi) of navigable waterway. A 2013 study led by multiple Cuban academic institutions determined that the river could be 'classified as unpolluted to moderately polluted'. [2]
During antiquity, the river flowed outside the city walls of Athens: [3] Plato wrote in Critias that the river was one of the borders of the ancient walls. Its banks—in the busy intersection that presently features the Hilton Hotel and the National Gallery—were grassy and shaded by plane trees, and were considered idyllic in antiquity; they were the favored haunts of Socrates for his walks ...
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Cauto del Embarcadero, a rural town, was once part of the municipal district of Bayamo, which belonged to Oriente in Cuba. [3] Positioned about 50 miles from the mouth of the Cauto River, Cuba's longest river, the town of Cauto del Embarcadero could be reached by schooners, highlighting the town's strategic location as a waterfront area used for transportation or trade.
Until recently the road through the gorge followed the track of the ancient military road made by the Romans, running along the right bank of the river. [8] By the time of the Battle of Tempe Gorge in 1941, it had hardly improved and later, as the Greek National Road 1, had still the reputation of being narrow and dangerous, with one particular accident causing the deaths of 21 schoolchildren ...
Río Cauto is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, upstream of the mouth of Cauto River . Demographics
Cauto Cristo is a municipality and town in the Granma Province of Cuba. It is located on the banks of the Río Cauto , in the western part of the province, bordering the provinces of Holguín and Las Tunas .
Río Cauto, Cuba, a municipality and city in Granma Province, Cuba Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.