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Holguín (Spanish pronunciation:) is one of the provinces of Cuba, the third most populous after Havana and Santiago de Cuba. It lies in the southeast of the country. Its major cities include Holguín (the capital), Banes, Antilla, Mayarí, and Moa. The province has a population of slightly over one million people.
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 ...
Banes is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Banes was an important area for the native Taino people before the conquest by Columbus. The town of Banes is visited by tourists from Guardalavaca as it is the nearest town to the resort, and both are in the municipality of Banes. A museum featuring the Taino culture is ...
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The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities (Spanish: municipios).They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 [1] and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province.
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) marine area.
Sagua de Tánamo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaɣwa ðe ˈtamano]) is a municipality and town in the Holguín Province of Cuba. Overview
Currently, some controversy exists about whether it was the Bay of Gibara or the Bay of Bariay that Columbus' ships reached during his first voyage to Cuba. The island of Cuba was discovered on October 28, 1492, after the disembarkation of La Pinta, La Niña and La Santa María, the first three European ships under the command of Columbus ...