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Trinidad, Cuba
Author: Atahualpa29 (public domain)
Trinidad is a town in Central Cuba. It was founded on 23 December, 1514 by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, and was known as Villa de la Santísima Trinidad. It is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean, and was the centre of the sugar industry.
Valley of the Ingenios or Valley of the Sugar Mills, is a series of three interconnected valleys, about 12 kilometers outside Trinidad. The three valleys are San Luis, Santa Rosa and Meyer. They are the centre of sugar production in the late 18th to the late 19th century.
Trinidad, Cuba
Author: Dieter Mueller (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0)
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios were inscribe as a World Heritage Site during the 12th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, on 5-9 December, 1988.
World Heritage Site Inscription Details
Location: N 21 48 11 W 79 59 4 in the Province of Sancti SpiritusInscription Year: 1988
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: IV, V
Visiting Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
There are twice daily bus services from Havana to Trinidad by Viazul buses.Further Reading
To learn more about Trinidad, read my Trinidad Travel & Hotel Guide.Return to Cuba's World Heritage Sites
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