Old Havana and its Fortifications sight
Province of Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
Havana was founded in 1519 by the Spanish. By the 17th century, it had become one of the Caribbean's main centres for ship-building. Although it is today a sprawling metropolis of 2 million inhabitants, its old centre retains an interesting mix of Baroque and neoclassical monuments, and a homogene...
Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios sight
Province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba
Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade.
San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba sight
Provincia de Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Commercial and political rivalries in the Caribbean region in the 17th century resulted in the construction of this massive series of fortifications on a rocky promontory, built to protect the important port of Santiago. This intricate complex of forts, magazines, bastions and batteries is the most...
Desembarco del Granma National Park sight
Desembarco del Granma National Park, south-east corner of the the Republic of Cuba, Cuba
Desembarco del Granma National Park, with its uplifted marine terraces and associated ongoing development of karst topography and features, represents a globally significant example of geomorphologic and physiographic features and ongoing geological processes. The area, which is situated in and aro...
Viñales Valley sight
Province of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms ...
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba sight
Santiago and Guantanamo Provinces, South-Eastern Region, Cuba
The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region.
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park sight
Guantánamo and Holguín Provinces, Cuba
Complex geology and varied topography have given rise to a diversity of ecosystems and species unmatched in the insular Caribbean and created one of the most biologically diverse tropical island sites on earth. Many of the underlying rocks are toxic to plants so species have had to adapt to survive...
Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos sight
Municipality of Cienfuegos, Cuba
The colonial town of Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 in the Spanish territory but was initially settled by immigrants of French origin. It became a trading place for sugar cane, tobacco and coffee. Situated on the Caribbean coast of southern-central Cuba at the heart of the countrys sugar cane, ma...
Historic Centre of Camagüey sight
Camagüey Province, Cuba
One of the first seven villages founded by the Spaniards in Cuba, Camagüey played a prominent role as the urban centre of an inland territory dedicated to cattle breeding and the sugar industry. Settled in its current location in 1528, the town developed on the basis of an irregular urban pattern ...
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