Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
Province of Sancti Spiritus
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Identifier |
460 |
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states |
cu |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iv)(v) |
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Title |
trinidad and the valley de los ingenios |
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latitude |
21.8030567169 |
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longitude |
-79.9844436646 |
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location |
province of sancti spiritus |
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Region |
latin america and the caribbean |
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year |
1988 |
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unique number |
535 |
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description |
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. |
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