Holguín
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Calixto García park |
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666 km²
309,371[1]
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Established
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1545
150 m
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Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín.
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[edit] History
It was founded as San Isidoro de Holguín in 1545,[2] and it is named after its founder García de Holguín a Spanish Military officer. Prior to 1976, Holguin was located in the province of Oriente.
[edit] Infrastructure
There are several small city parks, most central the Calixto García in the downtown area. Close by one finds the galleries Centro Provincial de Arte and Bayado, a library, the club Casa de la Trova, the Martí cinema, the Theatre Eddy Suñol, the Province Museum La Periquera, a science museum, and a history museum. From the hill Loma de la Cruz, where a large crucifix is installed, which can be ascended by its 465 stairs, one can oversee the whole city.
Holguín has a baseball stadium. The Frank País International Airport (city code HOG) is connected to Havana and several other world destinations.
[edit] Economy
The brewery Ceverercia Bucanero - a joint venture with Labatt of Canada - is based in the city. It makes three brands of beer (Bucanero, Cristal and Mayabe) sold in convertible pesos.
[edit] Sister Cities
[edit] References
- ^ Statoids (July 2003). Cuban Municipalities. Retrieved on February 17, 2007.
- ^ Gruje.com (September 2004). Ciudad de Holguin. Retrieved on February 17, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Holguín Web portal (Spanish)
- pre-revolutionary City webpage (Spanish)
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