Casilda (Trinidad)
| Casilda | |
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| Coordinates: 21°45′37.44″N 79°59′25.8″W / 21.7604000°N 79.990500°WCoordinates: 21°45′37.44″N 79°59′25.8″W / 21.7604000°N 79.990500°W | |
| Country |
 Cuba |
| Province | Sancti Spíritus |
| Municipality | Trinidad |
| Founded | 1808 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
Casilda is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("popular council", i.e. hamlet)[1] of the municipality of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province. It is a seaside resort due the presence of tourist beaches as Playa Ancón.[2]
History
The village was founded in 1808 by Andrés Valdés Pino in the area of a farm named Peralta. Its population in 1943 was of 1,986.[3]
Geography
Casilda is located in south of Trinidad (5 km far) by the Gulf of Ana María, on the Caribbean Coast. It lies on the Casilda Bay, enclosed by the Ancón Peninsula, in which are located several hotles of Playa Ancón.[4] Its main road is Calle Real and the Carretera a Ancón (also named Paseo Agramonte) links it to the peninsula.[5] The village is 30 km far from Valle de los Ingenios, 75 from Sancti Spíritus, 86 from Cienfuegos and 102 from Santa Clara.
Transport
Casilda is the southern terminal of the railway line linking Placetas and Fomento to Trinidad, counts a little harbor and is 4 km far from Alberto Delgado Airport. The state highway "Circuito Sur", crossing Trinidad and linking it to Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus, is 5 km far from Casilda's centre.
See also
References
- ↑ (Spanish) Casilda on EcuRed
- ↑ Playa Ancón on cuba-diving.de
- ↑ (Spanish) Historical infos about Casilda (guije.com)
- ↑ An article about several famous beaches of Cuba
- ↑ Google Inc. "Casilda". Google Maps (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.it/maps?q=casilda+cuba&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x8f2ae4bc096a6755:0x2702577b3bd56df1,Casilda,+Cuba&gl=it&ei=843xUpieN4KNywO7_YKgCA&ved=0CIsBELYDMA4.
External links
Media related to Casilda at Wikimedia Commons