Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Cuba - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Cuba

Weather: A few clouds from time to time, 64/82F.

Route: From Kingston 535 km NW.

Population: 73,466

Founded: 1514

Significance: The Valley de los Ingenios means the valley of the sugar mills. Many of the beautiful buildings in the city come from the 18th and 19th centuries when this area supplied a large percentage of the sugar to the world.  The culture of the African slaves brought to work the fields is still strong in the area.  The history of the town goes much further back - Hernan Cortes recruited men from Trinidad 1518 for his expedition of what is now Mexico City.  Cuba was one of the first major strongholds of the Spanish in the Americas.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco above the town (from whc.unesco.org)

Valley de los Ingenios (from whc.unesco.org)