CIENFUEGOS: Monument in honor of Cuban singer Bartolom Maximiliano Mor Gutirrez, better known as Benny Mor. He was also known as "El Barbaro del Ritmo" and "El Sonero Mayor."CIENFUEGOSHOLGUIN: This park was named after Calixto Garcia, who was a general in three Cuban uprisings against Spain.HOLGUIN: The San Jose Church is in the Plaza Carlos Manuel de Cespedes in Holguin,Cuba.No description foundNo description foundHOLGUIN: A sculpture of the two fictional characters Don Quixote on the horse and Sancho Panza. They are from the 1605 novel by Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.HOLGUIN: A statue of Pope John Paul II near the cathedral of San Isidoro commemorates his visit to Cuba in 1998. Sculptor Carrillo Alfonso made it.HOLGUIN: This statue honors the memory of friar Francisco Antonio de Alegria. According to religious accounts, he carried the cross up the hill known as La Loma de la Cruz on his back.HOLGUINSANTA CLARASANTA CLARASANTA CLARASANTA CLARA, CUBASANTA CLARA, CUBAHAVANA: The Revolution Square has a tower that is about 358 feet tall and is part of the memorial honoring Jose Marti, also known as the Apostle of the Cuban Revolution.HAVANA's HISTORY: After Fulgencio Batista lost the support of the U.S. and no longer had access to U.S. weapons and ammunition, he left. Fidel Castro arranged to be the first rebel leader to arrive in Havana and maintained an image of a democratic reformer.HAVANA: Revolution Square is a historic space where many political rallies have been held. Most recently, it was where Pope Francis hosted a Sunday morning Mass.EL VEDADO, HAVANA, CUBAHAVANASANTIAGO DE CUBASANTIAGO DE CUBASANTIAGO DE CUBASANTIAGO DE CUBASANTIAGO DE CUBALAS TUNAS: The city is named after a cactus species that bares the same name and can be found all over the city. The first cattle ranch in the area was know as Las Tunas.LAS TUNAS: A committee to collect funds to build a memorial at a park to be named the Lion of Santa Rita in honor of Vicente Garcia was founded Jan. 11, 1911.LAS TUNAS: There are three roads that connect the city to other parts of the island: The Central, Puerto Padre, Jobabo and Manati.LAS TUNAS: This monument is called "Columns to the Sky" and it was done by Rene Pena Carbonell at the cultural plaza. They commemorate the fires that burned down parts of the city during the war for independence from Spain.LAS TUNAS: One of the many monuments honoring the Cuban national hero Jose Julian Marti Perez.LAS TUNAS: The city's nickname is "La Ciudad de las Esculturas," the city of sculptures. The city has about 300 sculptures.LAS TUNAS: Monument in honor of Major General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez in Avenida 2 de Diciembre.MATANZAS: This sculpture inspired on sea shells is at the center of the city of Matanzas.CIEGO DE AVILA: A monument in honor of Jose Marti, a Cuban national hero and literary figure in Latin America.PINAR DEL RIO: This park is named after Jose Marti, a Cuban hero.CAMAGUEY: Park in Florida.CAMAGUEYMATANZAS: In the Park of Freedom, there is 1909 statue of Jose Marti, the son of poor Spanish immigrants. The first newspaper he published in 1869 was called La Patria Libre, which means "the free fatherland."MATANZAS: The sign over the horseshoe entrance says, "Alley of Traditions."MATANZAS: An orange brick street has sculptural wall art.MATANZAS: Cuban artist Lazaro Gertrudis Muniz Hernandez and other artists were part of the 'Projecto Mural Colectivo El Espiritu de la Ciudad en the ACAA in 2002 and other murals in the city.MATANZAS: The artwork in Matanzas includes these three-dimentional heads made out of clay. There is a government sponsored movement to promote artistic ceramics. From Nov. 16 to Nov. 26, the V Bienal Arte del Fuego, which attracts artists from all over the country, will be held in Matanzas.MATANZAS: An orange brick street has sculptural wall art.MATANZAS: An orange brick street has sculptural wall art.
CIENFUEGOS: Monument in honor of Cuban singer Bartolom Maximiliano Mor Gutirrez, better known as Benny Mor. He was also known as "El Barbaro del Ritmo" and "El Sonero Mayor."
