No description foundSANCTI SPIRITUS: The historic city of Trinidad was founded in the early 16th century. On this street, the use of centuries-old techniques and building materials are visible in the cobble streets and the terracotta clay roofing tiles.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The town of Trinidad owes its existence to the sugar industry at the Valley of the Sugar Mills . It is in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage list.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The sun shines over a colorful street scene in the old town of Trinidad, where colonial Spanish architecture is well preserved.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A blue car is parked on the side of a cobbled street in Trinidad.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A blue car is parked on the side of a cobbled street in Trinidad.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The city of Trinidad is known as Cuba's jewel of colonial architecture. The small streets are full of charm.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Cuban government turned the San Francisco de Asis church into the "Museo de la Lucha Contra Los Bandidos," a museum that keeps records of Fidel Castro's revolutionaries' efforts to suppress the opposition.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Spaniards built the San Francisco de Asis church and convent. In 1898, they turned it into military headquarters. The buildingwas also a public school from 1930 until 1984.The construction of the San Francisco de Assisi convent began in 1770 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. It opened its doors in 1813. The tower is the only part of the original structure. The convent is now known as the museum of the Cuban people's struggle against the counterrevolution.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Bouelvard in the city of Santi Spiritus.SANCTI SPIRITUS: This historic building in Sancti Spiritus represents the Spanish-style architecture found throughout the city.SANCTI SPIRITUS: At the city of Trinidad's Restaurant Jigue, the cook's specialty is chicken and duck, although the menu also includes seafood. It's at Calle Ruben Martinez Villena near the Plaza Mayor.SANCTI SPIRITUS: At the city of Trinidad's Restaurant Jigue, the menu's most popular pick is the caramelized chicken wing. The restaurant is at Calle Ruben Martinez Villena near the Plaza Mayor.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A Cuban man rides a donkey in the city of Trinidad. For a price, a tourist can ride the donkey. He has become an iconic figure of downtown Trinidad and often appears on tourist's photos on the Internet.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A Cuban man wears a light and flexible raffia straw cowboy hat in its natural color, while he rides a donkey on a stoned road in Trinidad, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The ride on the donkey in downtown Trinidad's main square is 50 cents (USD).SANCTI SPIRITUS: A Cuban man rides a donkey in the city of Trinidad. For a price, a tourist can ride the donkey. He has become an iconic figure of downtown Trinidad and often appears on tourist's photos on the Internet.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A Cuban man rides a donkey in the city of Trinidad. For a price, a tourist can ride the donkey. He has become an iconic figure of downtown Trinidad and often appears on tourist's photos on the Internet.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A Cuban man rides a donkey in the city of Trinidad. For a price, a tourist can ride the donkey. He has become an iconic figure of downtown Trinidad and often appears on tourist's photos on the Internet.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Spaghetteria Italiana Gato Loco, or Crazy Cat, is a restaurant on the Calle Alameda in Trinidad. They serve Cuban fast food, burgers, pizza and drinks. There is colorful artwork on the walls and a small bar.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The small bar and restaurant Wakey Wakey & Shakey Shakey is at Jesus Menendez 205. It is known for its friendly service and their sporadic complimentary cigars.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Iron fences block cars' access in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: An iron gate blocks access to cars in the city of Trinidad. According to the Escambray newspaper, drivers often struggle to find parking and fuel, and public transportation is unreliable.SANCTI SPIRITUS: La Nueva Era, on Simon Bolivar Street between Juan M. Marquez and Fernando H. Echerri, has antiques scattered all over the property. There is also an eclectic mix of furniture at the indoor and outdoor dining areas.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A man holds his groceries in Trinidad, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The city of Trinidad was founded by Diego Velzquez de Cullar in1514.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The sun shines over the ruins of a Spanish colonial church in Trinidad, Cuba. Fidel Castro's socialist revolution.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The church of Santa Ana was built in 1812 to the east of downtown Trinidad in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. The beauty of its arched doorways and tower remain part of the shell of the ruined church.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The church of Santa Ana was built in 1812 to the east of downtown Trinidad in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. The beauty of its arched doorways and tower remain part of the shell of the ruined church.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Manacas Iznaga Tower had three bells. Each of them had a different sound to send messages to the slaves on the beginning and the end of each work day.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Manacas Iznaga Tower is in a sugar plantation in La Loma del Puerto in the Valle de los Ingenios.SANCTI SPIRITUS: This observation tower was built in 1816. It is part of the ruins of the Manacas Iznaga plantations, a colonial estate of sugar mills and African slaves in the Valle de los Ingenios.SANCTI SPIRITUS: For a donation, tourists visiting the Manacas Iznaga tower near the city of Trinidad, can take photos with birds.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Chickens and roosters roam freely near to the Manacas Iznaga tower along the Valle de los Ingenios.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The city has historic architecture that dates back to when the town was known as Diego Velazquez de Cuellar. The Spaniards founded the town in 1514.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog rests at the park. Cuban officials said earlier this year that they are executing a program to give street dogs identification that links them to a government building.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog wonders near a vendor selling drums in the city of Trinidad. Stone paths are common in the colonial city. Cuban historian Manuel Lagunilla told The Escambray newspaper that he loves even the stones in Trinidad.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog enjoys the park in Trinidad. In Cuba, organizations like the Scientific Council of Cuban Veterinarians and the National Commission of Animal Welfare struggle with the overpopulation of stray dogs.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog plays with a cat outside of a home. Most Cuban towns have trouble keeping up with stray dogs.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Cubans are resourceful when it comes to repairing their roofs and adding security to their 'asoteas' in the city of Trinidad, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog sleeps on the ground in the city, where stray dogs are common. The Escambray newspaper reports that a man named Santos Suarez takes care of about 50 dogs at his Asilo Canino de Sancti Spiritus.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A street at the city of Trinidad, where flooding has been an issue. But there has been little rain this year in Cuba, as an intense drought continues. Officials told Radio Trinidad that it was the second-driest July in the last decade.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A stray dog sleeps under the shadow of bicycles.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A man who works fixing lighters. Since it is not easy to get new items in Cuba, consumers have to be resourceful and attempt to repair items before tossing them away.A gas station between Cienfuegos and Trinidad in the Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus. Gas is valued at $5.22 a gallon, according to Numbeo.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Dozens make line to go to Quinta Santa Elena, a bar near a bridge that goes over the river Yayabo. The property was built in 1858.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Puerto Casilda is a seaport about a 20 minute bicycle ride from the city of Trinidad.Small fishing boats at a marina in Casilda, a town on the Bahia de Casilda. From 1833 to 1856, Americans Federico Freeman and James Fate worked on connecting the small town in the Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, to the railroad system.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The colors of the boats are bright in Casilda, a town near the city of Trinidad.SANCTI SPIRITUS: A dog plays in the water in Casilda, a fishing town near Trinidad.A teen reads the Communist newspaper in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.A boy plays with tricycle in Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: The Church of the Holy Trinity, or "La Iglesia Parroquial de la Santisima Trinidad," is in the heart of the city of Trinidad at the Plaza Mayor. The neoclassical architectural treasure was built from 1817 to 1892.Hand made pottery sits ready for packing at El Alfarero, an established pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.A man works on sculpting the details of a piece at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.A man working at El Alfarero, an established pottery house in the town of Trinidad, polishes each piece, after it has been shaped and let out to dry. Historians believe ceramic art was brought to Cuba by Spaniards who were influenced by Persian architecture and design traditions from the Islamic world.A man prepares the clay to work at El Alfarero, an established pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba. Clay is among one of the oldest building materials.Clay pottery is kept at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba. Clay is a fine-grained natural material that exhibits plasticity when it is mixed with water and becomes hard when it is left out to air dry.Artwork at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.Daniel Santander, also known as "Chichi," owns El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba. He said the designs produced today have been passed down from generation to generation.A Cuban man uses a sharp object to carve out designs on a piece made out of clay that has not been fired. He works at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.A Cuban man uses a sharp object to carve out designs on a piece made out of clay that has not been fired. He works at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.Fired pottery gets dry before it is painted at El Alfarero, a pottery house in the town of Trinidad, Cuba.SANCTI SPIRITUS: Artist Felix Madrigal Echemendia worked on this sculptural sign for the Instituto de Salud y Belleza Renacer.
