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  Guanabacoa Cuba
The Municipio of Guanabacoa is one of the twenty six municipios in the province of Havana, Cuba.
The barrios of Guanabacoa in 1943 were: Bacuranao, Campo Florido, Cojímar, Cruz Verde, Este de Corral Falso, Este de la Asunción, Este de San Francisco, Oeste de Corral Falso, Oeste de la Asunción, Oeste de San Francisco, Pepe Antonio and San Miguel del Padrón.
Population of the barrios in the Municipio of Guanabacoa
www.guije.com /pueblo/municipios/hguanabacoa/indexe.htm   (242 words)

  
  Guanabacoa - LoveToKnow 1911
GUANABACOA (an Indian name meaning "site of the waters"), a town of Cuba, in Havana province, about 6 m.
Guanabacoa is served by railway to Havana, with which it is connected by the Regla ferry across the bay.
Already at the end of the 17th century Guanabacoa was the fashionable summer residence of Havana.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Guanabacoa   (221 words)

  
 Havana - Guanabacoa | Footprint Guides
Guanabacoa is 5 km to the east of La Habana Vieja and is reached by a road turning off the Central Highway.
Guanabacoa, a small colonial town, has an old parish church that has a splendid altar, the monastery of San Francisco, the Carral theatre and some attractive mansions.
Another reason to visit is for the Museo Municipal de Guanabacoa, Bazar de los Orishas, Martí 108 entre Versalles y San Antonio, a former estate mansion with slave quarters at the back of the building.
www.footprintguides.com /Havana/Guanabacoa.php   (283 words)

  
 THE TRAMWAYS OF CUBA
The Prosperidad (Prosperity) mine near Guanabacoa needed a way to transport its coal to Havana, so in 1842 the Empresa de Vapores de Bahía, which operated ferryboats on Havana Bay, began construction of a railway from its dock in Regla.
By the time the 4 km line reached Guanabacoa the following year, the mine had dried up, so it was extended into town for passenger service.
In any case, the twin-pole system in Guanabacoa preceded the twin-pole system in Havana by 12 months, and in succeeding years Cuba's two twin-pole trolley systems remained among the very few in the world.
www.tramz.com /cu/gb/gb.html   (630 words)

  
 Guanabacoa, Cuba
Guanabacoa city, note that Guanabacoa is also the name of the surrounding region, is known historically for being an important center in the slave trade during the early 17th Century.
There are a few visitor attractions in Guanabacoa including the Iglesia de Guanabacoa, sometimes referred to as the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de la Ascuncion, which was built in the first half of the 18th Century.
Guanabacoa has little by way of tourist facilities and is best visited on a day trip from Havana.
www.planetware.com /cuba/guanabacoa-cub-cdh-gu.htm   (241 words)

  
 guanabacoa
tratar asuntos relacionados con Guanabacoa y su pueblo, pero si estima que debo verlo pueden
Guanabacoa, y que hace 7 años que es padre y no lo saben sus familiares allá, pues él se fue y se
Guanabacoa, según me han dicho, es más bien consevador y moderado en sus decisiones y
www.mariaargeliavizcaino.com /guanabacoa.html   (2487 words)

  
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One does not know if Guanabacoa is part of the capital or if it is a place of its own.
One has to note that Guanabacoa is a municipality with a lot of laborers.
Guanabacoa is a lot of things, but this shows how much the people can do.
lanic.utexas.edu /la/cb/cuba/castro/1990/19900725   (2279 words)

  
 GUANABACOA MUSEUM   (Site not responding. Last check: )
No one knows exactly when Guanabacoa was founded, but is is one of the oldest European settlements in Cuba.
The archaeological pieces from the period are among the most important in the collection and the Guanabacoa Museum itself is considered a jewel among Cuba's museums.
There ar'e also important documents, weapons and objects that attest to the fierce resistance put up by its people to the occupation of Havana by the English in 1762 and their participation in the independence struggles of the 19th and 20th centuries.
www.cubaweb.it /cubaweb/museos/m322.html   (252 words)

  
 Guanabacoa - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Guanabacoa tiene el aire de las viejas ciudades de Cuba, aire bien enraizado tras más de cuatro siglos de existencia y capaz aun de provocar los más disímiles sentimientos.
Guanabacoa, también conocida como “Villa de Pepe Antonio”, se ubica en la parte central de la provincia y es su segundo municipio en cuanto a extensión.
Guanabacoa, a partir de 1976 se divide en dos zonas: una urbana y una rural.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guanabacoa   (488 words)

  
 2002-04-19
The guidebook said that the Regla and Guanabacoa area across from the Habana Vieja harbour was not exploited by or visited by tourists.
We walked for a while and then wanted to go on to Guanabacoa but didn't really know how to as there was no taxis to be seen.
The guy who had helped us to find Guanabacoa was just as curious about us as we were about him, so we had a good chance to exchange common misunderstood prejudices against eachother.
vibeke.schou.dk /travels/cuba/2002-04-19.html   (908 words)

  
 All Things Strings: Luthiers Without Borders
In recent decades, Guanabacoa, a small town east of Cuba's capitol and its harbor, has been enveloped by the growth of greater Havana.
The school suffers, along with all of Cuba, from the privations caused by decades of American trade sanctions, as well as the end of Russian economic aid, the inefficiencies of the socialist economy, and the flight of professionals and capital.
When the Obrador Guanabacoa Project decided to send people to repair the stock of instruments already at the school—qualified instrument repair services are rare at best on the island—we were invited to go along.
www.stringsmagazine.com /issues/strings104/feature_cuba.html   (3148 words)

  
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Although Guanabacoa is steeped in poverty, the community is very rich in culture, tracing its roots both to Spain and to the Abacua people of West Africa.
In spite of their poverty, the people of Guanabacoa have created a music program for children which could be an inspiration to communities worldwide.
In spite of the difficult conditions, the music produced at Guanabacoa is of the highest standard.
www.obrador.org /project/project.html   (506 words)

  
 Historical museum of Guanabacoa: A Temple of the Afro-Cuban culture | Havana Travel Guide | Havana Cuba Hotels
Historical museum of Guanabacoa: A Temple of the Afro-Cuban culture
The museum holds valuable documents, patrimonial objects and weapons that evidence the strong resistance of the inhabitants of the village to the British invasion in 1762, as well as their participation in several events related with the Independence War in Cuba.
Although Guanabacoa does not have a specific date of foundation, it is known it was growing around an aboriginal community, settled in the place before the arrival of the Spaniards in 1492.
www.webhavana.com /en/museum_guanabacoa.html   (344 words)

  
 GUANABACOA,CUBA
Guanabacoa is my home town in Havana, Cuba.
Guanabacoa es mi pueblo natal en la Habana, Cuba.
Llego a Cuba a finales del siglo XIX y se radico en el Municipio de Guanabacoa.
members.aol.com /guanabacoa/cuba.html   (336 words)

  
 Floridian: The Mirror Piano
Guanabacoa (gwan-a-ba-CO-a) is a small municipality about 12 miles outside Havana, developed during colonial days as a major landing site for slaves.
Guanabacoa is the heart of the island's santeria, or saint worship, the fusion of Catholicism with the religion of the West African Yoruba ethnic group.
But to the school and the students in Guanabacoa, the outcome couldn't have been better.
www.sptimes.com /2002/08/25/Floridian/The_Mirror_Piano.shtml   (3550 words)

  
 Temporary.Travel.Office   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Proposal for Guanabacoa Trail, the Timucuan Preserve, Jacksonville, FL The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve is located near the intersection of the US Intracoastal Waterway and the mouth of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville Florida.
Other than existing on classic Florida wetlands, the preserve also occupies the site of first contact between indiginous peoples and European colonists in what is now North America.
Guanabacoa, now a suburb of Havana, Cuba played an important role in the historical narrative of slavery in the "New World." Once the site of forced reservation camps for indigenous peoples, Guanabacoa would become a haven for escaped slaves from the United States.
temporarytraveloffice.net /jax/jax.html   (408 words)

  
 Temporary.Travel.Office
Proposal for Guanabacoa Trail, the Timucuan Preserve, Jacksonville, FL The Temporary Travel Office is proposing an addition to the current Observation Tower (pictured here) within the preserve that offers hikers a panoramic view of Round Marsh.
The addition would consist of a 498mi/801km boardwalk that would span from the preserve in Jacksonville, FL to Guanabacoa, Cuba.
Guanabacoa, now a suburb of Havana, Cuba played an important role in the historical narrative of slavery in the "New World." Once the site of forced reservation camps for indigenous peoples, Guanabacoa would become a haven for escaped slaves from the United States.
www.yougenics.net /traveloffice/jax/jax.html   (319 words)

  
 Ancestors of Rick Ramos
    Severa Delgado Guanche, born in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba; Of Cuba in 1943.
Jan 1870 - 10 Feb 1871 in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba; married María T. Valdes Abt.
1893 in Guanabacoa, La Habana, Cuba; born Mar 1874 in Cuba.
home.att.net /~ramosgang/RickAncestor.html   (2856 words)

  
 Baseball-crazy Cuba takes to cricket in big way -DAWN - Sport; 27 April 2005
Now, furnished with bats, balls and pads donated by foreigners, they gather in the poor Havana suburb of Guanabacoa at weekends to practise cricket under the guidance of Indian diplomats.
Despite their lack of equipment, young Cubans are taking up cricket in growing numbers, proud to dress in whites in a country where baseball remains the national passion.
He said Cubans were good fielders, who caught and threw superbly, while their batting was strong on the leg side but poor on the off due to their baseball upbringing.
www.dawn.com /2005/04/27/spt3.htm   (854 words)

  
 Guanabacoa Tourism - Guanabacoa Vacations
There are a few visitor attractions in Guanabacoa including the Iglesia de Guanabacoa, sometimes referred to as the Iglesia de Nuestra Senora de...
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www.planetware.com /guanabacoa-tourism-vacations-cub-cdh-gu.htm   (129 words)

  
 Guanabacoa - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Numerous mineral springs are located near Guanabacoa, whose Native American name means "place of waters." The city was founded in 1555 on the site of a Native American settlement.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Guanabacoa" at HighBeam.
Cuban flower producers could be players in the United States.(Brief Article)
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-guanabac.html   (192 words)

  
 A Night in Cuba: Museums   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A museum centered around one of the oldest European settlements in Cuba - Guanabacoa.
A collection of the art of Cuba and the Americas made up of more than 6,000 pieces of sculpture, paintings, engravings, photographs and popular art.
A natural science museum housed in Guach Palace that exhibits examples of the wildlife of Pinar del Rio.
www.ovationtv.com /cuba/beat3a4.html   (279 words)

  
 Reseñas de Latin Beat - Tt: Latin Beat Reviews Latin Beat Magazine - Find Articles
In June of 1998, the band was invited by the University of Havana, Cuba, to perform in the island's capital city and in the suburb of Guanabacoa, where they were joined by the renowned Cuban percussionist José Luis Quintana alias "Changuito".
During their visit to Cuba, the band visited the Escuela de Guillermo Tomas in the municipality of Guanabacoa, a music school for children.
This led to the creation of The Obrador Guanabacoa Project, whose main purpose is to supply badly needed musical instruments to the children.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FXV/is_2_10/ai_60577892   (894 words)

  
 news aggregator   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Temporary Travel Office proposes Guanabacoa Trail, an addendum to the observation platform at Round Marsh within the Theodore Roosevelt Area of the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.
Signage would explain the significance of the expansion to the site (see text below) and audio tours would be commissioned by anthropologists, artists, amateur historians and human rights advocates to accompany hikers on the long walk.
Guanabacoa, Cuba: Guanabacoa, now a suburb of Havana, Cuba played an important role in the historical narrative of slavery in the "New World." Once the site of forced reservation camps for indigenous peoples, Guanabacoa would become a haven for escaped slaves from the United States.
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 12th "Wemilere", Festival of African Roots Dedicated to Benin
San Cristóbal de La Habana festivities keep alive the tradition on occasion of its 482 anniversary, to be celebrated in November, 10th to 24th.
Habaneras en La Habana ¨ Festival, aimed to foster new compositions on this gender, will be celebrated during it.
Wemilere, African roots festival on music dance, visual arts, theoretical events and presentation of books,held in Guanabacoa, settles the closing of these celebrations.
www.afrocubaweb.com /wemilere2001e.htm   (137 words)

  
 Page 9 - Guanabacoa   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Xiomara Martinez (standing) is the specialist at the Guanabacoa Archives.
Among them is a box containing information on a former Mayor of Guanabacoa, Diego Salustiano Franchi y Sosa..
A portrait and newspaper commentary cartoon showing Diego Salustiano Franchi, former mayor of Guanabacoa from 1902 until 1912, and also from 1920 to1922.
faithfuldeliveries.com /cubapics9.htm   (148 words)

  
 Aranguren   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1882, the family moved to Guanabacoa where its members resided until 1887.
Aranguren attended the prestigious colegio (Preparatory School) Escolapios de Guanabacoa taught by the Escolapios religious order in that town.
On the 27th of January 1898, with the war reaching towards its climax, and just barely 25, Nestor Aranguren was surprised by the enemy.
www.spanamwar.com /aranguren.htm   (609 words)

  
 Eddy Oña Art Paintings Print: PicassoMio.com Gallery
Emerging Spanish-Cuban contemporary artist, Eddy Oña is an EXPRESSIONIST painter.
He has also worked as a caricaturist for "La Casa de la Trova" in Guanabacoa, Cuba.
He has taught at several institutions, including ISPET and at the “Forja de la Escuela Taller de La Habana Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos”, which is also dedicated to the rehablitation / restoration of the Historical Center of Havana.
www.picassomio.com /EddyOna/en   (124 words)

  
 World Music Central - Wemilere Festival 2004 in November
The Wemilere International Festival of African Roots will take place November 21-24, 2004 at the legendary Villa de la Asunción de Guanabacoa.
The organizers -Cuban Culture Ministry, Embassy of Haiti in Cuba, UNESCO regional office, the Martha Jean-Claude Cultural Foundation, the House of Africa along with the Municipal Culture Office in Guanabacoa.
Spreading the African influence in the culture of Cuba, America and the Caribbean will be its main objective.
www.worldmusiccentral.org /article.php/20040229181344814   (179 words)

  
 Page 10 - San Miguel del Padron & San Francisco de Paula   (Site not responding. Last check: )
San Miguel del Padròn now is a different municipality from Guanabacoa.
During some years San Miguel belonged to Guanabacoa, but really is a different town very near one from the other.
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www.faithfuldeliveries.com /cubapics10.htm   (237 words)

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