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Autopista Havana–Mariel
The Autopista Havana–Mariel, also known as ''Carretera Panamericana'', is a Cuban motorway linking Havana to Mariel, Cuba, Mariel.Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - It is a Toll road, toll-free road and has a length of . Even though it is a motorway (''autopista''), it is part of the national highway Circuito Norte (CN). Route The highway is a dual carriageway with 4 lanes and has some at-grade Intersection (road), intersections with rural roads. Differently from other Cuban motorways in Cuban mainland, the ''Panamericana'' is the only one not directly linked to the network. The ''autopista'' starts in Santa Fe, Havana, Santa Fe, a suburban ward of western Havana, and continues through Artemisa Province, by the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Coastline. It crosses the municipal territories of Bauta, Cuba, Bauta, Caimito, Cuba, Caimito, and ends north of Mariel, Cuba, Mariel, near La Boca (Mariel), La Boca, in front of Mariel Bay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba ''''. . The city has a population of 2.3million inhabitants, and it spans a total of – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariel Bay
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Mariel may refer to: * Mariel (given name) * Mariel, Cuba, a municipality and city * Mariel boatlift, a 1980 exodus of Cubans to the United States * ''Mariel of Redwall'', a book in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques * Mari-El, an autonomous republic of Russia * El Mariel, second studio album by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull People with the given name * Mariel Hemingway (born 1961), American actress and granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway * Mariel Pamintuan (born 1998), Filipino actress * Mariel Rodriguez (born 1984), Filipino host and an actress Щаиа See also * Marial (other) Marial may refer to: *Marial, Oregon, an unincorporated community in Curry County, Oregon, United States *Guor Marial (born 1984), South Sudanese track and field athlete *Juli Marial Juli Marial Mundet (3 April 1885 – 21 May 1963) was a Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Cuba
Transportation in Cuba is the system of railways, roads, airports, waterways, ports and harbours in Cuba: Railways * ''total:'' 8,285 km * ''standard gauge:'' 8,125 km gauge (105 km electrified) * ''narrow gauge:'' 160 km of gauge. Cuba built the first railway system in the Spanish empire, before the 1848 start in the Iberian peninsula. While the rail infrastructure dates from colonial and early republican times, passenger service along the principal Havana to Santiago corridor is increasingly reliable and popular with tourists who can purchase tickets in Cuban convertible pesos. As with most public transport in Cuba, many of the vehicles used are second hand. With the order of 12 new Chinese locomotives in 2006, built specifically for Cuban Railways at China Northern Locomotives and Rolling Stock Works, services have been improving in reliability. Those benefiting the most are long-distance freight services with the French train Havana-Santiago being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roads In Cuba
The road network of Cuba consists of of roads, of which over are paved and are unpaved. The Caribbean country counts also of motorways (''autopistas''). Motorways Overview Cuba has eight toll-free expressways named ''Autopistas'', seven of them centralized in the city of Havana and connected to each other by the Havana Ring Road, with the exception of the motorway to Mariel. The carriageway is divided and the lanes in each direction go from two to four. Maximum speed limit is . In the Isla de la Juventud, the dual carriageway from Nueva Gerona to La Fe is classified as motorway. The principal motorways A1 and A4, running from the west to the east of the island and partly unbuilt (most of A1 sections), are the only one numbered and shortened with "A".Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - As well as the Carretera Central covers the entire island, they are projected to perform the same function as motorways. The route fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infrastructure Of Cuba
Cuban infrastructure is significant and includes: massive Spanish fortifications built in principal ports (e.g. El Morro castles in Havana (1589) and Santiago; Castillo San Salvador de la Punta; (finished by 1630); La Fuerza(finished 1577); San Carlos de La Cabaña the largest in the Americas; El Principe; Atares around Havana Bay). Overview Railroads were first built in the late colonial period and finished in the first part of the 20th century. Vital sanitation facilities were constructed in the US period. The Presidential Palace was built between 1913 and 1919 under presidents Gómez y de Menocal, and designed by a group that included architect Rodolfo Maruri. The Cuban Capitol was built on older foundations in 1926 during Gerardo Machado's presidency, the building contains the third largest indoor statue in the world; this is the statue of the Cuban Republic, which represents La Patria the motherland, which in the Latin American tradition is female. This statue was sculpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuevo Mariel
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Nuevo is the Spanish word for "new". It may refer to: * Nuevo, California, a town in the state of California * Nuevo (band), featuring singer and musician Peter Godwin * Nuevo (Bayamón), a settlement in Puerto Rico * "Nuevo", Spanish-language version of "Novo" (song) by Laura Pausini (2018} * ''Nuevo (album)'', a 2002 album by the Kronos Quartet The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco. It has been in existence with a rotating membership of musicians for almost 50 years. The quartet covers a very broad range of musical genres, including contemporary classic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playa Baracoa Airport
Playa Baracoa Airport is an airport west of Havana, Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Caimito, Artemisa Province, in front of the village of Playa Baracoa, belonging to the neighboring municipality of Bauta. Playa Baracoa Air Base The airport is an inactive Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces air base and home to Air Defense Command and VIP transport: ** 3710th Interceptor Squadron and Training * 3688 Transport Regiment - using Antonov An-26 transport ** 3405 Executive Transport Squadron - Yakovlev Yak-40 VIP jet, Antonov An-26M transport; Mil Mi-8P and Mil Mi-8TB transport helicopters ** 3404 Transport Squadron - using Antonov An-2 The Antonov An-2 ("kukuruznik"—corn crop duster; USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bure ... transport References External links * Airports in Cuba Transport in Havana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ELAM (Latin American School Of Medicine) Cuba
''Escuela Latinoamericana de Medicina'' (ELAM in Spanish; in English: Latin American School of Medicine (LASM)), formerly ''Escuela Latinoamericana de Ciencias Médicas'' (Latin American School of Medical Sciences), is an international public medical school operated by the Cuban government established in 1999 and supported by the Venezuelan Government (RBDEV). Its mission is to "contribute to the training of Primary Health Care physicians in diverse regions of the World" according to Almaty objectives.https://www.mbc.ca.gov/About_Us/Meetings/Materials/1706/brd-AgendaItem7C-20080725.pdf ELAM has been described as possibly being the largest medical school in the world by enrollment, with approximately 19,550 students from 110 countries as reported in 2013. International students mainly come from Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as Africa and Asia. The school accepts students from the United States — annually the program receives 150 applications on average, of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanajay
Guanajay is a town and municipality in Artemisa Province in western Cuba, located about southwest of Havana. The town lies among hills. Guanajay is the twin town of Axtla de Terrazas, Axtla De Terrazas Overview In colonial times it was an acclimatization station for newly arrived troops from Spain, and subsequently became well known as a health resort. Founded in 1650, it was part of the province of Pinar del Río Province, Pinar del Río until 1976. It was then included in La Habana Province until that was divided in two in 2011. The country surrounding Guanajay is a fertile sugarcane and tobacco region, and historically it has been an important distribution point in the commerce of the western end of the island. Guanajay was an ancient pueblo of considerable size and importance as early as the end of the 18th century. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Guanajay had a population of 28,429. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Gallery File:San Hilar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
