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Autopista De La Isla De La Juventud
The Autopista de la Isla de la Juventud, also known as ''Autopista Gerona-La Fe'', is a Cuban motorway linking Nueva Gerona to Santa Fe (also named La Fe), the principal settlements of the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth).Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - It is a toll-free road and, with a length of , is the shortest Cuban motorway. Route The motorway is a dual carriageway with 4 lanes and has some at-grade intersections with rural roads. It starts south of Nueva Gerona, from the provincial road "Carretera a Siguanea", between town's center and José Martí ward. After a km, the motorway intersects the east beltway and, after another km, it is an exit connectingt the ''autopista'' with Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport, 2 km far. The other exits along the route are, in many cases, far from the villages, as the one serving La Demajagua (20 km west). The motorway ends northwest of Santa Fe, where it is divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Gerona
Nueva Gerona is a Cuban city, capital of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality and province. As of 2012, its population was 59,049. History The city was founded in 1830 by Francisco Dionisio Vives, who was the Spanish governor of Cuba at the time. There is an American graveyard in Nueva Gerona. Geography Nueva Gerona is located by the coast, in the north-eastern area of the island, between the hills of ''Caballos'' and ''Casas''. It is crossed by the river ''Río Las Casas'', which provides a navigable waterway to the Caribbean Sea. The city is divided into the ''repartos'' (quarters) of Centro, Abel Santamaría, Sierra Caballo, Nazareno, Saigón, Chacón and José Martí. In the suburban quarter of Chacón is located the Presidio Modelo, a former prison and now a museum. Transport Nueva Gerona is linked to La Fe (or Santa Fe), the 2nd most populated town of the island, with a 15 km-long expressway. The harbour in Río Las Casas estuary provides to link it to Cuban m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport
Rafael Cabrera Mustelier Airport or Rafael Cabrera Airport ( es, Aeropuerto "Rafael Cabrera Mustelier" ) is an airport serving Nueva Gerona, the capital city of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality in Cuba. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...s: 05/23 is and 17/35 is . Airline and destination References External links * * Airports in Cuba Buildings and structures in Isla de la Juventud Nueva Gerona {{Caribbean-airport-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Presa Vietnam Heróico
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Presa may refer to: * Preša, village in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia * Presa Canario, Spanish breed of large dog of mastiff or catch dog type * Presa-Tusiu, archaeological site in Corsica * Presa de Montejaque, reservoir in the province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain * Prezë, a village in Albania See also * La Presa (other) La Presa may refer to: * La Presa (borough), a borough of the municipality of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico * La Presa, California, a census-designated place in the East County region of San Diego County, California, United States * La Presa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidio Modelo
The Presidio Modelo was a "model prison" with panopticon design, built on the Isla de Pinos ("Isle of Pines"), now the Isla de la Juventud ("Isle of Youth"), in Cuba. It is located in the suburban quarter of Chacón, Nueva Gerona. History The prison was built under the President-turned-dictator Gerardo Machado between 1926 and 1928. The five circular blocks, with cells constructed in tiers around central observation posts, were built with the capacity to house up to 2,500 prisoners. The panopticon design allowed the guards to watch the prisoners constantly. Most of the survivors of the rebel attacks on Moncada Barracks in July 1953 – including Fidel Castro and his brother, Raul Castro – were imprisoned there, most of them until 1955. At that time, the four circular buildings were packed with 6,000 men, every floor was filled with trash, there was no running water, food rations were meagre, and the government supplied only the bare necessities of life. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University "Jesús Montané Oropesa" Of The Isla De La Juventud
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The first universities in Europe were established by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (), Italy, which was founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *being a high degree-awarding institute. *using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *having independence from the ecclesiastic schools and issuing secular as well as non-secular degrees (with teaching conducted by both clergy and non-clergy): grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university in medieval life, 1179–1499", McFarland, 2008, , p. 55f.de Ridder-Symoens, Hilde''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surgidero De Batabanó
Surgidero de Batabanó, also shortened as Surgidero, is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Batabanó, in Mayabeque Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 6,000. History The village was officially founded on February 5, 1688. Geography Located by the Caribbean Coast, on the Gulf of Batabanó, Surgidero is a coastal village surrounded by a marsh, that lies 3 km south of Batabanó. It is 22 km from Melena del Sur, 24 from Quivicán, 30 from Playa Mayabeque, 32 from Güira de Melena, 37 from Güines, San José de las Lajas and Bejucal, and 54 from Havana city centre. Transport The Port of Surgidero, built in the 16th century, is the main port for the communication to Isla de la Juventud (to Nueva Gerona) and Cayo Largo del Sur, with ferryboat and passenger regular services. The local railway station is the southern terminus of the Havana-Surgidero line, part of the Havana Suburban Railway network. The v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferry Symbol
A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Mediterranean Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles. History In ancient times The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Underworld. Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature "''Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis''". Though impractical, there is no reason why it could not w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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