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Jagua (Cienfuegos)
Jagua may refer to: Places * Castillo de Jagua, a fortress in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba * Jagua (Cienfuegos), a village in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba * Jagua, a village in Consolación del Sur municipality, Cuba Other * Plants of the genus ''Genipa'' * Jagua tattoo Jagua tattoo is a temporary form of skin decoration resulting from the application of an extract of the fruit '' Genipa americana'', also known as ''jagua''. This fruit has been used for body ornamentation and medicinal purposes in many areas ...
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Castillo De Jagua
The Jagua Fortress ( es, Castillo de Jagua) is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay ( es, Bahia de Cienfuegos), in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo (or Fortaleza) de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua" (Castle -or Fortress- of Our Lady of the Angels of Jagua).Jagua Fortress
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The fortress, also called the castle, was erected by King

Jagua (Cienfuegos)
Jagua may refer to: Places * Castillo de Jagua, a fortress in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba * Jagua (Cienfuegos), a village in Cienfuegos municipality, Cuba * Jagua, a village in Consolación del Sur municipality, Cuba Other * Plants of the genus ''Genipa'' * Jagua tattoo Jagua tattoo is a temporary form of skin decoration resulting from the application of an extract of the fruit '' Genipa americana'', also known as ''jagua''. This fruit has been used for body ornamentation and medicinal purposes in many areas ...
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Consolación Del Sur
Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. Also called the ''Athens of Vueltabajo'', it was founded in 1690. Geography It is located in a major rice-growing area; tobacco is also cultivated as in much of the Pinar del Río Province. Wards () of the municipality include Villa I, Villa II, Pueblo Nuevo, Arroyo de Agua, Crucero de Echevarría, El Canal, Entronque de Herradura, Herradura, Entronque de Pilotos, Pilotos, Puerta de Golpe, and Alonso Rojas. Demographics In 2004, the municipality of Consolación del Sur had a population of 87,500. With a total area of , it has a population density of . Attractions There are three churches in this town, one Roman Catholic parish (dedicated to " Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria", or Our Lady of the Purification) and two Protestant churches. The town has two parks; the Catholic church is near the central park. There is also the Consolación del Sur Municipal Museum. Notable peop ...
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Genipa
''Genipa'' is a genus of trees in the family Rubiaceae. This genus is native to the American tropical forests. Description Tall trees, without any spines, prickles or thorns; with large opposite leaves of almost leathery texture, smooth or hairy. Presence of interpetiolar stipules, triangle-shaped. The large flowers are arranged in terminal cymes; the calyx is tubular, while the corolla can be trumpet-shaped or short-cylindrical, with 5-6 lobes. The stamens are located at the top of the corolla. The fruit is an almost globose or ovoid berry, smooth, fleshy, with a thick rind. The seeds are large and flat. Taxonomy The species from Madagascar, originally described by Drake, do not belong to the Rubiaceae tribe Gardenieae like the New World ''Genipa'' species, but in the tribe Octotropideae. Those species were transferred to the genus '' Hyperacanthus''. ''Genipa spruceana'' is considered doubtfully distinct from ''Genipa americana''. Species currently recognized in ''Genipa' ...
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