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 Entronque de Herradura is one of thirteen villages and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) belonging to the municipality of Consolación del Sur, in Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. It has a land extension of 1.280 km² (0.494 squar ...

, Herradura, Entronque de Pilotos, Pilotos,

Puerta de Golpe The gates of Intramuros refer to the original eight gates of the Walled City of Intramuros in Manila, built during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. The gates are called by the original Spanish word for "gate", ''puerta'' (plural: ''pu ...

, 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 The Virgin of Candelaria or Our Lady of Candle ( es, Virgen de Candelaria or ''Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria''), popularly called ''La Morenita'', celebrates the Virgin Mary on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands (Spain). The cent ...

", 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 Consolación del Sur Municipal Museum is a museum located in the 62nd street in Consolación del Sur, Cuba. It was established as a museum on 14 December 1979. The museum holds 10 sections (numismatics, sports, history, arts, documents among other ...

Notable people

* Willy Chirino (b. 1947), Cuban-American musician * Frank Delgado (b. 1960), musician * Juan Miranda (b. 1983), baseball player *

Diosmely Peña Diosmely Peña Contreras (born 12 June 1985 in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río) is a Cuban sprinter. She competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal bests *400 m: 51.88 s A – Cali, 4 July 2008 *800 m ...

(b. 1985), athlete

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