Dolores, officially Ward 5, (''Consejo Popular 5''), is a rural settlement and

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located on the

Circuito Norte The ''Circuito Norte'' (CN), meaning "Northern Circuit", is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba, through the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Coast. With a length of 1,222 km, it is the second-longest Cuban highway, afte ...

Caibarién Caibarién is a municipality city in the Villa Clara Province, Villa Clara province of Cuba. Caibarién is known as "La Villa Blanca" () for its sands and beaches. They are famous for their "Parrandas" (Carnivals) along with Remedios, Cuba, Reme ...

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

. It is located about 10 kilometers away from the municipal seat of Caibarién.

History

The Dolores sugar mill (Ingenio Dolores) was constructed in 1872, with it having

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for agricultural and industrial purposes. The mill currently has legends and traditions based around it, which reference the violence of what the slaves had to deal with.

Geography

The settlement in located in on the junction of the

and the unpaved Remedios–Dolores Road (officially the 4–511). North on the Circuito Norte is the

Cayo Santa María Causeway Cayo or cayó may refer to: * ''Cayo'' (film), a 2005 Puerto Rican film starring Roselyn Sánchez * Cayo District, a district in the west of the nation of Belize ** San Ignacio, Belize, a town in the Cayo District (originally named "El Cayo") * C ...

to the tourist area of

Cayo Santa María Cayo Santa María (Saint Mary Cay or "Key") is an island off Cuba's north central coast in the Jardines del Rey archipelago. The island is linked by road and bridge to the town of Caibarién on the main island. Cayo Santa María is well known for ...

. West on the Road to Remedios leads to the town of Guajabana. The Ward of Dolores contains the barrio of Cambaito.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Villa Clara Province Wards of Cuba Caibarién