La Fe (
Spanish
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for "
The Faith") is a
Cuba
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n village of the municipality of
Sandino, in
Pinar del Río Province
Pinar del Río is one of the provinces of Cuba. It is at the western end of the island of Cuba.
Geography
The Pinar del Río province is Cuba's westernmost province and contains one of Cuba's three main mountain ranges, the Cordillera de Guanig ...
. It is part of the ''consejo popular'' ("people's council") of
Cayuco
Cayuco is a Latin American Spanish term for a small canoe.
Overview
Cayuco racing is the activity of paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip), sport, or transportation. It usually refers exclusively to using a pa ...
.
Geography
Located in a recess of the
Guadiana Bay
The Guadiana River (, also , , ), or Odiana, is an international river defining a long stretch of the Portugal-Spain border, separating Extremadura and Andalusia (Spain) from Alentejo and Algarve (Portugal). The river's basin extends from the e ...
(''Bahía de Guadiana''), close to the
Guanahacabibes Peninsula
Guanahacabibes Peninsula is the westernmost point on the island of Cuba. It is located in Pinar del Río Province, in the municipality of Sandino and is sparsely populated. The waters surrounding the peninsula are important spiny lobster and re ...
and its national park, it is one of the westernmost places in Cuba, from
Cape San Antonio, the island's western extremity. It is from the nearby village of
Cayuco
Cayuco is a Latin American Spanish term for a small canoe.
Overview
Cayuco racing is the activity of paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip), sport, or transportation. It usually refers exclusively to using a pa ...
, from
Sandino and from
Pinar del Río
Pinar del Río is the capital city of Pinar del Río Province, Cuba. With a population of 139,336 (2004) in a municipality of 190,332, it is the List of cities in Cuba, 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called ''Pinareños'' ...
.
Transport
The village counts a little port and a road linking it to the villages in Guanahacabibes peninsula. It is mainly famous to be the western starting point of the
Carretera Central, a highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba for , that ends in the city of
Baracoa
Baracoa, whose full original name is: ''Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa'' (“Our Lady of the Assumption of Baracoa”), is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. It was visited by Admiral Christop ...
,
Guantánamo Province
Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province has the only land border of the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.
Overview
Guantánamo's architecture and cultu ...
.
[Source: ''Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba'' (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, ]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. 2011 -
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Populated places in Pinar del Río Province
Sandino, Cuba