Moncada Barracks

Santiago de Cuba - Moncada & Matamoros

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November 1st 2008
We were up early for a hot shower - a luxury in Cuba - and were on the streets just before 0800 to walk to the Moncada Barracks. Lonely Planet said that the gates opened at 0900 and this was confirmed by the security guards at the gate when we arrived at 0830. We filled in time circulating the barracks and walking through Parque Historico Abel Santamaria featuring a fountain sculpture of Moncada ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Cuba » Este » Santiago de Cuba

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The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 and following its development as a Spanish colony during the next several centuries. Large numbers of African slaves ... ... read more