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(Encyclopedia) BaracoaBaracoabäräkōˈä [key], city (1996 est. pop. 50,000), Guantánamo prov., SE Cuba, a port near the eastern extremity of the island. It is a processing and export center for a…Organization of American States
(Encyclopedia) Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,…Ciego de Ávila
(Encyclopedia) Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávilasyāˈgō dā äˈvēlä [key], city (1995 est. pop. 91,000), capital of Ciego de Ávila prov., central Cuba. An important processing center in a sugarcane region,…Sierra Maestra
(Encyclopedia) Sierra MaestraSierra Maestrasyāˈrä mäāˈsträ [key], rugged mountain range, SE Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. Consisting of connecting ranges with local names, the Sierra Maestra…Palma Soriano
(Encyclopedia) Palma SorianoPalma Sorianopälˈmä sōryäˈnō [key], city (1981 pop. 55,851), Santiago de Cuba prov., SE Cuba, in the Cauto River valley. It is a road and rail hub and the commercial and…Black Warrior, ship
(Encyclopedia) Black Warrior, merchant steamer that plied between New York City and Mobile, usually stopping at Havana, Cuba. Her seizure on Feb. 28, 1854, by Spanish authorities at Havana and the…Havana
(Encyclopedia) HavanaHavanahəvănˈə [key], Span. La HabanaHavanalä äväˈnä [key], city and, as Ciudad de La Habana, province (1997 est. pop. 2,200,000), capital of Cuba, W Cuba; largest city and chief…Menocal, Mario García
(Encyclopedia) Menocal, Mario GarcíaMenocal, Mario Garcíamäˈryō gärsēˈä mānokälˈ [key], 1866–1941, president of Cuba (1913–21). A leader in the fight for liberation from Spain, he later became a…Cienfuegos
(Encyclopedia) Cienfuegos Cienfuegos syānfwāˈgōs [key], city, capital of Cienfuegos prov., central Cuba, a port on the…Holguín
(Encyclopedia) HolguínHolguínōlgēnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 246,000), capital of Holguín prov., E Cuba. It is a prosperous commercial center and transportation hub in a fertile region of…Trending
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