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Plaza de las Memorias
Topes token museum is this quaint little display housed in three small wooden abodes just down from the Casa Museo del Café. It tells the history of the settlement and its resident hotels.
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Centro Cultural Africano Fernando Ortiz
The Centro Cultural Africano Fernando Ortiz contains African artifacts, handicrafts and fine art, collected by Cuba’s most important ethnologist. It was being renovated at time of writing.
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Museo Provincial General Vicente García
Housed in the royal-blue town hall with a clock mounted on the front facade, the provincial museum documents local tunero history. A member of staff will happily lead you through the exhibits.
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Poder Popular
On triangular Plaza Independencia (this being Baracoa, they couldnt have a square plaza) is the neoclassical Poder Popular, a municipal government building which you can admire from the outside.
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Cementerio Colombia
The cemetery here contains the graves of Americans who lived and died on the island during the 1920s and 1930s. Its about 7km east of Nueva Gerona and 2km east of Presidio Modelo. Bus 38 passes by.
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Museo Histórico Provincial
Also known as Palacio del Junco (1840), this double-arched edifice on the Plaza de la Vigía showcases the full sweep of Matanzas history from 1693 to the present. Cultural events are also held here.
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Museo Municipal de Palmira
A brief exposé of Palmiras famous Santería brotherhoods (including the societies of Cristo, San Roque and Santa Barbara) and their raison dêtre can be found at this museum on Palmiras main plaza.
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Parque Lennon
It is Havana’s third Lennon statue, a hyper-realistic study of the former Beatle, John, that graces out-of-the-way Parque Lennon in suburban Vedado, which pulls in the lion’s share of the visitors.
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Iglesia de Santo Tomás
Tracking up Calle Felix Peña, you can orientate yourself by the baroque bell tower of this ecclesial building, one in a trio of notable, if dilapidated, 18th-century churches in this neighborhood.
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Parroquia de Santa Catalina de Riccis
This unspectacular but noble church dates from 1863. In front is a statue of local hero, Mayor General Pedro A Pérez, erected in 1928, opposite a tulip fountain and diminutive glorieta (bandstand).
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Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción
The citys neoclassical church was initiated in 1805, but the twin bell towers were added in 1918. The church, named after Manzanillos patron saint, is notable for its impressive gilded altarpiece.
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Parque Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes fans, get excited: in this park near the Víazul bus station is surely Cubas biggest statue of the Don, in full tilt against the windmills, whilst Sancho Panza looks on, somewhat embarrassed.
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Museo Fernando García Grave de Peralta
Lashed regularly by hurricanes, the municipal museum – when its not being renovated – contains the usual round of fallen revolutionaries, stuffed animals and antiques. Look out for the antique record players.
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Centro de Ingenería Genética y Biotecnología
Centro de Ingenería Genética y Biotecnología is the focus of Cuba’s genetic engineering and biotechnology research. The installation is heavily guarded, so unless you’re patient, don’t even think about visiting.
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Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica
At Centro Internacional de Restauración Neurológica , Cuba has developed breakthrough neurological treatments. The installation is heavily guarded, so unless you’re patient, don’t even think about visiting.
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Granja de las Tortugas
A small, often-closed complex on the northwest end of the island beyond the airstrip in the settlement of Combinado. From May to September guides here can organize nighttime turtle watching on the Cayos beaches.
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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas
At Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas , the anticholesterol wonder drug Ateromixol or PPG, was created. The installation is heavily guarded, so unless you’re patient, don’t even think about visiting.
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Museo Arquidiocesano
The Museo Arquidiocesano houses a dullish collection of furniture, liturgical objects and paintings including the Ecce Homo, believed to be Cuba’s oldest painting. It is next door to Santiagos cathedral.
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Sea Turtle Breeding Center
One kilometer west of Cocodrilo, the breeding center does an excellent job in conserving one of Cubas rarest and most endangered species. Rows of green-stained glass tanks teem with all sizes of turtles.
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Statue of Francisco de Albear
Thousands of people pass by his image every day, but few spare a glance for the marble statue of Francisco de Albear in a small square at the junction of Calle Obispo and Av de los Misones in Havana Vieja.
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