Santiago de Cuba

Santiago’s citadel

May 15, 2011

Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress on the eastern side of Santiago de Cuba’s harbor. Colonial Governor Pedro de la Roca commissioned Italian military engineer Giovanni Battista Antonelli to design this fortress in 1637. The citadel was built between 1638 and 1700, was capable of housing 400 soldiers. Its uses have [...]

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Santiago

April 7, 2011

Canadian photographer Jeffry Plomley’s collection of photographs from Santiago de Cuba.

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Infrastructure continues to crumble

January 10, 2010

In a sign of further fracturing in Cuba’s infrastructure, more than 50% of the water pumped in the island does not reach its destination because of ruptures in networks of water mains and as a result, consumption is double than necessary, reports Cuban state media. Cities with major damage are La Habana, Holguín, Camagüey, Las [...]

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Conclusion of Bastion 2009

November 29, 2009

Army General Raúl Castro congratulated participants of Bastion 2009 Strategic Military Exercises, confirming they had accomplished previous goals. A video conference with principal organs of direction, commands of the Western, Central and Eastern Armies and presidents of provincial defense councils, served as the finale of activities developed during the strategic exercises. The presidents of the [...]

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