Cienfuegos

Cienfuegos is a ceety on the soothren coast o Cuba, caipital o Cienfuegos Province. It is locatit aboot 250 km (160 mi) frae Havana, an haes a population o 150,000. The ceety is dubbit La Perla del Sur (Pearl o the Sooth). Cienfuegos literally translates tae "Hunder fires". Geografie Near the entrance tae Bahia de Cienfuegos (bahia meanin "bay") is Castillo de Jagua (full name Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles de Jagua), a fortress erectit in 1745 for pertection against Caribbean pirates. Cienfuegos, ane o the chief seaports o Cuba, is a centre o the succar tred, as well as coffee an tobacco. While succarcane is the chief crop, local fermers grow coffee. The dountoun contains 6 biggins frae 1819–50, 327 biggins frae 1851–1900, an 1188 biggins frae the 20t century. Thare is nae ither place in the Caribbean which contains sic a remarkable cluster o Neoclassical structurs. Demografics In 2004, the municipality o Cienfuegos haed a population o 163,824. Wi a tot aurie o 333 km2 (129 sq mi), it haes a population densitie o 492.0/km2 (1,274/sq mi). Climate History The aurie wis cried the Cacicazgo de Jagua bi the early Spaniards, an wis settled bi indigenous fowk. The ceety wis settled bi French immigrants frae Bordeaux an Louisiana, led bi Don Louis de Clouet, on 22 Aprile 1819. Its oreeginal name wis Fernardina de Jagua, in honour o Ferdinand VII o Spain. The dounset became a toun (Spaingie: Villa) in 1829, an a ceety in 1880. The ceety wis subsequently namit Cienfuegos, sharin the name wi Cienfuegos, a Captain General in this time, in the island. Near Cienfuegos wis the scene o a battle on 11 Mey 1898, atween American marines who attemptit tae sever unnerwatter Spaingie communication lines an the Spaingie defenders. Durin the Cuban Revolution the ceety saw an uprisin against Fulgencio Batista an wis bombed, on 5 September 1957. Warld Heritage Steid In 2005, UNESCO inscribit the Urban Historic Centre o Cienfuegos on the Warld Heritage Leet, citin Cienfuegos as the best extant ensaumple o the 19t-century early Spainyie Enlichtenment implementation in urban plannin. Hurricane Dennis 2005 In 2005, Hurricane Dennis made its seicont landfall near Cienfuegos at aboot 1:00PM AST (17:00 UTC) wi winds o 232 km/h (144 mph), an gusts reachin 285 km/h (177 mph). Attractions Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua - fortress Arco de Triunfo - the anly Arco de Triunfo in Cuba Cathedral de la Purisma Concepción - cathedral wi stained gless wirk, biggit 1833-1869. Delfinario - dolphins an sea lions in a saltwatter lagoon Jardín Botánico de Cienfuegos - 97 hectares o botanic gairden Museo Provincial - furnitur an porcelain museum Palacio de Valle - biggit 1913–1917 in neo-gothic style Palmira Yorubá Pantheon - museum of religious afro-catholic syncretism Parque José Martí - pairk in Plaza de Armas University o Cienfuegos "Carlos Rafael Rodríguez" (UCF) - the province's seicontary eddication institution. Gallery See an aw Historic Centre o Cienfuegos References Freemit airtins Podcast Radio Ciudad del Mar Hotel Cienfuegos Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine Guide o Cienfuegos Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine Hotel Palacio Azul Archived 2021-03-01 at the Wayback Machine