Santa Clara

Santa Clara park Santa Clara is the capital of the Cuban province of Villa Clara (which together with the provinces of Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus was part of the former pronvincia Las Villas). Estimated Population: 217,000 (1994). It is a commercial and communications center located at a junction of roads and railways. It also has an airport.

Livestock was the tradition until the nineteenth century, when the sugarcane became important. Processing and marketing of snuff is held in the province. Santa Clara, the provincial capital was founded on July 15 1689. He was captured by guerrilla forces under the command of Che Guevara in December 1958 during the revolution led by Fidel Castro against Fulgencio Batista Zaldívar and.

In the Plaza of the Revolution is the sculpture erected by the sculptor José Delarra dedicated to Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (Che).

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Houses for rent in Santa Clara

Eva & Ernesto Hostal

Rooms from 20 CUC ...

Rented an apartment fully equipped. Guests may use with complete privacy on the second floor of the house includes a lounge with TV and comfortable furniture, study desk, fully equipped kitchen, bedroom with double bed, bathroom with heated water, wash terrace, front terrace overlooking the street and wide terrace with plants where...

La Pergola Hostal

Rooms from 25 CUC ...

Our house is located in the old part of Santa Clara. Remodeled in 1906 on the floor of a colonial house that is inserted into the space system of traditional Cuban home. He has extensive interior corridors bordering a courtyard garden with a fountain and a pergola eight columns originating from the time of...