municipality · Pinar del Río
Consolación del Sur
Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. Also called the Athens of Vueltabajo, it was founded in 1690.
Overview
Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the Pinar del Río Province of Cuba. Also called the Athens of Vueltabajo, it was founded in 1690.
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Consolación del Sur is a municipality in Pinar del Río, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.508°, -83.517°.
The story of this place
The town dates from 1690. Born here: Heberto Padilla, Cuban poet (1932–2000), Willy Chirino, Cuban musician (b. 1947) and Juan Miranda, Cuban baseball player (b. 1983).
It sits within the province of Pinar del Río.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Mojica (4 km to the south-west), Entronque de Herradura (10 km to the north-east), Herradura (11 km to the east) and La Concepción (17 km to the north).
It is associated with local culture and history.
Highlights
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What's near Consolación del Sur
Nearby places
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Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Miguel Cabañas, Estadio Juan Casanueva, Los Morales, Crucero Echeverría, Cuatro Caminos, Paradero, Julián Alemán, La America, Entrada Dos Ríos, La República, Colmenar, Escogida U1021, Las Ovas, Iglesia Católica La Inmaculada Concepción and La Micro.
- Miguel Cabañas · monument
- 0.6 km
- Estadio Juan Casanueva · stadium
- 1.4 km
- Los Morales · neighbourhood
- 1.7 km
- Crucero Echeverría · neighbourhood
- 2.0 km
- Cuatro Caminos · village
- 3.3 km
- Paradero · hamlet
- 3.4 km
- Julián Alemán · village
- 6.5 km
- La America · theatre
- 7.0 km
- Entrada Dos Ríos · neighbourhood
- 7.6 km
- La República · hamlet
- 9.7 km
- Colmenar · hamlet
- 11.5 km
- Escogida U1021 · works
- 11.6 km
- Las Ovas · station
- 11.7 km
- Iglesia Católica La Inmaculada Concepción · church
- 11.7 km
- La Micro · neighbourhood
- 11.9 km
Around Consolación del Sur
115 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Consolación del Sur, across 27 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Consolación del Sur.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 8
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 2
⛰️ Nature & terrain 3
🌾 Farming & fishing 3
🏭 Industry & resources 3
🏥 Health & care 8
🎓 Education 17
🏦 Civic & services 25
🚉 Transport 4
🏟️ Sport & leisure 8
⛪ Faith 9
🛒 Shops & markets 10
🛏️ Stay 15
What Consolación del Sur makes
3 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
🏭 Industry 3
Escogida U1021 · Fábrica de Pienso (Entronque de Herradura) · Fábrica de Tabaco
Official information and sources
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