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Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba
Botanical garden in Cuba
Overview
Botanical garden in Cuba
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Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba is a landmark in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.017°, -75.817°.
It sits within the province of Santiago de Cuba.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Plaza de Marte (850 m to the north-west), Francisco Vicente Aguilera Monument (1 km to the north-west), Plaza de Dolores (1 km to the north-west) and Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardi Moreau (1 km to the north-west).
It is associated with history, architecture and local culture.
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What's near Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
- Plaza de MarteSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Francisco Vicente Aguilera MonumentSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 6 km SCU
- Plaza de DoloresSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Museo Municipal Emilio Bacardi MoreauSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 5 km SCU
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba1 km✈ 5 km SCU
Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Instituto Tecnológico, Escuelas de Artes y Oficios "Antonio Maceo", Portuondo, Asunción, Flores, Zamorana, Villalón, Óscar Lucero Moya, Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, Sede del Conjunto Folklórico Cutumba, Santa Bárbara, 4ta IIglesia Bautista, 30 de Noviembre, Posta 3 Antiguo Cuartel Moncada, Rafael Manduley del Rio and Jose Maria Heredia Giralt.
- Instituto Tecnológico · university
- 0.1 km
- Escuelas de Artes y Oficios "Antonio Maceo" · university
- 0.1 km
- Portuondo · neighbourhood
- 0.3 km
- Asunción · neighbourhood
- 0.3 km
- Flores · district
- 0.4 km
- Zamorana · neighbourhood
- 0.6 km
- Villalón · neighbourhood
- 0.6 km
- Óscar Lucero Moya · memorial
- 0.7 km
- Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús · church
- 0.7 km
- Sede del Conjunto Folklórico Cutumba · theatre
- 0.7 km
- Santa Bárbara · neighbourhood
- 0.8 km
- 4ta IIglesia Bautista · church
- 0.8 km
- 30 de Noviembre · district
- 0.9 km
- Posta 3 Antiguo Cuartel Moncada · memorial
- 1.1 km
- Rafael Manduley del Rio · memorial
- 1.3 km
- Jose Maria Heredia Giralt · memorial
- 1.6 km
Around Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba
1,192 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba, across 35 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba.
Notable near Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Museums
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture.
Universidad de Oriente
Universities & colleges
The University of Oriente - Santiago de Cuba is a university located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It was founded in 1947 and is organized in 12 Faculties.
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Places of worship
The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba
Stations & terminals
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the province of the same name in Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, near the city harbor.
Estadio Guillermón Moncada
Stadiums & sport
Estadio Guillermón Moncada is a multi-use stadium in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is the second largest baseball stadium in Cuba and comfortably seats 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1964. It is a project of the architect Emilio Castro.
Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Historic & heritage
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 234
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 6
⛰️ Nature & terrain 25
🌾 Farming & fishing 22
🏭 Industry & resources 82
🏥 Health & care 83
🎓 Education 149
🏦 Civic & services 110
🚉 Transport 15
🏟️ Sport & leisure 56
⛪ Faith 41
🛒 Shops & markets 85
🛏️ Stay 284
What Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba makes
100 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 5
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Este · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Industrial · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Centro de Estudios de Energía Solar · Planta Eléctrica · …
🏭 Industry 80
Almacén Central ETECSA · Astillero DAMEX · Astilleros de Oriente (ASTOR) · Base de Ómnibus 500 Aniversario · …
⛏️ Mining 2
Cantera abandonada · Cantera de Piedra
🌱 Farming 13
Complejo Avícola · Cultivos tapado · Empresa Avícola · Finca El Renacer · …
Industrial heritage
5 pre-1959 sites in and around Jardín de los Helechos de Santiago de Cuba — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Minas de El Cobre (copper)mine
- Juraguá & Firmeza iron minesmine
- Santiago refinery (Texaco)oil
- Bacardí distillery, Santiagorum
- Santiago de Cuba railway stationrailway
Official information and sources
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