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The Castillo de la Real Fuerza is a bastion fort on the western side of the harbour in Havana, Cuba, set back from the entrance, and bordering the Plaza de Armas. Originally built to defend Havana against attack by pirates, it was not strategically located, being too far inside the bay, and instead was adopted as the residence of the Governor of Havana. The fort is considered to be the oldest stone fort in the Americas, and was listed in 1982 as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of "Old Havana and its Fortifications". · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Juan Evangelista Delgado González was a Cuban colonel who participated during the Cuban War of Independence. He was known for retrieving the bodies of Antonio Maceo Grajales and Panchito Gómez Toro during the Battle of San Pedro where both were killed in the battle. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda, was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Alejandro Rodríguez Arias y Rodulfo, fue un militar español de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Alejo Carpentier y Valmont was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French and Russian parentage, Carpentier grew up in Havana, Cuba, and despite his European birthplace, he strongly identified as Cuban throughout his life. He traveled extensively, particularly in France, and to South America and Mexico, where he met prominent members of the Latin American cultural and artistic community. Carpentier took a keen interest in Latin American politics and often aligned… · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

André Marcel Voisin was a French biochemist, farmer and author best known for developing the theory of Rational Grazing. He also lectured extensively on his theories in many parts of the world. His books have been translated into 18 languages and reprinted many times. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Antonio Esteve Ródenas or Antonio Gades was a Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer. He helped to popularize the art form on the international stage. He was born in Elda, Alicante, and was the father of actress María Esteve and singer Celia Flores-- with his ex-partner Marisol, herself a popular actress and singer. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Caverna de Santo Tomás es el sistema de cuevas más grande e importante que se encuentra en la isla caribeña de Cuba, ya que posee unos 51 kilómetros. Se encuentra en el borde de la pequeña aldea de El Moncada a unos 17 km al oeste del Valle de Viñales, en Pinar del Río. Los tres primeros de los siete pisos de cuevas kársticas se pueden explorar en compañía de un espeleólogo. Destacan las formaciones de estalactitas. Se trata de un Monumento nacional cubano declarado como tal en el año 1989. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Cueva de San Miguel es una cueva kárstica del norte del valle de Viñales en la cubana provincia de Pinar del Río a 2 km aproximadamente al norte de la más desarrollada turísticamente Cueva del Indio. En la entrada de la cueva hay un restaurante y bar. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

La Cueva del Indio es una cueva kárstica del norte de la ciudad de Viñales en la cubana provincia de Pinar del Río, y un importante destino turístico en el Valle de Viñales. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

The Bay of Jorge Cárdenas is a shallow bay on Cuba's northern shore, in the province of Matanzas. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones, located on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910 it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was reassigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into 14 new Provinces of Cuba. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Guantánamo Bay is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Topes de Collantes is a nature reserve park in the Escambray Mountains range in Cuba. It also refers to the third highest peak in the reserve, where a small settlement and tourist center is located, all sharing the same name. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. It is named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt who visited the island in 1800 and 1801. The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 for its size, altitude range, complex lithology, landform diversity, and wealth of endemic flora and fauna. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Caguanes National Park is a national park located in Yaguajay municipality in Sancti Spíritus Province on the northern (Atlantic) coast of Cuba. It supports a wide variety of plant and animal species and has a number of important archaeological sites. It is part of the Buenavista Biosphere Reserve. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

The Zapata Swamp is a swamp area located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is located less than 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Havana. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Desembarco del Granma National Park is a national park in south-western Cuba, stretching across the Niquero and Pilón municipalities in what is now Granma Province. The name of the park means "Landing of the Granma" and refers to the yacht in which Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Raúl Castro, and 79 of their supporters sailed from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 and incited the Cuban Revolution. The National park is well known for its karst topography and coastal cliffs. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Jardines de la Reina is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Sierra Cristal National Park is a national park, the first national park created in Cuba, established by presidential decree on 24 April 1930. It occupies mountainous terrain in Holguín Province in eastern Cuba. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Turquino National Park, also called Sierra Maestra National Park, is a national park located in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in southeastern Cuba. It was established on 8 January 1980 with the passing of Bill 27/1980. It is named after Pico Turquino, the highest point in Cuba. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Guanahacabibes Peninsula is the westernmost point on the island of Cuba. It is located in Pinar del Río Province, in the municipality of Sandino, and is sparsely populated. The waters surrounding the peninsula are important spiny lobster and red snapper fishing grounds. It also boasts the category of Biosphere Reserve, listed by UNESCO in 1987. Its western extremity, Cape San Antonio, is the westernmost point of Cuba. It lies closer to the Pacific than to the easternmost point of the country, Cape Maisí. · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Máximo Gómez Command Academy is a military institution of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. The academy, which is located to the east of Havana, is the principal senior service school for the training of soldiers in the FAR. It currently bears the name of Major General Máximo Gómez, who was a 19th-century Cuban independence fighter. It was founded in 1963 and is under the orbit of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR), whose employees are trained by the school. The command academy has been decorated with many military and state awards such as the Order of Antonio Maceo… · via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)