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El Cobre
El Cobre is a Cuban town and consejo popular of the municipality of Santiago de Cuba, capital of the homonym province, with a population of about 7,000. Mainly known for
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El Cobre is a Cuban town and consejo popular of the municipality of Santiago de Cuba, capital of the homonym province, with a population of about 7,000. Mainly known for the Basilica in honour of Our Lady of Charity, Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, the patron saint of Cuba, it was until recently the site of a large copper mine worked by slaves, free coloured people, and for a while by miners from Cornwall.
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El Cobre é um(a) município em Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Localiza-se aproximadamente em 20.049°, -75.948°.
A história deste lugar
Ostenta a classificação UNESCO World Heritage Site. Aqui nasceram: Luisa Pérez de Zambrana, escritora cubana (1837–1922) e Julia Pérez Montes de Oca, poetisa espanhola (1839–1875).
Fica na província de Santiago de Cuba.
Os lugares registados mais próximos no atlas são La Josefina (a 11 km a oeste), Reparto Altamira (a 12 km a sudeste), Josefina (a 14 km a noroeste) e Santiago de Cuba (a 14 km a este).
Está associado a cultura local e história.
Destaques
Verified highlights
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Get there
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What's near El Cobre
Lugares próximos
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Locais mapeados por perto
Locais nomeados registados no OpenStreetMap nas imediações, do mais próximo, com a distância.
Entre os locais mapeados nas imediações contam-se Mercado, Turquino, Monumento al Cimarrón, Melgarejo, Sierra de Puerto Pelado, La Línea, La Caoba, Seminario Bautista, Cantera de Piedra, Cabañas, Empresa de Servicios a la Construcción, El Palmar, Manuel Isla Pérez, Micro 7, Bloque J e Terminal de Cruceros.
- Mercado · market
- 0.4 km
- Turquino · theatre
- 0.4 km
- Monumento al Cimarrón · attraction
- 0.7 km
- Melgarejo · district
- 1.9 km
- Sierra de Puerto Pelado · peak
- 4.3 km
- La Línea · hamlet
- 6.2 km
- La Caoba · hamlet
- 7.2 km
- Seminario Bautista · church
- 7.5 km
- Cantera de Piedra · mine
- 8.5 km
- Cabañas · hamlet
- 9.1 km
- Empresa de Servicios a la Construcción · works
- 9.8 km
- El Palmar · hamlet
- 10.0 km
- Manuel Isla Pérez · neighbourhood
- 11.2 km
- Micro 7 · market
- 11.3 km
- Bloque J · attraction
- 11.7 km
- Terminal de Cruceros · ferry terminal
- 11.9 km
Around El Cobre
934 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of El Cobre, across 35 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on El Cobre.
Notable near El Cobre
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 171
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 7
⛰️ Nature & terrain 25
🌾 Farming & fishing 8
🏭 Industry & resources 62
🏥 Health & care 59
🎓 Education 107
🏦 Civic & services 79
🚉 Transport 14
🏟️ Sport & leisure 43
⛪ Faith 33
🛒 Shops & markets 74
🛏️ Stay 252
What El Cobre makes
69 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 3
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Industrial · Planta Eléctrica · Termoeléctrica "Antonio Maceo" (Renté)
🏭 Industry 60
Almacén Central ETECSA · Astillero DAMEX · Astilleros de Oriente (ASTOR) · Base de Ómnibus Yarayó · …
⛏️ Mining 4
Cantera abandonada · Cantera de Piedra · Cantera de Piedra · Cantera de Yarayabo
🌱 Farming 2
Granja Avícola El Maniel · Granja Avícola Yarayabo
Industrial heritage
4 pre-1959 sites in and around El Cobre — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Minas de El Cobre (copper)mine
- Santiago refinery (Texaco)oil
- Bacardí distillery, Santiagorum
- Santiago de Cuba railway stationrailway
Official information and sources
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- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia