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Casa de
7 STEAM TRAINS
la Trova
Traditional music is About 50 steam trains
played at the “House still operate in Cuba.
of the Troubador” Most are used to haul
(left), on Plazuela sugarcane to the mills,
de Segarte. This 1777 while a few are used for
mansion is adorned tourist excursions. Many
with murals. trains date back to more
than a century. Every
year several trains are
abandoned and most
become open-air
museum pieces.

Vale de
8
los Ingenios
This broad valley to the
east of Trinidad is dotted
with the atmospheric
ruins of centuries-old
sugar mills, including
Hacienda Manaca Iznaga,
which has a tower that
can be climbed (see p103).

1 6 12 miles
8
3 miles
7
9 JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ
SIMÓN
PIRO GUINART
F. H. ECHERRÍ
La Boca
NEED TO KNOW 9 S. BOLÍVAR
This rocky
RUBÉ N MARTÍNEZ
Convento de San Francisco beach has spec- ROSARIO
de Asís: MAP Y1 • Calle Echerri tacular views of MACEO JESÚS MENÉNDEZ
59 • (41) 99 4121 • 9am–5pm the Escambray PIMPOLLO
G. IZQUIERDO
daily. Adm: CUC$1; cameras CUC$1 mountains (Sierra del
Plaza Mayor: MAP Z1 Escambray). The sands 4 5 miles
Museo Romántico: MAP Z1 • are a great place to 0 2
Calle Echerri & Calle Bolívar • (41) mingle with the locals.
99 4363 • 9am–5pm Mon–Fri &
alternate Sun. Adm: CUC$2,
cameras CUC$1
Casa de la Trova: MAP Z1 • Calle
Echerri 29 • (41) 99 6445 • 10am–
1pm daily. Adm: CUC$1 after 8pm
Museo Histórico: MAP Y2 • Calle
Bolívar 423 • (41) 99 4460 •
9am–5pm Mon–Thu, Sat &
alternate Sun. Adm: CUC$2;
cameras CUC$1
Museo Histórico
• Locals may scam you to stay at 0
casas particulares. Don’t trust any Housed in the Palacio Cantero (above),
claims that your casa has closed. the exhibits, including a fountain that once
spouted eau de cologne, tell the town’s story.
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