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7 Pinar del Río cultivation and industrial such as punto guajiro (from
processing of tobacco. The guajiro, the Cuban word for
Road Map A3. * 195,000.
n Infotur, Hotel Vueltabajo, Calle most striking aspect about the farmer), which is of Spanish
Martí 103, (48) 759 381; Cubanacán, historic centre of this small, derivation, and is generally
Calle Martí 109, esq. Colón, (48) 750 orderly and peaceful town is characterized by improvisation.
178. £ @ from Havana. the abundance of columns: At Nos. 172, 174 and 176 in
Corinthian or Ionic, simple Calle Colón, there are three
In 1778, when the Cuban or decorated. Not for unusual buildings
provinces were founded, the nothing is Pinar del designed by Rogelio
town of Nueva Filipina was Río known as the Pérez Cubillas, the
renamed Pinar because of a “city of capitals”. city’s leading architect
pine grove in the vicinity, on The most important in the 1930s and 1940s.
the banks of the Guamá river. buildings lie on the
Nearby, General Antonio Maceo arcaded main street, P Palacio Guasch
fought a number of battles in Calle Martí (or Real). In Calle Martí 202, esq.
1896–7 that were crucial to the the Cultural Heritage A capital with Comandante Pinares.
Cubans’ victory in the third war Fund shop, at the bas-relief decoration Museum: Tel (48) 779 483.
of Cuban independence. corner of Calle Rosario, Open 9am–5pm Mon–Sat,
Today, the pines no longer visitors can buy local crafts as 9am–noon Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May,
grow here, but the clean air and well as art reproductions. In the 26 Jul, 10 Oct, 25 Dec. & Note: fee for
colonial atmosphere of Pinar del evening, the Casa de la Cultura photography applies.
Río are unchanged. The town (at No. 125) hosts shows and This somewhat extravagant
has long been a centre for the concerts of traditional music building is a mixture of Moorish
arches, Gothic spires and Baroque
elements. It was built in 1909
for a wealthy physician who had
travelled widely and who wanted
to reproduce in his new residence
the architectural styles that had
impressed him the most. In 1979
the mansion was transformed
into a Museo de Historia Natural
Antonio Núñez Jiménez (natural
history museum) named after
Tranquilino Sandalio de Nodas, a
well-known land surveyor in this
One of the three eclectic-style buildings on Calle Colón region. The museum illustrates

The Centre of Pinar
del Río PEDRO TÉLLEZ
1 Palacio Guasch 20 DE MAYO VIÑALES
2 Museo Provincial de CALLE RAFAEL MORALES CALLE ADELA AZCUY
Historia ANTONÍO RUBIO CALLE ISIDRO DE ARMAS
3 Teatro Milanés Cultural GERARDO MEDINA CA L LE I SABEL R UB IO
4 Fábrica de Heritage JUAN GUALBERTO GÓMEZ
Shop
Guayabita Fábrica de Tabacos C A L L E M A R T Í CALLE COLÓN
Casa Garay F Donatién MARIANA GRAJALES
5 Catedral de San Museo Provincial ADELA AZCUY
de Historia
Rosendro Teatro
Milanés
6 Fábrica de Tabacos GERALDO MEDINA C A L L E M Á X I M O G Ó M E Z
C A L L E M A R T Í
Francisco Donatién CALLE ROSARIO Catedral de CALLE ISABEL RUBIO HAVANA
Vuelta San Rosendro
Abajo CEFERINO FERNÁNDEZ CALLE COLÓN ANTONIO MACEO Ciencias Naturales)
Palacio de Guasch
(Museo de
Casa Garay C A L L E R A FA E L F E R R O
I. SOBRADO
REMIGIO RODRÍGUEZ
0 metres 400
26 DE NOVIEMBRE Station
0 yards 400 1RO DE ENERO 9 DE ABRIL
FERROCARRIL
Train
LAS CANAS
For keys to symbols see back flap
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