Carretera Central (Central Rd.) is an east-west highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.
It was built during the Gerardo Machado administration[1]. It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between Pinar del Rio and Oriente. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and Fulgencio Batista's administrations. It facilitated faster sugar cane transportation and effective inter-province commuting. Gerardo Machado, Time, 1933 Gerardo Machado (y Morales) (28 September 1871, Camajani – 29 March 1939, Miami Beach, Florida) was a Cuban general of Cuban War of Independence and the 5th president of Cuba. ... Pinar del Río is a city in Cuba. ... Statistics Capital: Santiago de Cuba Area: 6,170km² Inhabitants: 1,016,600 Population Density: 164. ... General Fulgencio Batista y ZaldÃvar (pronounced ) (January 16, 1901 – August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940 and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944. ... Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...
The Carretera Central starts in La Fe in western Cuba and links all major cities except Cienfuegos. It runs about 1250km[2] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantanamo province. The roof terrace of Palacio de Valle in southern Cienfuegos at night. ... , A cabin in the hills near Baracoa Baracoa (20° 20 N, 74° 30 W, 1996: 50. ... Statistics Capital: Guantánamo Area: 6,178km² Inhabitants: 507,300 Population Density: 82 per km² Map Categories: Provinces of Cuba | Caribbean geography stubs ...
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