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Gibara (or Jibara, once Punta del Yarey and Yarey de Gibara), a north-coast city of Holguín Province, Cuba, 80 m. N.W. of Santiago de Cuba. Holguín is one of the provinces of Cuba, the second most populous after Ciudad de la Habana. ... , Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. ...

It is served by railway to the S.S.W., to Holguín and Cacocum (where it connects with the main line between Santiago de Cuba and Havana), and is a port of call for the American Munson Line. It lies on a circular harbour, about I mile in diameter, which, though open to the N., affords fair shelter. At the entrance to the harbour is San Fernando, an old fort (1817), and the city is very quaint in appearance. At the back of the city are three stone-topped hills, Silla, Pan and Tabla, reputed to be those referred to by Columbus in his journal of his first voyage. Enclosing the town is a stone wall, built by the Spaniards as a defence against attack during the rebellion of 1868-1878. Gibara is the port of Holguín. , Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín. ... , Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. ... Aerial view of Havana Havana (Spanish in full: San Cristóbal de La Habana, usually shortened to just La Habana; UN/LOCODE: CU HAV) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ... , Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín. ...

External links

• Town webpage (spanish)

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