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Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
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Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios

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Rank: 1001 UNESCO
Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: Cuba
Description:
Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.