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Trinidad
This colonial town is tucked into the southeast corner of Sancti Spiritus. It was the fourth village founded by Diego Velazquez in 1514. Considered a jewel of colonial architecture, Trinidad is preserved as a living museum and a must-see on a traveler’s list. The town reached its peak during sugar boom of the 19th century. Its narrow cobbled streets are paved with stones and its buildings are fronted with mahogany balustrades, fancy iron grids and huge wooden doors. In Trinidad, the visitor gets a little of different environments: the charms of a colonial town, the fresh breezes of the Caribbean Sea just 13 km from town at the Peninsula Ancon, with four kilometers of nice beaches of white sand and pines and palms, and the refreshing cool forest at Topes de Collantes National Park, an excellent area for hiking, with various nature trails, and bird watching. Trinidad and its Valley of the Sugar Mills were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
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