Cienfuegos
Cienfuegos (), capital of Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of Cuba. It is located about from Havana and has a population of 178,368 in 2022. Since the late 1960s, Cienfuegos has become one of Cuba's main industrial centers, especially in the energy and sugar sectors. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur (Pearl of the South). Despite being known as an industrial city of factories and various nuclear/electrical plants, and the name Cienfuegos literally translating to "one hundred fires" (cien, "one hundred"; fuegos, "fires"), the city actually takes its name from the surname o
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Cienfuegos is a major industrial city on Cuba's southern coast, about 240 kilometers from Havana, that has grown since the late 1960s into one of the country's key centers for energy and sugar production. With a population of around 178,000, it plays an important economic role in Cuba despite its nickname "Pearl of the South" suggesting a more picturesque character.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cienfuegos
- Region
- Cienfuegos Province
- Country
- Cuba
- Population
- 186,644
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|350px|Parque Jose Martí, centre of Cienfuegos Cienfuegos is the only city in Cuba that was founded by the French. As a result, it feels a little different than other Cuban cities, with wider streets. There are two main areas of interest to tourists; Pueblo Nuevo, the city centre; and Punta Gorda, a peninsula with lots of 1950s homes. It's a nice place to visit for a day or two, but after that, you might run out of things to do.
Get around
Both the centre and Punta Gorda are easy of walk around, but are about 3 km apart. They are joined by Calle 37 (del Prado), which runs by the sea. If you don't fancy walking, the principal public transportation is coches or horse-drawn carts that seat 6 or 8 people. They go up and down Calle 37. The price is CUP1 for Cubans or CUC1 for tourists.
You can most likely easily arrange taxi at your place of stay, esp. if you'd like to visit one of the more remote parts (e.g. Playa Rancho Luna).
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thumb|Pedestrian Street Boulevar in Cienfuegos
Sleep
Hotel Faro Luna. Staying at the Faro Luna is like being at your own villa, only 25-30 rooms a beautiful pool overlooking the Caribbean and attentive staff. Hotel Jagua. This is a large hotel to the south of the city, around 2 km from the city centre. The building itself is a square concrete block and fairly unattractive. However, the rooms and facilities are pretty good by Cuban standards. For cheap water and drinks, visit the shop outside the hotel, opposite the entrance, rather than the hotel shop itself and pay half the price. Hotel Pascacaballo. This is a big, modern resort-hotel at Rancho Luna, on the coast, opposite Castillo de Jagua. Lunch was awful, unless you like jello and canned vegetables. The hotel looked like it was maybe a quarter full.
Casa Particulares: Casa de Nadia Hernández Garcia. Ave 16 #4307 Altos (upstairs) e/ (between) calles 43 y 45 (streets). In Punta Gorda, big room with a refrigerator, air conditioner, and bathroom. Good food and laundry. CUC25, plus CUC4 for breakfast and CUC10 for dinner. Hostal Elena y Elio, Ave 62 #3107 e/ Calle 31 y 33, +53 43 593611, elenayelio@nauta.cu helpful couple sometimes meet arriving buses and can arrange onward travel/tours, from CUC20 (double room).
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5 Septiembre is the local periodical.
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Cienfuegos är en kommun och stad vid Kubas södra kust, huvudstad i provinsen Cienfuegos (provins). Den ligger omkring 250 km från Havanna och centralorten har 150 000 invånare. Staden kallas "La Perla del Sur" (Söderns pärla).
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