HOLGUíN

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'Holguín' is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín.

Contents
History
Infrastructure
Economy
Sister cities
References
External links

History


It was founded as 'San Isidoro de Holguín' in 1545,[2] and it is named after its founder García de Holguín a Spanish Military officer. Prior to 1976, Holguin was located in the province of Oriente.

Infrastructure


There are several small city parks, most central the Calixto García in the downtown area. Close by one finds the galleries ''Centro Provincial de Arte'' and ''Bayado'', a library, the club ''Casa de la Trova'', the Martí cinema, the ''Theatre Eddy Suñol'', the Province Museum ''La Periquera'', a science museum, and a history museum. From the hill Loma de la Cruz, where a large crucifix is installed, which can be ascended by its 465 stairs, one can oversee the whole city.
Holguín has a baseball stadium. The Frank País International Airport (city code HOG) is connected to Havana and several other world destinations.
San José Church

Economy


The brewery Ceverercia Bucanero - a joint venture with Labatt of Canada - is based in the city. It makes three brands of beer (Bucanero, Cristal and Mayabe) sold in convertible pesos.

Sister cities



Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

References



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External links



Holguín Web portal

pre-revolutionary City webpage

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