Cuba

An unforgettable experience visiting the island of Cuba on a Road Scholar photographic tour with a people to people connection. Please feel free to comment on the photos and add place names if you have them!

Plaza Mayor is the historic center of Trinidad. You'll see beautiful white wrought-iron fences and lamp posts, cobbled streets surrounding the square, statues of English greyhounds, and columns with large terra-cotta finials decorating the plaza. In the center of this photo is Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco. Built in 1813 by Franciscan monks, the building became a parish church in 1848, and in 1895 was converted into a garrison for Spanish troops. The church fell into disrepair, and in 1920 much of it was demolished, leaving only the bell tower and a few nearby buildings.

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Plaza Mayor is the historic center of Trinidad. You'll see beautiful white wrought-iron fences and lamp posts, cobbled streets surrounding the square, statues of English greyhounds, and columns with large terra-cotta finials decorating the plaza. In the center of this photo is Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco. Built in 1813 by Franciscan monks, the building became a parish church in 1848, and in 1895 was converted into a garrison for Spanish troops. The church fell into disrepair, and in 1920 much of it was demolished, leaving only the bell tower and a few nearby buildings.

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