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Located in the central province of Sancti Spiritus, the formerly called Villa de la Santísima Trinidad (Holy Trinity) was founded in 1514 and was one of the first seven villages the Spanish in Cuba. Trinidad, also known as Cuba's Museum City, is one of the country's colonial cities, and has one of the most complete and well-preserved architectural environments in the Americas.,
Declared a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1988, Trinidad was founded on the banks of the Guaurabo River, where the Spaniards found an aboriginal population that they used as slave labor force.
A true treasure containing the most varied wealth, the village expanded in the 16th century, due to the development of the sugar industry. According to history, the site chosen by Conquistador Diego Velázquez to found the village was where the Martí Park is currently located.
Big, comfortable colonial-style houses and palaces turned Trinidad into an undisputable urban and architectural crown jewel. The decoration of Trinidad's houses is based on neoclassic ornamentation, which is shown in murals, molds, wooden frameworks and beautiful iron-wrought railings.
Ancón Beach is located twelve kilometers from the village with white sands bathed by the warm Caribbean Sea ideal for nautical sports, including scuba diving with more than 30 sites. Mountains, Waterfalls and coffee plantations are also nearby.
Not too far from the city's historic center is the Las Cuevas Hotel, named after a group of caves in the hill where it was built over four decades ago.