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☕ Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba

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☕ Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing 19th-century colonial plantation ruins in Guantánamo Province


🕐 3 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 04:40
📌 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2000 under criteria (iii) and (iv)
  • Located in southeastern Cuba across seven municipalities: Yateras, La Gran Piedra, El Cobre, Dos Palmas, Contramaestre, El Salvador, Niceto Pérez, and Guantánamo
  • Comprises approximately 171 documented coffee plantation ruins (cafetales) dating to the early 19th century
  • Region: Sierra Maestra and Sierra Cristal foothills, Guantánamo Province

The Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba preserves the remains of a ...

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