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☕ Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Guantánamo, Cuba


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 12:30

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 2000 (designation ID 1008-007)
  • Comprises 171 coffee plantations across seven locations in southeastern Cuba
  • Established primarily by French colonists fleeing the Haitian Revolution in the 19th century
  • Located in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra and Sierra del Cristal mountain ranges

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

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