No description foundLAS TUNAS: The office of Emprestur, a transportation company centered on tourism, is housed at the historic building of a former pharmacy.LAS TUNAS: The town was named after Victoria de Las Tunas in 1869, because of the Spanish victory against Cubans, Aug. 16, 1869. The name remained despite Gen. Calixto Garcia's great victory against the Spanish army in 1897. In 1976, the name was shortened to Las Tunas.LAS TUNAS: This house, built in 1921, is now the museum of Vicente Garcia Gonzalez, a general in the Cuban Ten Years' War. The house was built over the ruins of the barracks destroyed in 1897. It has seven rooms that show the cultural patrimony of the city.LAS TUNAS: The historic Roman Catholic Parish of San Jeronimo is between the Vicente Garcia Central Park and the Blue House, which is now a museum. It was named after the Bishop Don Jeronimo Valdes Sierra, who allowed Diego Clemente del Rivero to rebuild the church in 1709. The parish was rebuilt again in 1790. The town of Las Tunas was founded in 1796. It was conferred as a villa in 1848 and as a city in 1853. Slaves were involved in its construction.LAS TUNAS: The historic Roman Catholic Parish of San Jeronimo is between the Vicente Garcia Central Park and The Blue House, which is now a museum. It was named after the Bishop Don Jeronimo Valdes Sierra, who allowed Diego Clemente del Rivero to rebuild the church in 1709. The parish was rebuilt again in 1790. The town of Las Tunas was founded in 1796. It was conferred as a villa in 1848 and as a city in 1853. Slaves were involved in its construction.LAS TUNAS: The historic Roman Catholic Parish of San Jeronimo is between the Vicente Garcia Central Park and The Blue House, which is now a museum. It was named after the Bishop Don Jeronimo Valdes Sierra, who allowed Diego Clemente del Rivero to rebuild the church in 1709. The parish was rebuilt again in 1790. The town of Las Tunas was founded in 1796. It was conferred as a villa in 1848 and as a city in 1853. Slaves were involved in its construction.LAS TUNAS: The historic Roman Catholic Parish of San Jeronimo is between the Vicente Garcia Central Park and The Blue House, which is now a museum. It was named after the Bishop Don Jeronimo Valdes Sierra, who allowed Diego Clemente del Rivero to rebuild the church in 1709. The parish was rebuilt again in 1790. The town of Las Tunas was founded in 1796. It was conferred as a villa in 1848 and as a city in 1853. Slaves were involved in its construction.LAS TUNAS: A committee to collect funds to build a memorial at a park to be named the Lion of Santa Rita in honor of Vicente Garcia was founded Jan. 11, 1911.LAS TUNAS: A committee entrusted Juan Dopta, of Italy, with the creation of the monument made out of marble. It was unveiled Oct. 10, 1915.LAS TUNAS: One of the many monuments honoring the Cuban national hero Jose Julian Marti Perez.LAS TUNAS: One of the many monuments honoring the Cuban national hero Jose Julian Marti Perez. The sign reads, "GOLD GRAINS - A man is the instrument of duty: That is how one is a man. It is beautiful for the people to have an absolute and vast concept of their dignity and their honor. In the greatness of the nation and of its children, it is not a lie to say that one feels the heart growing."LAS TUNAS: Monument in honor of Major General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez in Avenida 2 de Diciembre.LAS TUNAS: Monument in honor of Major General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez in Avenida 2 de Diciembre.LAS TUNAS: Monument in honor of Major General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez in Avenida 2 de Diciembre. The sign reads. "COLONEL ANGEL DE LA GUDARDIA BELLO - Jiguani (2-16-1875), Las Tunas (8-30-1897) - Mambi under the orders of Gomez, Mace, Calixto Garcia y Maso, won all of his grades in combat. History placed him next to Marti when he fell in two rivers. He died heroically in this place during the last take of Las Tunas."LAS TUNAS: Monument in honor of Major General Vicente Garcia Gonzalez in Avenida 2 de Diciembre.LAS TUNAS: This monument is called "Columns to the Sky" and it was done by Rene Pena Carbonell at the cultural plaza. They commemorate the fires that burned down parts of the city during the war for independence from Spain.LAS TUNAS: The city is named after a cactus species that bares the same name and can be found all over the city. The first cattle ranch in the area was know as Las Tunas.LAS TUNAS: The city's nickname is "La Ciudad de las Esculturas," the city of sculptures. The city has about 300 sculptures.LAS TUNAS: The sign on this sculpture reads, "THE LIGHT, is the supreme joy of men."LAS TUNAS: There are three roads that connect the city to other parts of the island: The Central, Puerto Padre, Jobabo and Manati.LAS TUNAS: The Teatro Tunas is the most important cultural institution in the province. It opened its doors Nov. 15, 1947. When it was remodeled in 1990, the name changed to the Centro Cultural Cinemeatografico Tunas.LAS TUNAS: The city doesn't have a lot of tourism, which offers a more relaxed environment. The historic colonial buildings in downtown have been restored and there are four restaurants: El Baturro, La Bodeguita, 2007 and 1800. There are also two "paladares," small restaurants owned by homeowners. They are El Bacan and La Roca.LAS TUNAS: The city doesn't have a lot of tourism, which offers a more relaxed environment. The historic colonial buildings in downtown have been restored and there are four restaurants: El Baturro, La Bodeguita, 2007 and 1800. There are also two "paladares," small restaurants owned by homeowners. They are El Bacan and La Roca.LAS TUNAS: The city doesn't have a lot of tourism, which offers a more relaxed environment. The historic colonial buildings in downtown have been restored and there are four restaurants: El Baturro, La Bodeguita, 2007 and 1800. There are also two "paladares," small restaurants owned by homeowners. They are El Bacan and La Roca.LAS TUNAS: This sign points to the Jobabo River. There is also a municipality and a city with the same name in the Las Tunas province. The word is in native Taino and it refers to a place where there are plenty of Jobo trees.Cubans hop on to a Ford truck-bus "camion" in Las Tunas, Cuba. The much larger Cuban "camels" or "dromedaries" are used to haul about 200 passengers in a carrying trailer.LAS TUNAS: The drivers of Bici-Taxis, bicyclists who offer one to two passengers transportation at a price, wait for their next clients, in Las Tunas, Cuba.Street vendors target bus passengers at the transportation depot in Las Tunas, the capital of the Cuban province of Las Tunas. The rusted urban buses are for Cuban residents. Tourists get to travel in the air conditioned government owned Viazul buses.A teenage girl waits at a bus station in the city of Las Tunas, Cuba. There have been more than 5,300 crashes in 2015; 346 died and 3859 were injured, Cuban officials told The Diario de Cuba.SANTIAGO DE CUBA: A traveler walks away from a bus station in Las Tunas, Cuba. The city of about 190,000 is also connected by train on the Havana-Santiago de Cuba line and by air at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport.LAS TUNAS: On the side of the road, a vendor displays hand made straw hats. They are softened with steam. The shape of the hat mimics the style of a Panama hat.LAS TUNAS: On the side of the road, a vendor displays hand made straw hats that he sells for $1 (USD). They are softened with steam. The shape of the hat mimics the style of a Panama hat.LAS TUNAS: On the side of the road, a vendor displays hand made straw hats. They are softened with steam. The shape of the hat mimics the style of a Panama hat.LAS TUNAS: On the side of the road, a vendor displays hand made straw hats. They are softened with steam. The shape of the hat mimics the style of a Panama hat.LAS TUNAS: Cattle at a farm near the city of Las Tunas, in Cuba. The communist island's cattlemen continue to experience a shortage of feed and ranching equipment. The drought is ravaging the industry, as it continues to hurt the head of cattle population.LAS TUNAS: Cattle at a farm near the city of Las Tunas, in Cuba. The communist island's cattlemen continue to experience a shortage of feed and ranching equipment. The drought is ravaging the industry, as it continues to hurt the head of cattle population.
