Casilda (Trinidad)
Casilda | |
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Village | |
 View of Playa Ancón | |
.svg)  Location of Casilda in Cuba | |
| Coordinates: 21°45′37.44″N 79°59′25.8″W / 21.7604000°N 79.990500°W | |
| Country |  Cuba |
| Province | Sancti Spíritus |
| Municipality | Trinidad |
| Founded | 1808 |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
Casilda is a Cuban village and consejo popular ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus Province.
Casilda is a seaside resort, due to the presence of tourist beaches such as Playa Ancón.[1]
History[edit]
The village was founded in 1808 by Andrés Valdés Pino, in the vicinity of a farm named Peralta.
Casilda's population in 1943 was 1,986.[2]
Geography[edit]
Casilda is located south of Trinidad (5 km ) by the Gulf of Ana María, on the Caribbean coast. It lies on the Casilda Bay, enclosed by the Ancón Peninsula, on which are located several hotels of Playa Ancón.[3]
Casilda's main road is Calle Real, and the Carretera a Ancón (also called Paseo Agramonte) links it to the peninsula.[4] The village is 30 km from Valle de los Ingenios, 75 from Sancti Spíritus, 86 from Cienfuegos, and 102 from Santa Clara.
Transport[edit]
Casilda is the southern terminus of the railway line which links Placetas and Fomento to Trinidad, has a small harbor, and is 4 km from Alberto Delgado Airport.
The state highway "Circuito Sur" (CS), crossing Trinidad and linking it to Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus, is 5 km from Casilda's centre.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Playa Ancón on cuba-diving.de
- ^ (in Spanish) Historical infos about Casilda (guije.com)
- ^ An article about several famous beaches of Cuba
- ^ Google. "Casilda" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
External links[edit]
Media related to Casilda at Wikimedia Commons