Type Cultural Reference 1008 | Criteria iii, iv UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription 2000 | |
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Location Santiago de Cuba Province, Guantánamo Province, Cuba UNESCO region Latin America and the Caribbean | ||
The Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba are the remains of 19th-century coffee plantations located in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, eastern Cuba was primarily involved with coffea cultivation. The remnants of the plantations display the techniques used in the difficult terrain, as well as the economic and social significance of the plantation system in Cuba and the Caribbean.
In 2000, the Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
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