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

Cultural
Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba
Photo: Sigi Knoll (Lagaly_de) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Country Cuba
Year inscribed2000
Criteria(iii) (iv)

Overview

The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region.

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Source: UNESCO World Heritage List — CC BY-SA 4.0