Facts and Data
Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
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Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1988
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Coordinates:
Longitude: -78,016°
Latitude: 21,803°
About
Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent. Its 18th- and 19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade.
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