Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean

Portal of Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean

Cuba - Paisaje cafetalero del suroriente (Coffee plantation landscape of the south-east)

The ruins of the French coffee plantations in the south-eastern part of Cuba represent the most valuable testimonial of the struggle of the humans versus nature, of the agricultural and industrial efforts; and the genuine cultural expressions that emerged there, of the toil, sweat and blood of the enslaved Africans who contributed to the riches of their masters.

 

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National Monument (1991), World Heritage (2000)                             

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Coffee plantation landscape of the south-east. Remains of the "great Siberia" of the south-east.. Photo: Nilson Acosta
General view of the coffee archaeological cultural landscape. . Photo: Nilson Acosta
Coffee plantation landscape of the south-east. Coffee and cocoa plantations create a cultural landscape. Photo: Nilson Acosta

Other data of interest

Cuba

Historical name

Cafetales franceses (French coffee plantations)

Founding Date

Beginning of the 19th century

Address

Sierra Maestra y Santa María del Loreto, Provincias de Santiago de Cuba y Guantánamo

Responsible entity

Office of the Curator of the City of Santiago de Cuba

Management plan

Classification

Cultural landscape

Category

National monument Inscribed on the World Heritage List

Function-Testimony

Multipurpose

Access level

Restricted

Property kind

Mixed

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

There are various expressions of Intangible Heritage associated, among them la Tumba Francesa, a masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.