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The city where most people work in Varadero. Famous about its name "El Ciudad del Cangrejos" (city of the crabs). Narrow streets full of horse-drawn carriages, and not anymore what it was used to be in the earlier years.

Famous city of Elian Gonzalez 20 km south of Varadero next to the oil platforms "Bahia de Cardenas" A city with about 75.000 inhabitants If you take a close look at the Cardenas map you will find out that this city is well structured. Lots of foreigners are living in this city, and a lot of the people of Cardenas are working in tourism in Varadero.

Cardenas is known as the Flag city. On May 19th, 1850, the Cuban national flag waved here for the first time, atop the building of the La Dominica Hotel.

Barely 10 km from Varadero Cardenas, a small harbor town founded on March 8th, 1828, which is also the site of the first statue built in honor of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, in 1826. Cardenas'pioneering condition also extends to electric public light, as the city was the first to use this utillity in Cuba, in 1889.

Cardenas has a long railway tradition, and is also known for its deep rooted love for horse drawn coaches and bicycles. The long straight, tidy city streets are lined with buildings of several architectural styles, even some of the early 19th century military fortresses that made up then the city's defense ring.

"Parque Colon", Av de Cespedes e/ Calle 8 y 9 - The site where the city's official founding took place. Since 1962 it features the Columbus Monument, modeled by Spanish sculptor Jose Piquer, and forged in bronze in marseille, France. Near it is the building where for the first time the Cuban national flag was hoisted.

Nice to see is the "Plaza Molocoff "
Vegetable market....at Av 3 Oeste y Calle 12

"Arrechabala Rum Factory", Better known as the owner of the Havana Club Rum, founded in this city in 1878 Northeast near the port

"Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion", mostly closed

The Parroquial (Parish) Church - It is considered to be Cardenas'first neoclassical building, and dates back from 1846, when it opened under the advocacy of the most Holy Virgin of Conception

"Museo Casa Natal de Jose Antonio Echeverria" Av 4 Este #560 - Home of Cuban student leader Jose Antonio Echevarria, who was assasinated on March 13th, 1957 by the repressive of dictator Fulgencio Batista. Built in 1873, the house also stands out for its state of preservation and its architectural values.

The nature historical "Museo de Oscar de Maria Rojas" Calzada de Vives Parque Echeverria at Av 4 Este y Calle 12 - An ancient institution that houses several very complete, valuable collections in the fields of history, arts, natural scienes, archelogy, numismatics, and colonial weaponry.

The nightlife of Cardenas is very simple for most Cardeneses, just at home playing domino or watching TV. For the younger people there are 1 or 2 bars to have fun. In other words...the Cardenas nightlife isn't that exciting ...

Casas Particulares in Cardenas ...

Difficult subject, people say it is not alowed to have a casa in Cardenas, but I've noticed some...More about this soon ...

For accommodation near Cardenas its better to book yourself a hotel at the beautiful beaches of Varadero, 20 km driving from Cardenas