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Guines
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as being a region of the Americas in its own right or as the southern portion of North America. Physiographically, Central America is a tropical isthmus that connects North and South America. It includes 7 countries and many small offshore islands. Overall, the land is fertile and rugged, and dominated through its heart by a string of volcanic mountain ranges with a few active volcanos.
Guines is a city in Cuba, 30 miles southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River. The city was founded in 1737 by the Spanish. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, what is now Guines was part of a region ruled by the Indian chief Habaguanex. One of the earliest mentions of the word Guines is in 1598, when Don Diego de Rivera or Ribera was awarded a land grant for Los Guines Corral. In 1838, a railway was opened from Havana, the first in Cuba, and one of the earliest in the Americas.
Cuba is the largest of the Greater Antilles, the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south.
It is also known as the city of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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