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Cardenas



Cárdenas, The city where most people live who work in Varadero. Famous about its name "La 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.

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Museum de Elian Gonzales 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.

To Do in Cardenas

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.

Plaza Molocoff

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

Arrechabala Rum Factory

Fábrica Arrechabala: To the northwest of Cárdenas, Matanzas is this rum factory where Varadero and Bucanero rums are distilled. The Havana Club rum company was founded here in 1878.

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepcion

If you are lucky its open

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.

Museo de Oscar de Maria Rojas

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.

 


Casa Particular

Casas Particulares in Cardenas ...

Cuba-Junky only found a few Casa Particulares in Cardenas, but we are sure there are more ... if you find one, please contact us with all the info like address, telephone number, pictures of the casa.

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Hostal "El Italiano"

"Un Oasis en La Playa"


Casa Alexei

Casa Alexei

Address: Salva 516 % Coronel Verdugo e Industria Cárdenas, Matanzas

The house is very close to the coast, it has 2 big bedrooms, one wiht a kingsize bed and the other with two beds, the bedrooms has fans, bathroom with shower, kitchen, terrace, livingroom-dinningroom, phone, parking, the house is in a quite location.
there are facilities of transportation to Varadero, Havana and Cienaga de Zapata.

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Paladars

Cubanitas Cárdenas
Comidas ligeras
Calzada y Ruiz, Cárdenas
Telf.: (53 45) 2145

Nightlife

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 you better stay in Varadero for the real happening

 


General Information
Banks
You can get cash with your creditcard in Cárdenas at the:
Casas de Cambio Cadeca!
av. 3 Oeste
Cadeca (Casas de Cambio) Esq Av de Cespedes y Calle 8 Open Mo / Sat 8 am to 6 pm
Post Office
Post Office
Parque Colon
 
Medical
Hospital Julio M Aristegui
Centro Medico Sub Acutica
Calle 13
Farmacia
Calle 12 #60
Phone
Phone office
Av Cespedes Calle 12
Shops
Centro Comercial
Céspedes y Calzada,
Cárdenas
La Gran Vía
Ferretería
Ruiz y Calzada, Cárdenas
Plaza Caracol
Cárdenas
Tienda Departamental
Coronel Verdugo y Calvo,
Cárdenas 

 


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