Carretera Central

Infobox road
highway_name=Carretera Central
"Central Road"

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length_km=1250
established=1927
direction = West–East
direction_a=West
terminus_a=La Fé, Pinar del Río
direction_b=East
terminus_b=Maisí, Guantánamo
cities=San Julián, Pinar del Rio, Havana, Santa Clara, Sancti Spíritus, Ciego de Ávila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba, Guantánamo
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customcommons=The Carretera Central ( _en. Central Road) is a west-east highway spanning the length of the island of Cuba.

Formal construction began in 1927 during the Gerardo Machado administration. [ [http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/funfacts/highway.htm History of Cuba] - Carretera central article] It runs along the island of Cuba from west to east, between Pinar del Rio and Oriente. It is a two-way single road. It represented an extraordinary economic value during Machado and Fulgencio Batista's administrations. It facilitated faster sugar cane transportation and effective inter-province commuting.

The Carretera Central starts in Pinar del Rio in western Cuba and links all major cities except Cienfuegos and Matanzas. It runs about km to mi|1250|abbr=yes|precision=0 [ [http://www.juanperez.com/mapa.html Map and mile by mile description] ] to Baracoa in the eastern Guantánamo province.

Gallery

Carretera_Central_near_Santo Domingo, Cuba
Through_Santo_Domingo,_CubaImage:CCStaClara.jpg|Through_Santa Clara
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Villa Clara province

References

External links

* [http://guije.com/cosas/carretera/index.htm Carretera Central photos]