THE CUBA REVIEW 



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Road from Puerto de Golpe to Pilotos under construction — -Pinar del Rio Province. 



The length of the general plan adopted is as follows, distributed in the six provinces: 

 Pinar del Rio, 371,500 kilometers; Habana, 316,500; Matanzas, 435,500; Santa Clara, 852,225; 

 Camaguey, 624,500; and Oriente, 1,099,925. Total, 3,700,150 kilometers. 



The Northern system commences in the province of Pinar del Rio, in Vifiales, highway 

 from Pinar del Rio to Esperanza, and crosses through Consolacion, Bahia Honda, Cabanas, 

 Guana jay, Habana, Guanabacoa, Minas, Tumba-Cuatro, San Antonio del Rio Blanco del 

 Norte, Gibacoa, Canasi, Matanzas, Limonar, Contreras, Maximo Gomez, (Recreo), Itabo 

 Corralillo, Quemado de Gliines, Sagua, Sitio Grande, Calabazar, Encrucijada, Charco Hondo, 

 Remedios, Yaguajay, Mayajigua, Jatibonico and Moron, Manati to Yarey, La Horqueta, 

 Delicias, Chaparra, Velazco, Cantimplora, Santa Lucia, Los Perros and Banes. 



The Central system commences in La Fe, province of Pinar del Rio, crossing through 

 Guane, Luis Lazo, Pinar del Rio, Consolacion del Sur, San Cristobal, Artemisa, Ceiba del 

 Agua, Vereda Nueva, San Antonio de los Jovellanos, Perico, Colon, Alvarez, Santo Domingo, 

 Santa Clara, Guaracabuya, Sancti Spiritus, Iguana, Ciego de Avila, Magarabomba, Camague}', 

 Sibanicu, Cascorro, San Agustin, Veguitas, Manantiales, Guaramanao, Holguin, Camasan, 

 Baguano, Morales, Mayari, Abajo, Ensenada, Carolina, Earacoa and Sabanilla. 



The Southern system commences in Artemisa, province of Pinar del Rio, and crosses 

 through Alquizar, Guira de Melena, Quivican, Guara, Melena, Giiines, San Nicolas, Las Vegas, 

 Nueva Paz, Alacranes, Bolondron, Navajas, Cuevitas, Guareiras, Cumanayagua, Venero, 

 Rodas, Cienfuegos, Manicaragua, Guinia de Miranda, San Francisco, Manacas, Jarao and 

 Sancti Spiritus. In Oriente it commences in Cabo Cruz and crosses through Niquero, Calicito, 

 Manzanillo, Yara, Bayamo, Jiguani, Baire, Cambute, Dos Palmas, Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, 

 Boniato, Songo, La Maya, Perseverancia, Corcovado and Guantanamo. 



This system, with the transversal ones, and others connecting the different villages con- 

 stitute the general plan of highways which should be carried into effect on account of the im- 

 mense benefit it is bound to furnish the Repubhc, and because it would put an end to the system 

 followed up to now of constructing highways without order or arrangement, filling the most 

 urgent needs in each case, but being without general profit on account of their position, and 



