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MATANZAS HAY AND YOU' It I VALLEY 



a spacious bay sheltered by a long promontory. It is one of the 

 principal sugar-exporting places of Cuba, and is connected by rail 

 with Habana, and by regular steamers with all the coast towns. 



East of Cardenas for a considerable distance life and industry. 

 are shifted from the northern to the southern seaboard toward 

 Cienfuegos and Trinidad. 



Cienfuegos is a modern place, situated on a magnificent harbor. 

 Although surveyed by Ocampo in 1508 and spoken of by Herrera 

 as a haven unrivaled in the world, the town was only settled in 

 1819 by refugees from Santo Domingo. Within the past twenty 

 years its port has increased enormously. It is now the second 

 seaport in the island. 



Trinidad, to the east of Cienfuegos, dates from the first years of 

 the conquest, and has no fewer than three harbors and an excel- 

 lent roadstead. It suffered largely from the incursions of the 

 French and English buccaneers. The city has a picturesque set- 

 ting, surrounded by high hills and mountains. 



East of Trinidad, which is near the central meridian of the 

 island, important cities begin to appear in the interior, such as 

 Santa Clara, Esperanza, Puerto Principe, and Holguin. These 



