Trinidad and the Valley de los
Ingenios (1988)
Cuba
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Founded in the early 16th century in honour of the Holy Trinity, the city was
a bridgehead for the conquest of the American continent.
Its 18th- and
19th-century buildings, such as the Palacio Brunet and the Palacio Cantero, were
built in its days of prosperity from the sugar trade.
- Cuba 1957. Foundation of Trinidag in 1514.
- St. Vincent of the Grenadines 1996. UNESCO anniversary. Trinidad,
Valley of the Ingenios, Cuba. The stamp is digitally cut out from a
souvenir sheet. Click
here to see the full sheet. The link will open in a new window.
The stamp is located in the upper row, on the right. Scan by courtesy
of Mr. Miomir Zivkovic (Serbia).
Other World Heritage Sites in Cuba (on this site). Please
refer to the UNESCO-listing,
Cuba-section, for further information on
the individual properties.
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