Holguin

Holguín is the capital of the Cuban Province Holguín.

History

It was founded as San Isidoro de Holguín in 1545,[2] and it is named after its founder García de Holguín a Spanish Military officer. Prior to 1976, Holguin was located in the province of Oriente.

Infrastructure

There are several small city parks, most central the Calixto García in the downtown area. Close by one finds the galleries Centro Provincial de Arte and Bayado, a library, the club Casa de la Trova, the Martí cinema, the Theatre Eddy Suñol, the Province Museum La Periquera, a science museum, and a history museum. From the hill Loma de la Cruz, where a large crucifix is installed, which can be ascended by its 465 stairs, one can oversee the whole city.

Holguín has a baseball stadium. The Frank País International Airport (city code HOG) is connected to Havana and several other world destinations.

Economy

The brewery Ceverercia Bucanero - a joint venture with Labatt of Canada - is based in the city. It makes three brands of beer (Bucanero, Cristal and Mayabe) sold in convertible pesos.