Sancti Spíritus

Trinidad, the third city of Cuba, Valley of the Sugar Mills (Valle de los Ingenios) and Ancón, the most beautiful beach of the southern shore are found in the southwestern parts of Sancti Spíritus. Among the many colonial towns in the Americas, the old city centre of Trinidad is one of the best preserved. Trinidad is a tourist town, with its character of an outdoor museum. This town, together with the Valley of the Sugar Mills -which used to serve quite a central function in sugar production and in slave trade- are both listed as Unesco World Heritage Sites. In northern Sancti Spíritus, the museum of Camilo Cienfuegos -a highly noted commander of the Cuban Revolution- can be visited.