Sights in Las Tunas
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Memorial a los Mártires de Barbados
Las Tunas' most evocative sight is located in the former home of Carlos Leyva González, an Olympic fencer who was killed in the nation's worst terrorist atrocity: the bombing of Cubana Flight 455 in 1976. Individual photos of the victims of the attack, which included the entire 24-member Cuban Olympic fencing team, line the museum walls and provide a poignant reminder of the fated airplane.
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Memorial Vicente García
A colonial-era structure near the eponymous park that commemorates Las Tunas' great War of Independence hero who captured the town from the Spanish in 1876, and torched it 21 years later when the colonizers sought to reclaim it. The limited exhibits include antique weapons and some grainy photos.
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Museo Provincial General Vicente García
Housed in the royal-blue town hall with a clock mounted on the front facade, the provincial museum documents local tunero history. Congenial guides will fill in the gaps.
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Monumento a Alfabetización
The pencil-like Monumento a Alfabetización marks the act passed in Las Tunas on November 16, 1961 to stamp out illiteracy.
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Galería Taller Escultura Rita Longa
The small Galería Taller Escultura pulls together some fine local work.
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Monumento al Trabajo
The Monumento al Trabajo commemorates Cuban workers.
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Sculptures
Popularly called the 'city of sculptures' , Las Tunas' alfresco art is dotted around the city. In Plaza Martiana, opened in 1995 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of José Martí's death, you'll see an inventive bronze statue of the apostle by Rita Longa that also acts as a solar clock. Other notables include the Monumento al Trabajo,commemorating Cuban workers, and the pencil-like Monumento a Alfabetización, marking the act passed in Las Tunas on November 16, 1961 to stamp out illiteracy. You'll have to get out to Motel el Cornito to see the emblematic Janus-inspired Cacique Maniabo y Jibacoa, a two-headed Taíno chief looking in opposite directions. Back in town the…
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Plaza de la Revolución
Las Tunas' revolution square is huge, bombastic and worth a once-over. Check out the huge Lenin-esque sculpture of Vicente García, sword raised, and the giant Che billboard.
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