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first coffee plantations


states: [cuba]

category: cultural

year: 2000

location: Santiago and Guantanamo Provinces, South-Eastern Region

region: Latin America and the Caribbean

latitude/longitude: 20.0300000000, -75.3913888900

First Coffee Plantations

The remains of the 19th-century coffee plantations in the foothills of the Sierra Maestra are unique evidence of a pioneer form of agriculture in a difficult terrain. They throw considerable light on the economic, social, and technological history of the Caribbean and Latin American region.

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