Mayabeque River
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Mayabeque River (alternately Rio Mayabeque) (
(now connected with the main river only by irrigation canals) is named Antiguo Mayabeque. The Antiguo (ancient) Mayabeque is still navigable by small boats in the last 5 km (3.1 mi).Mayabeque was the largest river in the former
Vegetation
Among the plants that grow on the banks of the river you can find plenty of trees and shrubs of different species as the mangrove which gives a remarkable average color red to its waters.
History
The earliest mention of river data Mayabeque 1509, just 17 years after the discovery of Cuba, where some Indians had been referred to the father Houses in a place farther west from where it was Panfilo de Narvaez with their archers, the people were Indian in which they were captives, some Spanish people, two women and one man. It is believed that the original Havana (San Cristóbal de La Habana) village was founded in 1514 or 1515 on the banks of the Mayabeque (most likely on the Antiguo Mayabeque) a few kilometers from the south coast.
Mayabeque National Camp School
In 1956, under the leadership of
Gallery
See also
References
- The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
- ^ "Cuban Boy Scouts". Historical Boys' Uniforms. Historical Boys' Clothing. Retrieved 2012-09-08.
External links
- Romero, Gilberto Jr. "Cuba's Environmental Crisis". Contacto Magazine. Trans. Jose Valdes. Fee Cuba Foundation.
- "Mayaweb" (in Spanish).
- Rafael, Luis. "El río Mayabeque (cuento)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.