San Luis, Santiago de Cuba
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San Luis is a town and municipality in the Santiago de Cuba Province of Cuba. It is located 12 mi (19 km) north of Santiago de Cuba.
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[edit] Economy
- It is a railroad junction
- Agriculture: processing and trading of sugarcane, coffee, fruit, coffee roasting
- Stock raising
- Mining: manganese deposits
- Industry: sugar mills Rafael Reyes (NNE) and Paquito Rosales (NE) are located nearby
[edit] History
The city was founded in 1827 on the location of a ranch. Arrival of the railroad accelerated its development San Luis achieved municipality status on 19th August, 1898. It contains the communities of Dos Caminos, La Luz, Majaguabo and Monte Dos Leguas.
[edit] Personalities
- Ibrahim Ferrer - Son singer