Carretera Central
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The Carretera Central (abbreviation "CC") is Cuba's largest country road . It crosses the island in a west-east direction for around 1250 km. With the exception of Cienfuegos , the Carretera Central connects all of the capitals of the current 15 provinces in the country.
history
Under the rule of the dictator Gerardo Machado , construction of the two-lane road began on May 20, 1927 and ended on February 24, 1931.
Until the revolution under Fidel Castro , it was the only paved road in some rural areas in eastern Cuba. The easternmost section of the Carretera Central was built between 1964 and 1965. The 120 km long pass road, known as La Farola , crosses the “Sierra de Purial” and since then connects the former capital Baracoa for the first time by land with the rest of Cuba. The street is considered a prime example of the achievements of the revolutionaries.
Route
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The Carretera Central begins in the small town of La Fe in the west, near the Península de Guanahacabibes peninsula and ends in Baracoa on the eastern tip of Cuba. With Pinar del Río , La Habana , Matanzas , Santa Clara , Sancti Spíritus , Ciego de Ávila , Camagüey , Las Tunas , Holguín , Bayamo , Santiago de Cuba , Guantánamo and Baracoa, most of the large and important cities are connected to it. The road is supplemented by the country roads "Circuito Norte" (abbreviation "CN") and "Circuito Sur" (abbreviation "CS"), as well as the motorway "Autopista 1", which also run in a west-east direction.
