. Book of the Royal blue . I- Mirtesy American Photii Co., HavanaIN THh iSLK OF PINES latter extends from the north to the southcoast of the island. But Camaguey, sixty-four miles be^^ond, is, next to Santiago, themost interesting city in Eastern Cuba, andis one of the oldest settlements in the To reach Santiago de Cuba from thenorth, the tourist passes through the grand-est and wildest scenery in Cuba, as themountain ranges are very high, some peaksof which, near the south coast, reach an. Courtesy American Photo Co., HavanaA TYPICAL HOME ON A SDGAR PLANTATION island, to which fact its many v
. Book of the Royal blue . I- Mirtesy American Photii Co., HavanaIN THh iSLK OF PINES latter extends from the north to the southcoast of the island. But Camaguey, sixty-four miles be^^ond, is, next to Santiago, themost interesting city in Eastern Cuba, andis one of the oldest settlements in the To reach Santiago de Cuba from thenorth, the tourist passes through the grand-est and wildest scenery in Cuba, as themountain ranges are very high, some peaksof which, near the south coast, reach an. Courtesy American Photo Co., HavanaA TYPICAL HOME ON A SDGAR PLANTATION island, to which fact its many very oldchurches are attesting witnesses. Cama-guey has some of the quaintest streets inexistence, narrow and ill-shaped, but pe-culiarly charming in spite of this to-day shows every sign of being altitude of over 8,000 feet above sea is a little dream city, built onmany hills, with steep streets, nearly allasphalted, clean and well maintained. Re-cently, Santiago witnessed the completionof two important improvements that must 16 THE INTERIOR OF CUBA necessarily affect the progress of the townin a decidedly favorable manner. Thefirst is that of a system of electric streetrailways, a boon of incalculable value tothe town, which has a population of nearly50,000; the other is that of a new reservoirand water supply system. Santiago is an intensely interesting place,the high mountains encircling it adding a charm to the neighborhood that no otherpart of Cuba
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