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The PNR conducts these activities across the 14 provinces of Cuba, each of which has its own police chief who reports to a central PNR command in Havana. [ 4 ] While the Internal Order and Crime Prevention controls the PNR, which is responsible for day-to-day policing, the Security division of the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for ...
Fototeca de Cuba is Cuba's national archive dedicated to photography and visual culture in the country. It was created in 1986 as a division of the Cuban State Cultural Heritage Fund and is located in Havana. [1] [2] [3] Fototeca de Cuba is one of the largest and most important photography archives in the Caribbean region.
Pilar García was born in San José de las Lajas on 12 October 1896. [2] In 1915 he became a soldier in the Cuban army.He retired in 1944 with the rank of captain. After the 1952 coup of Fulgencio Batista he re-entered active service with the rank of colonel.
The Territorial Troops Militia (Spanish: Milicias de Tropas Territoriales - MTT), is a Cuban paramilitary militia composed exclusively of civilian volunteers. It was established on May 1, 1980, and placed under the command of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR). [1]
Tornadoes in Cuba are not a rare occurrence as the island nation has been struck before in its history; the first tornado ever filmed was located in Cuba in 1933. [3] [4] Many of Cuba's tornadoes have intensity ratings of FU/EFU to F2/EF2 on the Fujita scale. However, five F3/EF3 and four F4/ EF4 tornadoes have been observed. [1]
The armament is very varied and to a large extent is the same as that used by the rest of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba (FAR), although in recent years they have been seen in military parades with new weapons that include nationally manufactured weapons and old Soviet weaponry modernized with accessories such as Vilma optical sights and silencers.
The 51-square-mile (13,210-hectare) Vinales valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site and among Cuba's top and best known tourist destinations. The wildfire had consumed approximately 350 hectares ...
Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo: 2000 1008; iii, iv (cultural) During the 19th and early 20th centuries, eastern Cuba was primarily involved with coffea cultivation. The remnants of the plantations display the techniques used in the difficult terrain, as well as the economic and social significance of the plantation system in Cuba and the ...