Cruces

Cruces is a municipality and town in Cienfuegos Province, Cuba. It is the home of the Mal Tiempo National Park which commemorates a battle in the 1895 War of Independence. The town was founded in 1852 in a place known as Sabana de Ibarra. The railway reaches the town in 1855. The municipality is divided into the barrios of Estrada Palma, Mal Tiempo, Marta and Monte Cristo. There were 5 sugar mills in the vicinity of Cruces, by its traditional names: San Francisco, Andreita, Santa Catalina, Caracas and Hormiguero. In 2004, the municipality of Cruces had a population of 32,139. With a total area of 198 km (76 sq mi), it has a population density of 162.3 /km (420 /sq mi). Education was provided by two Catholic Schools and several public...