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Nueva
Gerona is the capital city of the Isla
de la Juventud
special municipality of Cuba. The city is located between the hills of Caballos
and Casas, about 3 km up the Río Casas, which provides a navigable
waterway to the Caribbean Sea.
The
city was founded in 1830 by American pioneers. There is an American
graveyard in Nueva Gerona to this day. |