Tourist Guide Jardines del Rey
Jardines del Rey, a chain of tiny islands, is located in the north coast of Cuba. Popularly known as King’s Gardens, Jardines del Rey, which lies in Ciego de Avila, has a population of around 500,000.
The region is characterised by a moist, tropical climate, and it stays pleasantly warm all round the year. The maximum rainfall is between September and October.
Named by the Spanish in the early sixteenth century, the islands were a popular refuge centre for pirates and corsairs. In the 1860s, the territory played a major role during the first Cuban War of Independence.
The development of the sugar industry in the twentieth century brought in immigrants from Spain and the Caribbean Islands. These workers brought in dance, music, arts, crafts, cooking and painting, which are now important cultural elements of Jardines del Rey.
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