Valle de los Ingenios, Sugar plantation valley in Sancti Spíritus Province, Cuba
The Valle de los Ingenios spans three connected valleys containing former sugar mills, colonial mansions, barracks, and agricultural fields across the landscape.
This valley functioned as a center of sugar production from the late 18th to the 19th century, with over fifty sugar mills processing sugarcane using enslaved labor.
The preserved architecture of sugar estates demonstrates the colonial engineering methods and industrial techniques used in Caribbean sugar production during the 1800s.
Visitors access the valley through guided tours departing from Trinidad, with the Manaca-Iznaga Tower offering views of the entire agricultural region.
The 45-meter Manaca-Iznaga Tower contains a bell that regulated the daily schedule of workers and served as a monitoring post for the sugar plantations.
Location: Sancti Spíritus Province
Part of: Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios
GPS coordinates: 21.84139,-79.85806
Latest update: May 8, 2025 10:44
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