Cienfuegos capital of
Cienfuegos Province, is a city on the southern coast of
Cuba. It is located about 250 km (160 mi) from
Havana and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed
La Perla del Sur (Pearl of the South).
Cienfuegos literally translates to "one hundred fires"
Cienfuegos port, despite being one of the latest settlements established during the colonial era, soon grew to be a powerful town due to the fertile fields surrounding it and its position on the trade route between
Jamaica and South American cities to the southeast and the hinterland provincial capital of
Santa Clara to the northeast.
Source: Wikipedia
