Nueva Gerona
Nueva Gerona is a city in Cuba. It is the capital of the Isla de la Juventud special municipality and province. In 2012, 59,049 people lived there.
Presidio Modelo
The city has quarters of Centro, Abel Santamaría, Sierra Caballo, Nazareno, Saigón, Chacón and José Martí. In the suburban quarter of Chacón is the Presidio Modelo, a former prison and now a museum.
The city was founded in 1830.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.