Consolación del Sur is a municipality and town in the

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. Also called the ''Athens of Vueltabajo'', it was founded in 1690.

Geography

It is located in a major

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-growing area;

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is also cultivated as in much of the

. Wards () of the municipality include Villa I, Villa II, Pueblo Nuevo, Arroyo de Agua, Crucero de Echevarría, El Canal, Entronque de Herradura, Herradura, Entronque de Pilotos, Pilotos,

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, and Alonso Rojas.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Consolación del Sur had a population of 87,500. With a total area of , it has a population density of .

Attractions

There are three churches in this town, one

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parish (dedicated to "

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", or Our Lady of the Purification) and two

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es. The town has two parks; the

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is near the central park. There is also the Consolación del Sur Municipal Museum.

Notable people

Willy Chirino Willy Chirino (born April 5, 1947, in Consolación del Sur, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Early life Following the communist revolution in Cuba, Chirino came to the United States ...

(b. 1947), Cuban-American musician *Frank Delgado (b. 1960), musician * Juan Miranda (b. 1983), baseball player * Diosmely Peña (b. 1985), athlete

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