The ruins of colonial ingenuity The Alexandria is located south of the new province of Mayabeque in the town of Guines , less than three miles down the road to the beach of El Rosario.
The site was declared a National Monument on December 31, 1981 and includes the remains of the aqueduct, the machinery and the old sugar house in the Alexandria. These buildings date from 1790 and are a unique part of the technological variants of the use of water as an energy source in the country.
The Alexandria is part of the cultural identity of the town of Guines , and has been a source of inspiration for poets, writers, improvisers poetry, historians and artists, among many others.
The monument itself consists of the remains of the aqueduct, machinery and housing of the old mill. It is estimated that the buildings date from between 1790 and 1793 which represent an exceptional component historic heritage of the region Mayabeque.
According to researchers, this wonderful colonial engineering work was the beginning of the technical advances found with great Iron Road Havana Guines, ended November 18, 1838. The story goes that the Alexandria was demolished and auctioned off by auction on November 23, 1889. Today the ruins of the canal with its arcades, unique in Latin America and is part of the cultural identity of the town of Guines.
PHOTOS: Roberto Suárez
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