Cardenas is a harbor town that is still much like it was in the past, with horse-drawn carriages and bicycles dominating the narrow streets. This popular foreign expat city is not far from Varadero, where many of the people from Cardenas work in the tourism industry. Buildings come in several architectural styles, and there are a few 19th-century military fortresses. Some popular points of interest include Parque Colon, where the first Cuban flag flew, Plaza Molocoff with its daily vegetable market, the renowned Arrechabala rum factory, and two museums – Museo de Oscar de Maria Rojas and the home of assassinated Cuban student leader Jose Antonio Echevarria. Cardenas

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