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Matanzas
Matanzas--the name means literally "slaughters"--is the Cuban city nearest the United States. Known at the heyday of the nineteenth-century sugar boom as the "Athens of Cuba," it is renowned for its art, its music, and its rich African heritage. It is also the place where Latin American baseball began. Yet most Americans have never heard of it. Miguel Bretos's fascinating history of his hometown remedies this oversight. Though he came to the United States as a Pedro Pan child and has lived all over the world, his family is still closely tied to the city where they lived for generations. After forty years he returned to his homeland "with the longing of an exile, the anticipation of a child, the curiosity of a visitor, the resentment of a victim, and--hopefully--the objectivity of a scholar." Bretos unfolds the Matanzas story from the aboriginal Tainos to the coming of revolution with solid research, wit, clarity, and the kind of vivid detail that can come only from an insider. But he also deftly inserts Matanzas into a larger picture. More than local history, this original work is Cuban history from a local perspective.
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Water Bird and Shorebird Counts in the Province of Matanzas, Cuba
"Counts of water birds and shorebirds were made in the province of Matanzas in Cuba during 14-21 February 1990. Forty-three species and at least 2246 individuals were recorded. The relatively few individuals seen suggest that, at least in February, narrow shores, which are subject to small tidal fluctuations, and drying inland conditions, contribute to unfavourable habitat for shorebirds and water birds. Extensive surveys of coastal and wetland habitats at different times of the year are needed to identify the archipelago's critical staging, wintering and breeding sites"--Abstract.
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