Circuito Sur de Oriente

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Circuito Sur de Oriente (CSO)
Southern Circuit of the Orient
Circuito Sur de Oriente map (Cuba).png
Carretera Granma2.jpg
The CSO across the municipality of Guamá
with the Sierra Maestra in background
Route information
Length347 km (216 mi)
Major junctions
West end Bayamo (Granma Province)
East end Santiago (Santiago Province)
Location
Country Cuba
Major cities Bayamo, Manzanillo, Campechuela, Niquero, Pilón, Chivirico, Santiago de Cuba
Highway system
The CSO across the coastline of Guama Carretera Granma1.jpg
The CSO across the coastline of Guamá
The CSO east of Caleton blanco, Guama Guama 294A9699 Caleton Blanco Cuba.jpg
The CSO east of Caleton blanco, Guama

The Circuito Sur de Oriente (CSO), meaning "Southern Circuit of the Orient", is a west-east highway connecting Bayamo to Santiago de Cuba, through Manzanillo, Niquero and the southern coastal side of eastern Cuba, below the Sierra Maestra mountain range. [1] Also known as Circuito Guacanayabo-Sur de Oriente, because it crosses the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the name Oriente (meaning "Orient"), refers to the ancient and former Oriente Province. With a length of 347 km, it is the fourth-longest Cuban highway after the "Carretera Central", the "Circuito Norte" and the "Circuito Sur".

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Route

Description

The CSO, whose endpoints cross the Carretera Central, starts in Bayamo, capital of Granma Province, and ends in Santiago, the second Cuban city and capital of Santiago de Cuba Province. It is divided into a pair of Carretera branches:

Table

The table below shows the route of the Circuito Sur de Oriente. [1] Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats.

SettlementMunicipalityProvince
Bayamo (Bayamo) Granma
Santa Rosa (to El Dátil) Bayamo Granma
William Soler (crossroad) Bayamo Granma
Solis Bayamo Granma
El Dorado (University of Granma) Bayamo Granma
Peralejo Bayamo Granma
Entronque Bueycito (to Bueycito) Bayamo Granma
Barranca (to Julia-Mabay) Bayamo Granma
Los Cayos Yara Granma
Repelón Yara Granma
Macuto Yara Granma
Veguitas Yara Granma
Sofía (crossroad) Yara Granma
Yara (Yara)Granma
Coboa Yara Granma
Cayo Redondo Yara Granma
Las Novillas Manzanillo Granma
Blanquizal Manzanillo Granma
Manzanillo (Manzanillo)Granma
San Francisco Manzanillo Granma
El Congo Manzanillo Granma
Los Letreros Manzanillo Granma
La Demajagua (crossroad) Manzanillo Granma
San Antonio Manzanillo Granma
Calicito (to Troya) Manzanillo Granma
Israel Licea Campechuela Granma
El Puntico Campechuela Granma
Campechuela (Campechuela)Granma
Ceiba Hueca Campechuela Granma
San Ramón Campechuela Granma
Media Luna (Media Luna)Granma
San Diego Media Luna Granma
Entronque Niquero-Pilón (to Niquero) Media Luna Granma
Fairytale down.png Media Luna–Niquero–Cabo Cruz fork section Fairytale down.png (start)
Entronque Niquero-Pilón (to Pilón) Media Luna Granma
Santa Isabel Niquero Granma
Jagua Niquero Granma
Niquero (Niquero)Granma
Guanito Niquero Granma
Hondón Niquero Granma
Marea de Limones Niquero Granma
Marea de Belic Niquero Granma
Belic Niquero Granma
Palma de la Cruz Niquero Granma
Playa Las Coloradas Niquero Granma
Cabo Cruz Niquero Granma
Fairytale up.png Media Luna–Niquero–Cabo Cruz fork section Fairytale up.png (end)
Entronque Niquero-Pilón (to Niquero) Media Luna Granma
La Junta Media Luna Granma
Blanca Rosa Media Luna Granma
Sevilla Arriba Pilón Granma
La Alegría Pilón Granma
Pilón (Pilón)Granma
Saturnino Pilón Granma
Punta de Piedra Pilón Granma
Marea del Portillo Pilón Granma
Mota Pilón Granma
Buenavista (crossroad) Pilón Granma
El Macho Guamá Santiago
La Magdalena Guamá Santiago
La Plata Guamá Santiago
Las Cuevas Guamá Santiago
Ocujal Guamá Santiago
La Mula Guamá Santiago
La Uvita Guamá Santiago
Uvero Guamá Santiago
Guamá Abajo Guamá Santiago
Chivirico (Guamá)Santiago
Cayo Damas Guamá Santiago
Quiebra Seca Guamá Santiago
Río Seco Guamá Santiago
El Francés Guamá Santiago
Aserradero Guamá Santiago
Dos Ríos Guamá Santiago
Caletón Blanco Guamá Santiago
Cañizo Guamá Santiago
Juan González Guamá Santiago
Buey Cabón Guamá Santiago
Mar Verde Santiago de Cuba Santiago
Oanones Santiago de Cuba Santiago
El Carmen (to El Cobre and Parada) Santiago de Cuba Santiago
Santiago de Cuba (Santiago de Cuba)Santiago

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References

  1. 1 2 Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - ISBN   959-7049-21-X

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