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Isabela de Sagua

An old customs port left in ruins by Hurricane Kate.

Population
3,187 (2011)
Founded
1843

Then

  1. 1843

    The town is founded as the port of Sagua la Grande.

  2. 1963

    Exile commandos attack a Soviet freighter in the harbor on March 17.

  3. 1985

    Hurricane Kate wrecks the village. Many people move to Nueva Isabela.

Now

The old village was never fully rebuilt.

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