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.Source: Mapa de Carreteras de Cuba (Road map of Cuba). Ediciones GEO, Havana 2011 - 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".
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: The 6-4, also known as "Carretera a Manzanillo", "Carretera a Campechuela" and "Carretera a Niquero", runs From Bayamo to a fork to Niquero via Yara, Manzanillo, Campechuela and Media Luna. It crosses the shore of the Gulf of Guacanayabo, and the section to Niquero centre continues to Cape Cruz, through Playa Las Coloradas, in Desembarco del Granma National Park. The 6-20, also known as "Carretera de Pilón" and "Carretera Granma", runs from the fork to Niquero to Santiago de Cuba, through Pilón, Marea del Portillo, Uvero and Chivirico (seat of Guamá municipality). It runs at almost along the coastline, below the Sierra Maestra mountain range and the Turquino National Park.
Table The table below shows the route of the Circuito Sur de Oriente. Note: Provincial seats are shown in bold; the names shown under brackets in the section "Municipality" indicate the municipal seats. Settlement Municipality Province Bayamo (Bayamo) Granma Santa Rosa Bayamo Granma William Soler Bayamo Granma Solis Bayamo Granma El Dorado (University of Granma) Bayamo Granma Peralejo Bayamo Granma Entronque Bueycito Bayamo Granma Barranca Bayamo Granma Los Cayos Yara Granma Repelón Yara Granma Macuto Yara Granma Veguitas Yara Granma Sofía 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 Manzanillo Granma San Antonio Manzanillo Granma Calicito 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 Media Luna–Niquero–Cabo Cruz fork section (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 Media Luna–Niquero–Cabo Cruz fork section (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 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 Santiago de Cuba Santiago Santiago de Cuba (Santiago de Cuba) Santiago
See also
Roads in Cuba Circuito Sur
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