Cuban Missile Crisis – San Cristobál II

Cuba / Pinar del Rio / Los Palacios /
 military, Cold War 1947-1991, closed / former military, strategic rocket forces
Site of one of the nine missile bases constructed by the Soviet Union during the so-called Cuban Missile Crisis, in the fall of 1962. More Photos at:

www.flickr.com/photos/martintrolle/sets/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_missile_crisis
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Coordinates:   22°41'3"N   83°15'15"W

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  • San Cristobál II launch site (Cuba, 1962) (22 40 57N, 83 15 01W):
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