Cardenas, a place of firsts: the first railroad in Matanzas Province; the first electrical plant for the provision of public lighting in Cuba (September, 1889). It was second in the world, behind New York; the first place on Cuban soil over which the national flag flew, dubbing Cárdenas as "The Banner City"; and oddly enough, the first place over which the American Flag flew in Cuba.

Once a vital hub of activity we were told that the train only runs once a day from here