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From the middle of the 19th century many expeditions of independence fighters landed here (including Antonio Maceo and Jos� Mart�) which greatly helped the independence from Spain in 1902.
Before the Cuban Revolution the only access was by sea, but in the 1960s a 120 km long road from Guant�namo named La Farola was built through the mountains, which was one of the showcases of the revolution. The road had already been planned by the Batista government, but never got built. The highest point of the road is at over 600 m and it passes 11 bridges
