Fraternity Tree - Havana, Cuba
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tatie
N 23° 07.999 W 082° 21.561
17Q E 360819 N 2558926
Fraternity Tree is located in Havana, Cuba.
Waymark Code: WMFWGK
Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 12/08/2012
Views: 16
The Conferences of American States, commonly referred to as the Pan-American Conferences, were meetings of the Pan-American Union, an international organization for cooperation on trade and other issues.
They were first introduced by James G. Blaine of Maine in order to establish closer ties between the United States and its southern neighbors, specifically Latin America. Blaine hoped that ties between the USA and its southern counterparts would open Latin American markets to U.S. trade.
In 1928 this Cuban Ceiba tree was planted in Fraternity Park, adjacent to the Capitol building, with soil from all the countries of North and South America, as a symbol of Pan-American fraternity and goodwill.
Website: [Web Link]
Historic Event:
the VI Pan American Conference held at Havana [January 16 - February 20, 1928]
Year: 1928
Species: ceiba-tree
Approximate Age: 84
Location: Havana
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