"Up for sale is a remarkably well-preserved, 100% original mid-century historical archive documenting 'Excursion No. 80' by the Cuban academic group Grupo Humboldt (Humboldtistas). Dated February 19–25, 1951, this completely intact archive covers an expedition traveling from Santiago de Cuba to Guantánamo, exploring the arid 'Mogote' hills of Jatibonico, and visiting the historic park at Los Mangos de Baraguá."
Original Typed 2-Page Field Itinerary: Signed by leader Luis Puig B. and Alfonso Sabater, dated Feb 19, 1951. Detailing full times, departure points (Bacardí Museum), supplies needed, and lodging arrangements at 'Las Palmas' estate.
A collection of 40+ original, vintage black-and-white snapshots mapping out the exact trip.
Detailed architectural, interior ceiling documentation of their campsite/estate lodging.
Some of the photos feature pencil and ink validation on the reverse sides, explicitly marking the locations like "Mangos de Baraguá" and "Ex. Nº 80". [1]
The historical obelisk park and entrance monument at Los Mangos de Baraguá (the definitive 1878 site of General Antonio Maceo's Protest against Spain).
Group photos of the Humboldtistas posing in the rural field terrain, climbing the historic mango trees, and riding inside their retrofitted rail transport car ("El ferrocarril").
Arid landscapes showing the steep rocky hills and massive cacti groves of Jatibonico.
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