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Camagüey's historical center possesses as singularity to be the highier extension of the country with 330 ha. It is constructed in 316 apples, 12 squares and 18 littles squares. There exist 9 992 buildings placed in this sector of the city, of these 42 % possesses historical, architectural or environmental value. Inside the irregular urban plot, where the squares, and the towers of the temples define the urban landscape, the religious digest encloses a high significance characterizing in the great majority a the mentioned spaces, motive by which Camagüey is known from the last times as the city of the churches. It is very important for his historical center to possess two homogeneous sets of high value: San Juan de Dios and El Carmen, symbolized both by the church and the convent. In these sets, besides the religious architecture, the digest is outlined habitacional defined by a high number of buildings, being outlined the examples belonging to the traditional house called of baroque influence, belonging to the XVIIIth century and beginning of the XIXth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]