Circuito Sur de Oriente


6–20 (Carretera Granma)
6–4 (Carretera a Manzanillo)
Circuito Sur de Oriente (CSO)
Southern Circuit of the Orient
The CSO across the municipality of Guamá
with the Sierra Maestra in background
Route information
Length347 km (216 mi)
6–4
East endBayamo Beltway
Major intersectionsBayamo–Montero Road
6–122
6–76
Bayamo–Montero Road (under construction)
6–20
West endCabo Cruz
6–20
West end6–4
East endCC
Location
CountryCuba
Major citiesBayamo, Manzanillo, Campechuela, Niquero, Pilón, Chivirico, Santiago de Cuba
Highway system

The Circuito Sur de Oriente (CSO), meaning "Southern Circuit of the Orient", is a west-east highway connecting Bayamo to Santiago de Cuba, through Manzanillo, Niquero and the southern coastal side of eastern Cuba, below the Sierra Maestra mountain range. Also known as Circuito Guacanayabo-Sur de Oriente, because it crosses the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the name Oriente (meaning "Orient"), refers to the ancient and former Oriente Province. With a length of 347 km, it is the fourth-longest Cuban highway after the "Carretera Central", the "Circuito Norte" and the "Circuito Sur".