Archaeology · Mayabeque
Jibacoa
Jibacoa is an archaeological site at 23°09′15″N 81°55′02″W in Mayabeque province.
Jibacoa: coast and water
470 m at 173°: Caleta Chipiona (cove); 1820 m at 285°: Punta Bauzá (point); 1820 m at 105°: Caleta El Segundo Chivito (cove); 1820 m at 105°: Playa Rotilla (beach); 4770 m at 90°: Playa El Fraile (beach); 6890 m at 94°: Playa de Jibacoa (beach).
Jibacoa: inland
1710 m at 254°: San Juan de la Mar (locality); 1820 m at 105°: Zorrilla (locality); 3500 m at 98°: Concepción (locality); 3630 m at 293°: Realengo Dos Hermanos (locality); 3920 m at 227°: Camilo Cienfuegos (settlement); 4070 m at 161°: San Mateo (hamlet); 4170 m at 179°: Beitio (locality); 4170 m at 124°: Castro (locality); 4170 m at 124°: Rincón (locality); 5080 m at 265°: Sierra del Arzobispo (hills); 5190 m at 95°: Serrote (locality); 5350 m at 219°: El Hospital (locality); 5350 m at 219°: Tres Hermanos (locality); 5360 m at 216°: El Comino (settlement); 5530 m at 99°: Boca de Jibacoa (settlement); 5650 m at 97°: tropicoco (hotel).
Jibacoa: distances
980 m at 279°: Santa Cruz del Norte; 1820 m at 105°: Playa Rotilla; 1820 m at 105°: Playa La Chivita; 51060 m at 105°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 37350 m at 108°: Port of Matanzas (port); 60290 m at 264°: Marina Hemingway (marina).
Protected: 18810 m at 276°: Area Protegida Rincón de Guanabo; 21210 m at 246°: Área Protegida La Coca; 22110 m at 228°: Área Protegida Escaleras de Jaruco.
Jibacoa: close by
9530 m at 283°: Base de Pesca (fishing); 9960 m at 287°: Fortín Boca de Jaruco (site); 20110 m at 284°: Bajo Jaruco (reef).
Jibacoa: on and around
Within 15 km: 23 farms & plantations, 18 schools, 13 stores & supermarkets, 12 attractions, 11 camp sites, 9 stations & terminals, 9 guest houses & hostels, 8 places of worship, 8 stadiums & sport, 8 trails & viewpoints.
510 m at 281°: Monumento a Guiteras (attractions); 510 m at 278°: Malecón de Santa Cruz (urban parks & plazas); 540 m at 256°: Museo Local (museums); 600 m at 260°: Cine Santa Cruz (theatres & arts); 1090 m at 211°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 1610 m at 264°: Estadio de Béisbol (stadiums & sport); 1780 m at 259°: Santa Cruz del Norte (attractions); 1780 m at 257°: Zona de vuelo en Parapente "Santa Cruz del Norte" (stadiums & sport); 2510 m at 213°: Jardines de Hershey (urban parks & plazas); 2740 m at 281°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 3340 m at 228°: Jesser & Katia's tours (guest houses & hostels); 3790 m at 91°: Casa de Yuliet (guest houses & hostels); 4140 m at 91°: Casa Villa El Relincho (guest houses & hostels).
Jibacoa: marine life records
275 records of 126 species within 10 km, 1830 to 2025: 166 fish, 28 corals, 20 molluscs, 20 crustaceans, 18 seabirds and shorebirds, 10 echinoderms, 7 marine mammals, 2 sponges, 2 seagrass and algae, 1 turtles, 1 other. That is 87.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acanthurus coeruleus, 11 (fish); Physalia physalis, 11 (corals); Malacoctenus, 10 (fish); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 9 (fish); Ocypode quadrata, 7 (crustaceans); Tripneustes ventricosus, 5 (echinoderms); Fregata magnificens, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Abudefduf saxatilis, 5 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 5 (fish); Coenobita clypeatus, 5 (crustaceans); Diadema antillarum, 4 (echinoderms).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 3, Feb 1, Mar 1, Apr 1, May 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Jibacoa: notes
Painted caves are fragile, so follow the guide.
Getting to Jibacoa
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Canasí stands about 12 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: Wikidata (CC0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.