village · Santiago de Cuba
El Caney
El Caney is a small village six kilometers to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.
Overview
El Caney is a small village six kilometers to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno.
Description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA.
El Caney is a village in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.056°, -75.767°.
The story of this place
Born here: Lorenzo Hierrezuelo, Cuban musician (1907–1993) and Caridad Hierrezuelo, Cuban singer (1924–2009).
It sits within the province of Santiago de Cuba.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are San Vicente (4 km to the north), Port Boniato (6 km to the north-west), Santiago de Cuba (7 km to the south-west) and Reparto Altamira (10 km to the south-west).
It is associated with local culture and history.
Highlights
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Get there
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What's near El Caney
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Fuerte del Viso, Sendero al Viso, Casa de Cultura Amador Montes de Oca, Los Pinos, Santo Tomás, Nuevo Modelo, Torre de telefonía, Las Flores, El Modelo, Iglesia Bautista Sagrada Familia, Base de Transporte Empresa Avícola, Empresa Avícola, Ducoreaux, Distribuidor La Ceiba, Rajayoga and Vista Alegre.
- Fuerte del Viso · heritage site
- 0.3 km
- Sendero al Viso · trail
- 0.4 km
- Casa de Cultura Amador Montes de Oca · arts centre
- 0.5 km
- Los Pinos · neighbourhood
- 1.0 km
- Santo Tomás · hamlet
- 1.0 km
- Nuevo Modelo · neighbourhood
- 1.2 km
- Torre de telefonía · tower
- 1.3 km
- Las Flores · neighbourhood
- 1.5 km
- El Modelo · neighbourhood
- 1.8 km
- Iglesia Bautista Sagrada Familia · church
- 2.1 km
- Base de Transporte Empresa Avícola · works
- 2.3 km
- Empresa Avícola · farm
- 2.3 km
- Ducoreaux · neighbourhood
- 2.5 km
- Distribuidor La Ceiba · locality
- 3.9 km
- Rajayoga · neighbourhood
- 4.5 km
- Vista Alegre · district
- 4.8 km
Around El Caney
1,207 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of El Caney, across 34 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on El Caney.
Notable near El Caney
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Museums
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture.
Universidad de Oriente
Universities & colleges
The University of Oriente - Santiago de Cuba is a university located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It was founded in 1947 and is organized in 12 Faculties.
Catedral basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Places of worship
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, also called Santiago de Cuba Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Santiago de Cuba, in eastern Cuba. The cathedral fronts onto Céspedes Park. Its facade has two marble sculptures.
Santiago de Cuba
Stations & terminals
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the province of the same name in Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, near the city harbor.
Estadio Guillermón Moncada
Stadiums & sport
Estadio Guillermón Moncada is a multi-use stadium in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is the second largest baseball stadium in Cuba and comfortably seats 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1964. It is a project of the architect Emilio Castro.
Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Historic & heritage
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 237
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 7
⛰️ Nature & terrain 21
🌾 Farming & fishing 23
🏭 Industry & resources 82
🏥 Health & care 87
🎓 Education 153
🏦 Civic & services 109
🚉 Transport 16
🏟️ Sport & leisure 59
⛪ Faith 42
🛒 Shops & markets 86
🛏️ Stay 285
What El Caney makes
101 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 5
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Este · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Industrial · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Centro de Estudios de Energía Solar · Planta Eléctrica · …
🏭 Industry 80
Almacén Central ETECSA · Astillero DAMEX · Astilleros de Oriente (ASTOR) · Base de Ómnibus 500 Aniversario · …
⛏️ Mining 2
Cantera de Arena · Cantera de Piedra
🌱 Farming 14
Complejo Avícola · Cultivos tapado · Empresa Avícola · Finca El Renacer · …
Industrial heritage
4 pre-1959 sites in and around El Caney — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Juraguá & Firmeza iron minesmine
- Santiago refinery (Texaco)oil
- Bacardí distillery, Santiagorum
- Santiago de Cuba railway stationrailway
Official information and sources
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