mountain · Guantánamo
El Yunque, Cuba
El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape t
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El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil.
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El Yunque, Cuba is a mountain in Guantánamo, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.352°, -74.574°.
It sits within the province of Guantánamo.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Salto Fino (10 km to the south-west), Cuchillas del Toa (16 km to the south-west), Alto de Marañón (21 km to the south-east) and Sierra del Purial (21 km to the south-west).
It is associated with nature and limestone hills.
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What's near El Yunque, Cuba
Nearby places
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Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Yunque de Baracoa, Loma del Yunque, Estatua de Maceo, Mirador del Yunque, Los Cacaos, Tabajo, La Rencontra, Finca Duaba, Fábrica de Chocolate, La Esperanza, Fuerte La Punta and Methodist church.
- Yunque de Baracoa · peak
- 0.4 km
- Loma del Yunque · viewpoint
- 0.8 km
- Estatua de Maceo · artwork
- 0.8 km
- Mirador del Yunque · viewpoint
- 1.4 km
- Los Cacaos · hamlet
- 1.7 km
- Tabajo · locality
- 2.3 km
- La Rencontra · hamlet
- 3.3 km
- Finca Duaba · attraction
- 3.7 km
- Fábrica de Chocolate · works
- 5.0 km
- La Esperanza · hamlet
- 5.3 km
- Fuerte La Punta · castle
- 7.6 km
- Methodist church · church
- 7.8 km
Around El Yunque, Cuba
282 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of El Yunque, Cuba, across 31 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on El Yunque, Cuba.
Notable near El Yunque, Cuba
Yunque de Baracoa
Peaks & volcanoes
El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil.
Basílica Menor e Iglesia Parroquial Mayor de Nuestra Señora de Asunción
Places of worship
The Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral also called Baracoa Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the town of Baracoa on the island and Caribbean nation of Cuba.
Cruz de La Parra
Historic & heritage
La Cruz de la Parra, or The Sacred Cross of Parra, as it is referred to in English, is a wooden cross which was erected by Christopher Columbus in Cuba after he had landed there during his First Voyage in 1492. It is considered the oldest artifact connected with Columbus to be found in the Americas.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 39
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3
⛰️ Nature & terrain 10
🏭 Industry & resources 4
🏥 Health & care 12
🎓 Education 17
🏦 Civic & services 19
🚉 Transport 4
🏟️ Sport & leisure 14
⛪ Faith 10
🛒 Shops & markets 13
🛏️ Stay 137
What El Yunque, Cuba makes
5 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 1
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Désel Mabujabo
🏭 Industry 4
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Désel Mabujabo · Fábrica de Chocolate · La Bloquera · Lecheria
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