beach · Holguín
Guardalavaca
Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province of Cuba. It is a tourist location due to its white sandy beaches and warm waters. Guardalavaca beach is protected by a larg
Overview
Guardalavaca is a town in the Holguín Province of Cuba. It is a tourist location due to its white sandy beaches and warm waters. Guardalavaca beach is protected by a large coral reef and is visited by both local Cubans and tourists. Most Cuban workers in the all-inclusive hotels are transported daily in buses from neighbouring cities like Holguin, Banes, and Rafael Freyre, as only a few Cubans live in Guardalavaca due to the small size of the resort. Between Guardalavaca and Playa Esmeralda are dry tropical forest where endemic Cuban birdlife like hummingbirds Cuban emerald can be seen.…
Guardalavaca is a beach in Holguín, Cuba. It is located at approximately 21.120°, -75.819°.
It sits within the province of Holguín.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Holguín (53 km to the south-west).
It is associated with beaches, beach resorts, snorkeling and waterfront.
Highlights
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Weather
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Water & safety
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Wildlife
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Fishing
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Emergency
- 106Police (PNR)Recent
- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
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What's near Guardalavaca
Where to stay, eat & explore in Guardalavaca
Nearby places
Distances are straight-line, measured between recorded coordinates — not driving distance.
Around Guardalavaca
208 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Guardalavaca, across 30 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Guardalavaca.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 20
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 2
⛰️ Nature & terrain 23
🌾 Farming & fishing 6
🏭 Industry & resources 13
🏥 Health & care 16
🎓 Education 24
🏦 Civic & services 14
🚉 Transport 3
🏟️ Sport & leisure 18
⛪ Faith 8
🛒 Shops & markets 20
🛏️ Stay 41
What Guardalavaca makes
14 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 1
Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Melilla
🏭 Industry 10
Base TRANSGAVIOTA · Batching Plant Cantón · Canela 110 kV · Empresa de Recuperación de Materias Primas · …
⛏️ Mining 3
Cantera de rocoso azul Samá · Cantera Rocoso Azul Cañadón · Cantera Rocoso Azul Las Lajas
Photos
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Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Antal Feith · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yfrojas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Official information and sources
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