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Laguna de Leche

wetland · Ciego de Ávila

Laguna de Leche

Laguna de Leche is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Morón, and has a

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Laguna de Leche is the largest natural freshwater lake in Cuba. It is located in the wetland of northern Ciego de Ávila Province, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Morón, and has a total surface of 67.2 square kilometres (25.9 sq mi). The man-made Zaza Reservoir, at 113.5 km2 (43.8 sq mi), is the largest inland body of water by area in the country.

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Laguna de Leche is a wetland in Ciego de Ávila, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.209°, -78.621°.

It sits within the province of Ciego de Ávila.

The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Loma de Cunagua (21 km to the south-east), Valle del Alunado (46 km to the west), Realengo de Las Treinta y Seis Leguas (55 km to the south-east) and Caguanes National Park (56 km to the west).

It is associated with nature.

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22.20920, -78.62140

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19:30
Sunset
12h 30m
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Emergency

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  • FireRecent
    105
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    State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).

    +53 7 866 4499

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What's near Laguna de Leche

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 Ensenada del Indio, Laguna La Redonda, Embarcadero, Alevinaje, Peñaranda, Paladar La Rueda, Loma Ciega, Villamil, Teatro Reguero, SERVISA, Barrio del Cartón, Transporte Escolar, El Paraíso, La Uneca, Politécnico de Salud and Parque Louis P. Martin.

Ensenada del Indio · bay
2.9 km
Laguna La Redonda · hamlet
5.2 km
Embarcadero · neighbourhood
7.6 km
Alevinaje · fishery
9.7 km
Peñaranda · neighbourhood
9.8 km
Paladar La Rueda · cuban kitchen
9.9 km
Loma Ciega · neighbourhood
9.9 km
Villamil · neighbourhood
9.9 km
Teatro Reguero · theatre
10.0 km
SERVISA · works
10.1 km
Barrio del Cartón · neighbourhood
10.2 km
Transporte Escolar · works
10.3 km
El Paraíso · neighbourhood
10.3 km
La Uneca · neighbourhood
10.3 km
Politécnico de Salud · university
10.6 km
Parque Louis P. Martin · park
10.8 km

Around Laguna de Leche

168 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Laguna de Leche, across 26 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Laguna de Leche.

🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 1

Cuban cuisine & lechón 1

🌾 Farming & fishing 1

Fishing & aquaculture 1

🏭 Industry & resources 12

Factories & works 12

🛒 Shops & markets 23

Stores & supermarkets 23

What Laguna de Leche makes

14 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →

⚡ Energy 1

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Morón

🏭 Industry 12

Acopio · AT Comercial Cayo Coco · Base de Ómnibus Municipales · Base de Ómnibus TRANSMETRO · …

🐟 Fishing 1

Alevinaje

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