beach · Cienfuegos
Las Playitas
Las Playitas is a beach destination in Cienfuegos province, Cuba. It is known for beaches and waterfront.
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Overview
Las Playitas is a beach in Cienfuegos, Cuba. It is located at approximately 21.974°, -80.360°.
It sits within the province of Cienfuegos.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Cayo Colorado (13 km to the north-west), Cayo Ocampo (13 km to the north-west), Cayo Madama (13 km to the north) and Cayo Alcatraz (14 km to the north-west).
It is associated with beaches and waterfront.
Highlights
Verified highlights
Source-backed classifications from the CubaAtlas record — each opens the places that share it. No star ratings.
Your companion for Las Playitas
honest data · every value datedConditions
No dataLive sea and weather conditions aren't connected here yet. When they are, this strip will summarize what's realistic to do today — and flag anything to check first — each value stamped with how fresh it is and where it came from.
Get there
21.97440, -80.35970Opens your maps app for turn-by-turn directions. CubaAtlas doesn't track your location.
Tropical outlook
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Weather
No dataAir temperature, wind, rain chance and UV for planning your day.
Weather adapters (NOAA + Cuba's INSMET) are the next feed to wire — each value will be stamped with its observation time and source.
Marine conditions
No dataSea-surface temperature, wave height, swell and currents for swimming, diving and boating.
Sea-state adapters (NOAA CoastWatch SST ~5 km, NHC marine, NDBC buoys) are queued next — near-real-time values, never a guessed number.
Water & safety
No dataWhether the water and conditions look manageable today for swimming or wading.
Once sea state and any advisories are connected, this frames conditions as favorable, use-caution, or not-recommended — always with the reason. It will never certify safety; final judgment is yours and the local lifeguard's.
Wildlife
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Fishing
No dataConditions for fishing, plus the standing reminder that legality is local.
Once sea state is connected, this shows whether conditions look workable — but it will always defer the question of whether fishing is permitted to local rules.
Daylight & season
Local time CDT (UTC−4). Computed from the date and coordinates — accurate to about a minute. Recent
Within the Atlantic hurricane season (Jun 1 – Nov 30). Check active advisories before coastal or boating plans.
Seismic activity
LiveChecking USGS for recent seismic activity…
Emergency
- 106Police (PNR)Recent
- 104Ambulance / medicalRecent
- 105FireRecent
- +53 7 866 4499Asistur (traveler assistance)Recent
State travel-assistance service for visitors (medical, legal, financial help).
These are Cuba's publicly published national numbers. Coverage, language support, and response times vary by area and are not verified in real time — confirm the correct local number with your accommodation on arrival.
CubaAtlas states how much it knows and how fresh it is. Values marked “No data” aren't connected yet — we show you the official source instead of guessing. Not for navigation, rescue, or legal decisions.
What's near Las Playitas
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 Playa Anguila, Ambuila, Gavilán, El Roble and Nuevo Arimao.
- Playa Anguila · beach
- 2.8 km
- Ambuila · hamlet
- 3.9 km
- Gavilán · hamlet
- 4.2 km
- El Roble · hamlet
- 6.6 km
- Nuevo Arimao · village
- 11.7 km
Around Las Playitas
62 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Las Playitas, across 21 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Las Playitas.
Notable near Las Playitas
Castillo de Jagua
Historic & heritage
The Castle of Jagua is a fortress south of Cienfuegos in Cuba. It is located near the entrance to the Cienfuegos Bay, in the port of Jagua. It was originally named "Castillo de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles de Jagua". It was built in 1742.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 5
⛰️ Nature & terrain 5
🌾 Farming & fishing 2
🏥 Health & care 6
🎓 Education 8
🏦 Civic & services 8
🚉 Transport 3
🏟️ Sport & leisure 3
🛒 Shops & markets 8
🛏️ Stay 14
What Las Playitas makes
1 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
🌱 Farming 1
San José
Official information and sources
generated from facts
- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia