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Matanzas
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cub
Overview
Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas, 102 kilometres (63 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.
Matanzas is a island in Matanzas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 23.041°, -81.578°.
It sits within the province of Matanzas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Varadero (32 km to the east), Havana (81 km to the west) and Cárdenas (38 km to the east).
It is associated with local culture, architecture, history and waterfront.
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What's near Matanzas
Where to stay, eat & explore in Matanzas
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Around Matanzas
577 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Matanzas, across 32 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Matanzas.
Notable near Matanzas
Museo del Arte
Museums
El Museo de Arte de Matanzas, también llamado Museo Lorenzo Padilla Díaz, es el Museo de arte cubano y africano de Matanzas, Cuba, con una destacada colección de grabados holandeses que abarcan desde el siglo XVI hasta el siglo XX.
Teatro Sauto
Theatres & arts
The Sauto Theater opened in 1863 in Matanzas, Cuba, and has since then been a proud symbol of the city. The U-shaped 775-seat theatre is almost entirely covered with wood-panelling. It has three balconies, and its floor can be raised to convert the auditorium into a ballroom. The original theater curtain is a painting of the Puente de la Concordia over the Yumurí River. The lobby is graced by Carrara marble statues of Greek goddesses and the main hall ceiling bears paintings of the muses.
Seminario Teológico
Universities & colleges
El Seminario Evangélico de Teología (SET) es un seminario protestante interdenominacional ubicado en Matanzas, Cuba, que ofrece estudios de pregrado en Bachillerato en Teología (BTh), Bachillerato en Educación Cristiana (BCE) y Licenciatura en Teología; y de postgrado en Maestría en Teología (MTh). Fue fundado en 1946 por tres denominaciones protestantes: Iglesia Metodista en Cuba, Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada en Cuba y la Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba. En 2006 la Iglesia Metodista en Cuba se separó del seminario formando su propia institución de educación teológica: el Seminario Evangélico…
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Cueva Saturno
Springs, caves & falls
Cueva de Saturno, or Saturn Cave, is a cenote cave located near Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba. The cave consists of a large opening, the denote, and some offshoot caverns. Stalactites and blind cavefish and cave shrimp. Scuba diving is popular in the cenote itself.
Estadio Victoria de Girón
Stadiums & sport
The Estadio Victoria de Girón is a multi-use stadium in Matanzas, Cuba. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Matanzas Cocodrilos. The stadium holds 22,000 and was built in 1977.
Monumento a Antonio Guiteras y Carlos Aponte
Historic & heritage
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 95
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 6
⛰️ Nature & terrain 8
🌾 Farming & fishing 17
🏭 Industry & resources 38
🏥 Health & care 46
🎓 Education 62
🏦 Civic & services 77
🚉 Transport 5
🏟️ Sport & leisure 35
⛪ Faith 24
🛒 Shops & markets 63
🛏️ Stay 101
What Matanzas makes
57 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Frigorífico · Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras
🏭 Industry 37
Base de Aseguramiento de la ENIA Matanzas · Base de Ómnibus Transmetro · Base de ómnibus urbanos · Base de Ómnibus Urbanos Yumurí · …
⛏️ Mining 1
Minas de Yeso
🌱 Farming 17
Huerta de la Universidad · Huerto · Huerto · Huerto · …
Industrial heritage
10 pre-1959 sites in and around Matanzas — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Port of Matanzasport
- Corral Nuevorailway
- Los Mangosrailway
- Margotrailway
- Matanzas (Versalles)railway
- Matanzas Swing Bridgerailway
- Menarailway
- San Adrianrailway
- San Antoniorailway
- San Miguelrailway
Photos
Photo: Alexander Berezhnoy · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alexander Berezhnoy · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Berezhnoy · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alexander Berezhnoy · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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