beach · Santiago de Cuba
Playa los Coquitos
Playa los Coquitos is a beach destination in Santiago de Cuba province, Cuba. It is known for beaches and waterfront.
Overview
Playa los Coquitos is a beach in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is located at approximately 20.000°, -75.850°.
It sits within the province of Santiago de Cuba.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Cayo Ratones (1 km to the west), Caimanes (2 km to the north), Cayo Paradas (3 km to the north-west) and Cayo Granma (4 km to the south-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 Playa los Coquitos
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
20.00000, -75.85000Opens 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.
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Marine conditions
No dataSea-surface temperature, wave height, swell and currents for swimming, diving and boating.
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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
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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.
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What's near Playa los Coquitos
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 Fábrica de Cemento José Mercerón, Venceremos, Escuela del MININT, Columnas Antiguo Ferrocarril, Versalles, Primer Paso Versalles, Mercado Agropecuario, Versalles, Academia de Artes Plásticas "José Joaquín Tejada", Parque del Fuerte, Mariana de la Torre, Municipal, Don Martín Morua Delgado, Tomás Padró Sánchez-Griñan, Sucre and El Bazar.
- Fábrica de Cemento José Mercerón · works
- 0.4 km
- Venceremos · neighbourhood
- 0.5 km
- Escuela del MININT · university
- 0.8 km
- Columnas Antiguo Ferrocarril · ruins
- 0.9 km
- Versalles · district
- 1.3 km
- Primer Paso Versalles · neighbourhood
- 1.3 km
- Mercado Agropecuario · market
- 1.4 km
- Versalles · market
- 1.4 km
- Academia de Artes Plásticas "José Joaquín Tejada" · university
- 2.1 km
- Parque del Fuerte · park
- 2.2 km
- Mariana de la Torre · neighbourhood
- 2.3 km
- Municipal · neighbourhood
- 3.1 km
- Don Martín Morua Delgado · memorial
- 3.9 km
- Tomás Padró Sánchez-Griñan · memorial
- 4.3 km
- Sucre · memorial
- 5.2 km
- El Bazar · market
- 5.8 km
Around Playa los Coquitos
1,162 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Playa los Coquitos, across 35 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Playa los Coquitos.
Notable near Playa los Coquitos
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro)
Museums
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture.
Universidad de Oriente
Universities & colleges
The University of Oriente - Santiago de Cuba is a university located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It was founded in 1947 and is organized in 12 Faculties.
Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Places of worship
The Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre is a Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba.
Santiago de Cuba
Stations & terminals
Santiago de Cuba, also known as Santiago General Senén Casas, is the main railway station of the city of Santiago de Cuba, seat of the province of the same name in Cuba. It is owned by the state company Ferrocarriles de Cuba (FFCC) and is located in the central Paseo de Martí, near the city harbor.
Estadio Guillermón Moncada
Stadiums & sport
Estadio Guillermón Moncada is a multi-use stadium in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. It is the second largest baseball stadium in Cuba and comfortably seats 25,000 spectators. The stadium was inaugurated on February 24, 1964. It is a project of the architect Emilio Castro.
Antonio Guiteras Holmes
Historic & heritage
Antonio Guiteras y Holmes was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 228
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 6
⛰️ Nature & terrain 26
🌾 Farming & fishing 13
🏭 Industry & resources 81
🏥 Health & care 83
🎓 Education 146
🏦 Civic & services 104
🚉 Transport 14
🏟️ Sport & leisure 56
⛪ Faith 39
🛒 Shops & markets 84
🛏️ Stay 282
What Playa los Coquitos makes
90 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 5
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Este · Batería Grupo Electrógeno Santiago Industrial · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Centro de Estudios de Energía Solar · Planta Eléctrica · …
🏭 Industry 79
Almacén Central ETECSA · Astillero DAMEX · Astilleros de Oriente (ASTOR) · Base de Ómnibus 500 Aniversario · …
⛏️ Mining 2
Cantera abandonada · Cantera de Piedra
🌱 Farming 4
Cultivos tapado · Empresa Avícola · Finca El Renacer · Organopónico
Industrial heritage
5 pre-1959 sites in and around Playa los Coquitos — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Minas de El Cobre (copper)mine
- Juraguá & Firmeza iron minesmine
- Santiago refinery (Texaco)oil
- Bacardí distillery, Santiagorum
- Santiago de Cuba railway stationrailway
Official information and sources
generated from facts
- Wikidatageographic
- Wikimedia Commonsmedia