lighthouse · Matanzas
Punta Maya Lighthouse
lighthouse in Cuba
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Overview
lighthouse in Cuba
Punta Maya Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Matanzas, Cuba. It is located at approximately 23.094°, -81.474°.
The story of this place
It dates from 1898.
It sits within the province of Matanzas.
The nearest recorded places in the atlas are Canimar Bridge (7 km to the south), San Severino Castle (10 km to the south-west), Concordia Bridge (Matanzas) (11 km to the south-west) and Sauto Theater (11 km to the south-west).
It is associated with history, architecture and local culture.
Highlights
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What's near Punta Maya Lighthouse
Nearby places
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Mapped features nearby
Named places recorded in OpenStreetMap around this one, nearest first — distance shown for each.
Named places mapped nearby include Faro Punta Maya, Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras, San Felipe, Los Estudiantes, Parque Guanima, Reynold García (Pastorita), San Valentín, Base de Aseguramiento de la ENIA Matanzas, Una Perla en el Mar and Iglesia Bethel Playa.
- Faro Punta Maya · lighthouse
- 0.0 km
- Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras · works
- 5.7 km
- San Felipe · neighbourhood
- 6.5 km
- Los Estudiantes · artwork
- 7.2 km
- Parque Guanima · park
- 8.0 km
- Reynold García (Pastorita) · neighbourhood
- 8.1 km
- San Valentín · hamlet
- 8.4 km
- Base de Aseguramiento de la ENIA Matanzas · works
- 8.8 km
- Una Perla en el Mar · artwork
- 10.9 km
- Iglesia Bethel Playa · church
- 11.3 km
Around Punta Maya Lighthouse
556 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Punta Maya Lighthouse, across 31 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Punta Maya Lighthouse.
Notable near Punta Maya Lighthouse
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 85
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 7
⛰️ Nature & terrain 6
🌾 Farming & fishing 6
🏭 Industry & resources 34
🏥 Health & care 43
🎓 Education 59
🏦 Civic & services 72
🚉 Transport 3
🏟️ Sport & leisure 28
⛪ Faith 18
🛒 Shops & markets 62
🛏️ Stay 133
What Punta Maya Lighthouse makes
42 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 2
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Frigorífico · Termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras
🏭 Industry 34
Base de Aseguramiento de la ENIA Matanzas · Base de Ómnibus Transmetro · Base de ómnibus urbanos · Base de Transporte y Abastecimiento del Campismo Popular · …
🌱 Farming 6
Huerta de la Universidad · Huerto · Huerto · Huerto · …
Industrial heritage
5 pre-1959 sites in and around Punta Maya Lighthouse — sugar centrales, railways, mines and ports.The 1959 heritage map →
- Port of Matanzasport
- Los Mangosrailway
- Matanzas (Versalles)railway
- Matanzas Swing Bridgerailway
- Menarailway
Official information and sources
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