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Yaguajay

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Yaguajay

Yaguajay is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, and borders the Bay of Buena Vista to the

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Yaguajay is a municipality and town in the Sancti Spíritus Province of Cuba. It is located in the northern part of the province, and borders the Bay of Buena Vista to the north. The Caguanes National Park is located in Yaguajay.

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Yaguajay is a municipality in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba. It is located at approximately 22.330°, -79.237°.

The story of this place

Born here: Amelia Peláez, Cuban artist (1896–1968), Eduardo Rubio, Cuban rower (b. 1986) and Pedro Luis Ferrer, Cuban composer, singer (b. 1952).

It sits within the province of Sancti Spíritus.

The nearest recorded places in the atlas are General Carrillo (18 km to the south-west), Mayajigua (20 km to the south-east), Dolores (22 km to the north-west) and Perea (24 km to the south-east).

It is associated with local culture, history and nature.

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22.33030, -79.23690

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19:32
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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 Yaguajay

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 Iglesia de San Juan de Padua, Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer, Querete, Jobo Rosado, Flora y Fauna, Manguito, Cuchilla, José Martí, Jobo Rosado, Terminal de Omnibus Meneses, Iglesia Presbiteriana de Meneses, El Purial, Cedeño, Colorado, La Nueva María and El Tranque.

Iglesia de San Juan de Padua · church
0.5 km
Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer · arts centre
0.5 km
Querete · cave
3.9 km
Jobo Rosado · reserve
6.8 km
Flora y Fauna · reserve
7.2 km
Manguito · hamlet
8.0 km
Cuchilla · hamlet
8.3 km
José Martí · monument
8.7 km
Jobo Rosado · hamlet
8.9 km
Terminal de Omnibus Meneses · bus station
8.9 km
Iglesia Presbiteriana de Meneses · church
9.0 km
El Purial · hamlet
10.2 km
Cedeño · hamlet
10.2 km
Colorado · hamlet
10.6 km
La Nueva María · hamlet
10.7 km
El Tranque · hamlet
11.7 km

Around Yaguajay

68 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Yaguajay, across 25 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Yaguajay.

Notable near Yaguajay

Parque Nacional Caguanes

Parque Nacional Caguanes

Parks & reserves

Caguanes National Park is a national park located in Yaguajay municipality in Sancti Spíritus Province on the northern (Atlantic) coast of Cuba. It supports a wide variety of plant and animal species and has a number of important archaeological sites. It is part of the Buenavista Biosphere Reserve.

🌾 Farming & fishing 4

Farms & plantations 4

🏭 Industry & resources 3

Factories & works 3

🛒 Shops & markets 2

Stores & supermarkets 2

What Yaguajay makes

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

⚡ Energy 2

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Yaguajay · Parque Solar Fotovoltaico Yaguajay

🏭 Industry 2

Batería Grupo Electrógeno Yaguajay · Escogida de Tabaco

🌱 Farming 3

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