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Puerto Tarafa

Satellite view of Puerto Tarafa, Cuba
Puerto Tarafa (Esri, Maxar)

Puerto Tarafa is a harbour at 21°34′00″N 77°14′44″W in Las Tunas province.

GPS 21.56668, -77.2456221°34′00″N 77°14′44″W

Puerto Tarafa: coast and water

1660 m at 104°: Canal de Tarafa (channel); 3710 m at 163°: Bahía del Guincho (cove); 4630 m at 263°: Playa San Jacinto (beach); 4850 m at 122°: Punta Pastelillo (point); 5500 m at 206°: Punta de Robalo (point); 5640 m at 303°: Punta Paloma (point); 5920 m at 252°: Egidos de Nuevitas (estuary); 8300 m at 147°: Bahía de Nuevitas (bay); 9590 m at 291°: Ensenada de Mayanabo (bay); 9920 m at 105°: Punta Sabinal (point); 10480 m at 103°: Bajo Júcaro (shoal); 11020 m at 100°: Bajo Caletón Sur (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Puerto Tarafa
Puerto Tarafa, wider

Puerto Tarafa: islands

5880 m at 149°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 5910 m at 204°: Cayo Puto (island); 6410 m at 138°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 7020 m at 125°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 12520 m at 334°: Cayo Sabinal (island); 12670 m at 90°: Cayo La Música (island).

Puerto Tarafa: inland

560 m at 164°: Puerto Tarafa (settlement); 2860 m at 230°: Estación de Miramar (railway station); 2860 m at 207°: Club Amigo caracol (hotel); 3170 m at 219°: Nuevitas (town); 3520 m at 214°: Gran Club Santa Lucia (hotel); 5710 m at 229°: La Cuarenta y Dos (settlement); 6540 m at 234°: Alambre de Púas (settlement); 6740 m at 237°: Sánchez (locality).

Puerto Tarafa: distances

740 m at 186°: Puerto Tarafa; 3520 m at 214°: Nuevitas; 3700 m at 134°: Puerto de Pastelillo; 64430 m at 255°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 2380 m at 219°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 184960 m at 308°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 6260 m at 138°: Refugio de la Fauna; 6300 m at 134°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos; 11520 m at 86°: Refugio de la Fauna.

Puerto Tarafa: close by

620 m at 270°: El Barco Hundido (reef); 1690 m at 314°: Zona de Pesca (fishing); 2970 m at 160°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (site); 3130 m at 169°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (site); 3240 m at 155°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (site); 3840 m at 211°: Empresa Pesquera Nuevitas (fishing); 4790 m at 122°: Antiguo Espigón (fishing); 5870 m at 149°: Cayo Ballenato Pequeño (cay); 5880 m at 149°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 5900 m at 204°: Cayo Puto (cay); 6410 m at 138°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 7020 m at 125°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group).

Puerto Tarafa: on and around

Within 15 km: 92 clinics & polyclinics, 55 stores & supermarkets, 47 trails & viewpoints, 33 schools, 31 guest houses & hostels, 30 urban parks & plazas, 27 farms & plantations, 23 factories & works, 19 government & embassies, 18 historic & heritage.

220 m at 144°: Parque Tarafa (urban parks & plazas); 240 m at 145°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 510 m at 139°: CUBIZA (stations & terminals); 1000 m at 189°: Loma de los Chivos🐐 (peaks & volcanoes); 1290 m at 210°: Transcar (stations & terminals); 1470 m at 205°: Puerto (2km) (trails & viewpoints); 1490 m at 206°: Frigorífico (0km) (trails & viewpoints); 1510 m at 204°: CUPET (4km) (trails & viewpoints); 1510 m at 205°: Pastelillo (4km) (trails & viewpoints); 1530 m at 208°: Zona Industrial (3km) (trails & viewpoints); 1880 m at 238°: Albergue de Reclutas (guest houses & hostels); 2550 m at 212°: Casa de Renta (guest houses & hostels); 2840 m at 213°: Casa de Renta Los Reyes (guest houses & hostels).

Puerto Tarafa: notes

Boat, guide and permit usually come with a booked trip.

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Sources and data

Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.

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