Matanzas · Cuba
Beaches in Matanzas, Cuba
Matanzas has 22 mapped beaches and 61 cays and offshore islands in the same province in this atlas. Laguna Mangón, Playa Arroyo Bermejo and Playa Bacalao are among them, and every entry below is a located record rather than a shortlist — coordinates, live conditions and whatever the atlas holds nearby.
Laguna Mangón is the northernmost, Playa Los Cocos the southernmost — 118 km apart. Salinas Bidos and Playa Dura mark the eastern and western edges, 111 km across, and 129 km separates the two furthest of all.
9 of the 22 sit nearest Boca de Camarioca: Playa Camacho, Playa Camarioca and Playa del Muerto. Then Hicacos Peninsula (2), Bacunayagua (2) and Playa Larga (2).
- 22 mapped beaches
- 61 cays and offshore islands in the same province
Where they are in Matanzas
- Boca de Camarioca — 9 beachesPlaya Camacho, Playa Camarioca, Playa del Muerto, Playa El Cayuelo
- Hicacos Peninsula — 2 beachesLaguna Mangón, Varadero Beach
- Bacunayagua — 2 beachesPlaya Arroyo Bermejo, Playa Dura
- Playa Larga — 2 beachesPlaya Los Cocos, Playa Máquina
- Martí — 2 beachesSalinas Bidos, Salinas La Teja
- Carbonera — 1 beachesPlaya Bacalao
All 22 mapped places

Beach · 23.204, -81.141

Beach · 23.150, -81.817

Beach · 23.067, -81.483
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Beach · 23.033, -81.533

Beach · 23.133, -81.333
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Beach · 23.100, -81.333
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Beach · 23.133, -81.350

Beach · 23.150, -81.833
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Beach · 23.117, -81.367
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Beach · 23.050, -81.567

Beach · 23.137, -81.287

Beach · 23.063, -81.214
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Beach · 23.117, -81.367

Beach · 22.145, -81.208

Beach · 22.275, -81.179
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Beach · 23.117, -81.367

Beach · 23.070, -80.837
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Beach · 23.117, -81.367

Beach · 23.139, -81.286

Beach · 23.150, -81.267
Beach · 23.086, -80.743
Beach · 23.078, -80.775
More of Matanzas
Frequently asked questions
- How many beaches are there in Matanzas?
- 22 are mapped here, out of 1,704 located records held for Matanzas as a whole. 9 of them are nearest to Boca de Camarioca. This is a register of what exists and where, not a ranked top-ten.
- Which is the furthest north in Matanzas?
- Laguna Mangón, at 23.204°N. The southernmost is Playa Los Cocos at 22.145°N — roughly 118 km apart.
- How spread out are they?
- 129 km separates the two furthest apart, Salinas Bidos and Playa Dura marking the eastern and western edges. Driving between them is a full day on Cuban roads, so most trips take one cluster at a time.