municipality · Guantánamo
Baracoa
Baracoa, whose full original name is Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. The area wa
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Baracoa, whose full original name is Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa, is a municipality and city in Guantánamo Province near the eastern tip of Cuba. The area was visited by Admiral Christopher Columbus on November 27, 1492, and a settlement founded by the first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar on August 15, 1511. It is the oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba and was its first capital.
Baracoa è un(a) comune a Guantánamo, Cuba. Si trova approssimativamente a 20.347°, -74.496°.
Una delle sette villas originarie
Fu la prima delle sette villas tracciate da Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, fondata nel 1511 col nome di Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Baracoa. Qui sono nati: María Caridad Colón, giavellottista cubana (n. 1958), José Legrá, pugile cubano naturalizzato spagnolo (1943–2026) e Aliannis Urgellés, calciatore cubano (n. 1985). Prima delle sette e prima capitale dell'isola fino al 1515, quando il titolo passò a Santiago, Baracoa restò così chiusa dalle montagne che fino agli anni Sessanta, prima del valico de La Farola, ci si arrivava soltanto via mare.
Si trova nella provincia di Guantánamo.
I luoghi registrati più vicini nell'atlante sono Santiago de Cuba (a 143 km a ovest).
È associato a natura, spiagge, storia e gastronomia.
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What's near Baracoa
Where to stay, eat & explore in Baracoa
Luoghi vicini
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Luoghi mappati nelle vicinanze
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Tra i luoghi mappati nelle vicinanze figurano Monumento a José Martí, Casa del Combatiente, Fénix 🐦🔥, Centro de Veteranos, Casa de Cultura, 5ta Iglesia Bautista, Dulceria La Criolla, La Cueva del Paraiso, Cruz de La Parra, El Acueducto, Cabacú e Vega Larga.
- Monumento a José Martí · monument
- 0.1 km
- Casa del Combatiente · museum
- 0.1 km
- Fénix 🐦🔥 · artwork
- 0.1 km
- Centro de Veteranos · attraction
- 0.1 km
- Casa de Cultura · arts centre
- 0.3 km
- 5ta Iglesia Bautista · place of worship
- 0.3 km
- Dulceria La Criolla · cuban kitchen
- 0.3 km
- La Cueva del Paraiso · cave
- 0.6 km
- Cruz de La Parra · monument
- 1.5 km
- El Acueducto · neighbourhood
- 2.2 km
- Cabacú · district
- 3.3 km
- Vega Larga · hamlet
- 4.3 km
Around Baracoa
301 named civic, cultural, natural and service places are mapped within about 15 km of Baracoa, across 31 categories. Open any category to see it on the map, centred on Baracoa.
Notable near Baracoa
Yunque de Baracoa
Peaks & volcanoes
El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil.
Basílica Menor e Iglesia Parroquial Mayor de Nuestra Señora de Asunción
Places of worship
The Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral also called Baracoa Cathedral is a religious building affiliated with the Catholic Church which is located in the town of Baracoa on the island and Caribbean nation of Cuba.
Cruz de La Parra
Historic & heritage
La Cruz de la Parra, or The Sacred Cross of Parra, as it is referred to in English, is a wooden cross which was erected by Christopher Columbus in Cuba after he had landed there during his First Voyage in 1492. It is considered the oldest artifact connected with Columbus to be found in the Americas.
🏛️ Culture & heritage 42
🚬 Cuban craft & cuisine 3
⛰️ Nature & terrain 10
🏭 Industry & resources 6
🏥 Health & care 12
🎓 Education 24
🏦 Civic & services 20
🚉 Transport 4
🏟️ Sport & leisure 14
⛪ Faith 14
🛒 Shops & markets 15
🛏️ Stay 137
What Baracoa makes
7 working sites mapped — energy, industry, mining, farming, fishing and ports.The whole economy →
⚡ Energy 1
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Désel Mabujabo
🏭 Industry 6
Batería Grupo Electrógeno Désel Mabujabo · Cuba Café · Estación Forestal · Fábrica de Chocolate · …
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