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Matanzas (Cuban Spanish pronunciation:; Lucumi: Ayá Áta) [4] is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas.Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas), 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.
Fort Matanzas National Monument (Spanish: Fuerte Matanzas) is the site where the Spanish built a fort. It was designated a United States national monument on October 15, 1924. [ 2 ] The monument consists of a 1740 Spanish fort called Fort Matanzas, and about 100 acres (0.4 km 2 ) of salt marsh and barrier islands along the Matanzas River on the ...
The second largest in Cuba, Matanzas province is largely flat, with its highest point (Pan de Matanzas) at only 380m above sea level.. The north-western coast is largely rocky, with a few beaches, while the north-eastern coast has numerous small cays of its coast (part of Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago), and scrubland and mangroves near the shoreline.
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It is situated on the Hicacos Peninsula, between the Bay of Cárdenas and the Straits of Florida, some 140 km east of Havana, at the eastern end of the Via Blanca highway. The peninsula is only 1.2 km wide at its widest point and is separated from the island of Cuba by the Kawama Channel, separated from the mainland by the Laguna Paso Malo ...
The Matanzas State Forest is in the U.S. state of Florida. The 4,699-acre (19 km 2 ) forest is located in northeastern Florida , near St. Augustine , though it is closer to Crescent Beach . Matanzas State Forest is bordered approximately by U.S. 1 to the west, State Road 206 to the north, the Matanzas River to the east, and the Faver-Dykes ...
In a handsomely one-sided commodity deal, the Soviet Union sold oil to the island at well above the market rate, and bought Cuba’s sugar at inflated prices. The citizens were largely confined to ...
Cuban map highlighting the Vía Blanca A rest area in Guanabo, Havana Passing through Boca de Jaruco oil field A rest area in Santa Cruz del Norte The Mirador de Bacunayagua over Bacunayagua Bridge The motorway in Matanzas The Canímar Bridge (Puente de Canímar) in Matanzas The motorway in Boca de Camarioca The motorway near Varadero The motorway southwest of Varadero A police patrol on the ...