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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.
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.
Colón is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba. The municipality has an area of 547 km 2 (211 sq mi) and a population of about 68,021. The city proper, with a population of about 44,000, is the third-largest of its province.
Playa Girón ([ˈplaʝa xiˈɾon]; "Girón beach") is a beach and village on the east bank of the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), which is located in the province of Matanzas, on the southern coast of Cuba. It is part of the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata.
This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme. ... Provincia de Matanzas; Anexo:Provincias de Cuba por población;
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 ...
San Juan de Dios de Cárdenas, or simply Cárdenas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾðenas]), is a municipality and city in the Matanzas Province of Cuba, [3] about 116 km (72 mi) by air [156 km (97 mi) by road] east of Havana. [4]
The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de los Cochinos) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones, located on the southern coast of Cuba.By 1910 it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was reassigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into 14 new Provinces of Cuba.