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Baracoa Destination Guide
Delve into Baracoa in Cuba
Baracoa in the region of Guantánamo with its 48,362 residents is a city in Cuba - some 541 mi or ( 871 km ) East of Havana , the country's capital .
Current time in Baracoa is now 10:15 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Havana " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Spanish Town, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata, Santiago de Cuba, and Sabanilla. While being here, make sure to check out Spanish Town . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Baracoa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Baracoa - Sozialismus im Osten Kubas
When Christopher Columbus landed near Baracoa he said "...the most beautiful place in the world ...I heard the birds sing that they will never ever leave this place..." ..
Baracoa in 2011. Its 500th Anniversary Year - Cuba - 015v02
Baracoa was the first village founded in Cuba in the year 1511, and its relevance comes not only from that historic fact, but also from the beauty of the land and voluptuous nature. This most eastern ..
Baracoa - CUBA
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¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Adis! (at Casa Rafael y Adis in Baracoa, Cuba)
Casa Rafael y Adis is the #1 casa particular in Baracoa according to Cuba Junky and was voted the second best casa in Cuba two years in a row (2009 and 2010). Its success is partly due to the spacious ..
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Interesting facts about this location
El Yunque, Cuba
El Yunque is a 575 m high mountain located 7 km west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba's Guantanamo Province. It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil ("yunque" in Spanish). El Yunque was mentioned by Christopher Columbus in his chronicles about the discovery of the Americas. The Yunque is situated between the banks of the rivers Duaba and Toa, it is 1,125 m long and has a total area of 461,000 m .
Located at 20.35 -74.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.