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Chacon Destination Guide

Discover Chacon in Cuba

Chacon in the region of Isla de la Juventud is a town located in Cuba - some 88 mi or ( 142 km ) South of Havana , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Chacon

Local time in Chacon is now 03:58 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Havana " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Pinar del Río, Penrose, Paso del Medio, Matanzas, and Havana. When in this area, you might want to check out Pinar del Río . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chacon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Presidio Modelo

The Presidio Modelo was a "model prison" of Panopticon design, built on Isla de Pinos in Cuba. The prison was built under President-turned-dictator Gerardo Machado between 1926–1928. The five circular blocks, with cells constructed in tiers around central observation posts, were built with the capacity to house up to 2,500 prisoners in humane conditions.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 21.88 -82.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Defunct prisons in Cuba, Museums in Cuba, Prison museums

Estadio Cristóbal Labra

Estadio Cristóbal Labra opened in the 1940s as Municipal Stadium, in Nueva Gerona on the Isla de la Juventud. With 5,000 seats, it is the smallest in the Cuban National Series and was the only stadium without lights.

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Located at 21.88 -82.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Baseball venues in Cuba

Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud ("Isle of Youth") is the second-largest Cuban island and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies. The island was called the Isle of Pines (Isla de Pinos) until it was renamed in 1978. The island has an area 2,200 km and is 50 km south of the island of Cuba, across the Gulf of Batabanó. The island lies almost directly south of Havana and Pinar del Río and is a Special Municipality (2,419 km), not part of any province.

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Located at 21.75 -82.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Isla de la Juventud, Islands of Cuba, Provinces of Cuba