Playa Mayabeque

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Playa Mayabeque
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Mayabeque Beach
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Location of Playa Mayabeque in Cuba
Coordinates: 22°40′0″N82°9′0″W / 22.66667°N 82.15000°W / 22.66667; -82.15000 Coordinates: 22°40′0″N82°9′0″W / 22.66667°N 82.15000°W / 22.66667; -82.15000
CountryFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Province Mayabeque
Municipality Melena del Sur
Elevation 5 m (16 ft)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
Area code(s) +53-47

Playa Mayabeque (Mayabeque Beach) is a location in the southern part of Mayabeque Province, within 15 kilometers of Melena del Sur on the southern shore of Cuba. The waters are muddy, to which local people attribute therapeutic properties. In the beach it is located the old outlet of the Mayabeque River ("Antiguo Mayabeque"), the most important river in the former Havana province, which gave its name to the new province of Mayabeque established in 2011.

Mayabeque Province Province of Cuba

Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces created from the former La Habana Province, whose creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly on August 1, 2010, the other being Artemisa Province. The new provinces were enforced on January 1, 2011.

Melena del Sur Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba

Melena del Sur is a town and a municipality located south of the Mayabeque Province, in Cuba. Bordered on the north and northwest by San José de las Lajas, on the east by the municipality of Güines, and west by Batabanó and by the south by the Gulf of Batabanó. In the south shore is located the only beach in the town, Mayabeque Beach. In this beach is the old outlet of the Mayabeque River.

Cuba Country in the Caribbean

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometres (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometres (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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History

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Overview

On the shores of the Mayabeque river close to Playa Mayabeque the original Havana village (San Cristobal de La Habana) was founded by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1514 or 1515, before it was moved to the north coast in 1519. [1] [2] Because of this possibility, in the coat of arms of Melena del Sur appears a Latin phrase that say "HIC EST CONDIT HAVANA PRIMO", that is: Here was founded Havana the first time.

Havana Capital city of Cuba

Havana is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba. The city has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of 781.58 km2 (301.77 sq mi) – making it the largest city by area, the most populous city, and the fourth largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region.

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar Spanish governor of Cuba

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered and governed Cuba on behalf of Spain and moved Havana from the south coast of western Cuba to the north coast, placing it well as a port for Spanish trade.

Mayabeque National Camp School

In 1956, under the leadership of Serafín García Menocal, President of the Consejo Nacional Scouts de Cuba (National Council), the Scouts of Cuba bought the national training grounds Campo Escuela Nacional Mayabeque at Mayabeque, in the margins of the river of the same name, near Catalina de Güines in Havana Province within 50 km of the capital. The National Camp School was dedicated to the training of Scouters and for Scout camping. The Field School was abandoned in 1961, and at the moment is under the water of Pedroso reservoir. [3]

Serafín Garcia Menocal was the President of the Consejo Nacional Scouts de Cuba of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba.

Geography

The village is located by the Caribbean Sea, 5 km south of Melena del Sur and 7 from the southern end of the A3 motorway to Havana (50 km far). It is 25 km from Güines, 37 from San José de las Lajas, 27 from Batabanó and 30 from Surgidero.

Caribbean Sea A sea of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by North, Central, and South America

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles starting with Cuba, to the east by the Lesser Antilles, and to the south by the north coast of South America.

Autopista A3 (Cuba) motorway in Cuba

The Autopista A3, also known as Autopista Havana-Melena, is a Cuban motorway linking Havana to Melena del Sur. It is a toll-free road and has a length of 32 km (20 mi).

Güines Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba

Güines is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River. It is the most populated town, but not the capital, of its province.

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Playa Mayabeque

See also

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The coast at Playa Mayabeque
Municipalities of Cuba

The provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipalities or municipios. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976 and reformed in 2010 with the abrogation of the municipality of Varadero and the creation of two new provinces: Artemisa and Mayabeque in place of former La Habana Province.

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Santa Cruz del Norte Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba

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Batabanó, Cuba Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba

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San José de las Lajas Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba

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Mayabeque River river in Cuba

Mayabeque River is a river of western Cuba, considered the largest in the southwestern watershed of Cuba, with an extensive fluvial network that encompasses the municipalities of Güines, San Jose de las Lajas, Jaruco, Madruga, and Melena del Sur. The old outlet in Melena del Sur is named Antiguo Mayabeque. The Antiguo (ancient) Mayabeque is still navigable by small boats in the last 5 km (3.1 mi).

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Surgidero de Batabanó Village in Mayabeque, Cuba

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References

  1. ↑ (in Spanish) Fundación de La Habana a orillas del Río Onicajinal o Mayabeque
  2. ↑ (in Spanish) San Cristobal de La Habana en el Sur
  3. ↑ (in English) Cuban Boy Scouts
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