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Coordinates: 23°04′23″N82°30′54″W / 23.073°N 82.515°W | |
Country | Cuba |
Province | La Habana |
Municipality | Playa |
Santa Fe is a ward (consejo popular) in the municipality of Playa in Havana, Cuba. [1]
It is bordered on the north by the Florida Strait, on the east by Jaimanitas, a former fishing village, on the west by Playa Baracoa, and on the south by Bauta in Artemisa Province.
The Bay of Pigs 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 instead 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.
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces are the military forces of Cuba. They include Revolutionary Army, Revolutionary Navy, Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia, Youth Labor Army, and the Defense and Production Brigades, plus the Civil Defense Organization and the National Reserves Institution. All these groups are subordinated to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Santa María del Mar is a sandy beach located 20 km (12 mi) east of Havana, Cuba along the Via Blanca highway.
The Almendares River is a river that runs for 47 km in the western part of Cuba. It originates from the east of Tapaste and flows north-west into the Straits of Florida. The river acts as a water supply for Havana.
Nuevitas is a municipality and port town in the Camagüey Province of Cuba. The large bay was sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. In 2016 it was described by one commentator as the city's "most affluent" section. The main street running east to west is Calle 23, also known as "La Rampa". The northern edge of the district is the waterfront seawall known as the Malecón, a famous and popular place for social gatherings in the city. The area popularly referred to as 'Vedado' consists of the wards of Vedado, Rampa, Vedado-Malecón and Carmelo, all in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución.
Santa Cruz del Sur is a town and municipality in Cuba. It is located in Camagüey Province south of the provincial capital of Camagüey. It lies on the Caribbean coast.
Miramar is a residential district of the municipality of Playa, in the city of Havana.
Tarará is a gated resort town in the municipality of Habana del Este in the city of Havana, Cuba. It is about 19 km east of the city centre and west of other beaches including Santa Maria del Mar and Guanabo.
Playa is a Cuban municipality, located in the Havana province. It covers an area of 36.8 square kilometers, which makes up 8.95% of the provincial extension.
Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Jibacoa River, 60 km east of Havana.
Habana del Este, also spelled La Habana del Este, is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs forming the city of Havana, Cuba.
Playa may refer to:
For the film see Alamar (film)
Yasnier Toledo López is a Cuban amateur boxer from Pinar del Río who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the PanAm lightweight title in 2011. He is a southpaw.
Joaquín de Agüero Airport, also known as Santa Lucía Airport, is an airport serving Playa Santa Lucía, a village of Nuevitas, in the Camagüey Province of Cuba.
Playa Baracoa, sometimes shortened as Baracoa, is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Bauta, in Artemisa Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 7,000.
The Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defense Force commonly abbreviated to DAAFAR in both Spanish and English, is the air force of Cuba.
Lycée Français de La Havane Alejo Carpentier, formerly École Française de la Havane "Alejo Carpentier", is a French international school with two campuses in Siboney in Playa, Havana, Cuba: one for primary school and one for collège and lycée.
The Campeonato Nacional de Boxeo Playa Girón or Torneo Playa Girón is the yearly Cuban amateur boxing championship. A group of boxers represent each Cuban province, with the winner in each weight class being declared the national champion. The province whose boxers obtain the best results wins the tournament as well. The first edition took place in March 1962. Currently, the tournament is held every December and it is recognized by AIBA. The tournament is held at the Playa Girón beach, in Matanzas.