Jibacoa, or more properly Playa Jibacoa, is a

fishing village A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood. The continents and islands around the world have coastlines totalling around 356,000 kilometres (221,000 ...

in the

Mayabeque Province 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 came in to existence on J ...

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. It is located in the municipality of

Santa Cruz del Norte Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 it was part of La Habana Province. It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River. O ...

, at the mouth of the

Jibacoa River 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. The settlement was founded ...

, 60 km east of

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

. The settlement was founded in 1756 on the location of a corral.

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Jibacoa tourist website

Populated places in Mayabeque Province Port cities and towns in Cuba Beaches of Cuba Populated places established in 1756 1750s establishments in Cuba 1756 establishments in the Spanish West Indies Climbing areas of Cuba {{cuba-geo-stub

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