Nicaro-Levisa, also Levisa-Nicaro, is a
Cuban town and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of
Mayarí, in
Holguín Province, formed by the settlements of Nicaro and Levisa. With a population of about 20,000, it is the most populated village in the municipality after Mayarí.
History
Nicaro was originally named ''Lengua de Pajaro'', which translated into
English means "bird's tongue", due to the shape of its peninsula, as viewed from an air ride.
Geography
Located on
Levisa Bay Levisa may refer to:
Geography
*Levisa Bay, a bay in Holguín Province, Cuba
*Levisa Fork, a river in Virginia and Kentucky, United States
*Levisa (Cuban river), a river in Holguín Province, Cuba
* Levisa-Nicaro (or Nicaro-Levisa), a town in H ...
just below
Cayo Saetía, and crossed by the
River Levisa, Nicaro-Levisa is from
Mayarí, from
Moa and about from
Holguín. The town is composed by the settlements of Nicaro () and Levisa (). Nicaro lies on a peninsula in the middle of the bay and Levisa more in the inland, very close to the villages of La Italiana and El Purio. The town is surrounded by the
Sierra Cristal
Sierra Cristal National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is a national park in Cuba. It is located in the municipalities of Mayarí, Cuba, Mayarí and Sagua de Tánamo, Cuba, Sagua de Tánamo in southern Holguín Province. It was the fir ...
mountains, part of the
Nipe-Sagua-Baracoa range.
Transport
The principal road serving the town is the national road 123 (''Carretera de Mayarí'') that links
Cueto with
Baracoa, at the eastern end of the
Carretera Central. It counts a railway serving the open mine named "Mina Martí" (for
nickel and
cobalt exploitation), and the nickel plant "Comandante René Ramos Latour", located near the airport.
Nicaro Airport
Nicaro Airport was an airfield serving Nicaro in Cuba.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which measures in length.
Former Airbase
The airfield was once used by the Cuban Revolutionar ...
is a minor airfield located in front of Levisa Bay and the Port of Nicaro lies in the northernmost point of the peninsula.
The Port of Nicaro on ports.com
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See also
* Birán
*Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
(village)
*List of cities in Cuba
This is a list of cities in Cuba with at least 20,000 inhabitants, listed in descending order. Population data refers to city proper and not to the whole municipality, because they include large rural areas with several villages. All figu ...
References
External links
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Mayarí
Populated places in Holguín Province