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Playa Mayabeque (Mayabeque Beach) is a location in the southern part of
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 ...
, within 15 kilometers of
Melena del Sur 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 t ...
on the southern shore of
Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. The waters are muddy, to which local people attribute therapeutic properties. In the beach it is located the old outlet of the
Mayabeque River Mayabeque River (alternately ''Rio Mayabeque'') ( es, Río Mayabeque) 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, Sa ...
("Antiguo Mayabeque"), the most important river in the former Havana province, which gave its name to the new province of Mayabeque established in 2011.


History


Overview

On the shores of the Mayabeque river close to Playa Mayabeque the original
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.
village (San Cristobal de La Habana) was founded by
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar Diego Velázquez de CuéllarPronounced: (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. As the first governor of the island, he establi ...
in 1514 or 1515, before it was moved to the north coast in 1519. Because of this possibility, in the coat of arms of
Melena del Sur 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 t ...
appears a Latin phrase that say "HIC EST CONDIT HAVANA PRIMO", that is: Here was founded Havana the first time.


Mayabeque National Camp School

In 1956, under the leadership of
Serafín García Menocal Serafín Garcia Menocal was the President of the ''Consejo Nacional Scouts de Cuba'' (National Council) of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba. In 1956, under his leadership, the Scouts of Cuba bought the national training ground ''Campo Escuela Na ...
, President of the ''Consejo Nacional Scouts de Cuba'' (National Council), the
Scouts of Cuba Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacki ...
bought the national training grounds ''Campo Escuela Nacional Mayabeque'' at Mayabeque, in the margins of the river of the same name, near
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in
Havana Province La Habana Province , formerly known as Ciudad de La Habana Province, is a province of Cuba that includes the territory of the city of Havana, the Republic's capital. Between 1878 and 2010, the name referred to another province that covered a m ...
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.Cuban Boy Scouts
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Geography

The village is located by the
Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...
, 5 km south of
Melena del Sur 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 t ...
and 7 from the southern end of the
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to
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.
(50 km far). It is 25 km from
Güines Güines is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located southeast of Havana, next to the Mayabeque River. It is the most populated town, but not the capital, of its province. History The city was founded in 1737 by t ...
, 37 from
San José de las Lajas San José de las Lajas is a municipality and the capital city of the newly formed Mayabeque Province of Cuba, after the segmentation of La Habana Province in 2011. It is located in the center north of the province, and is bisected by the Carreter ...
, 27 from Batabanó and 30 from Surgidero.


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See also

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Melena del Sur 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 t ...
*
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 ...
*
Municipalities of Cuba The Provinces of Cuba, provinces of Cuba are divided into 168 municipality, municipalities or ''municipios''. They were defined by Cuban Law Number 1304 of July 3, 1976Fifth United Nations Conference on the Standardization of Geographical Names, Vo ...


References


External links

{{commons category, Playa Mayabeque
Playa Mayabeque on fallingrain.comSan Cristobal de La Habana at south
Populated places in Mayabeque Province