Geography of Cuba Geography of Cuba The Bay of Pigs ( Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos) is a bay on the southern coast of Cuba. The translation of "Cochinos" is not "pigs", although pigs are also called cochinos. Cochinos is the name of a fish, hence the bay of the fish Cochinos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bay of Pigs"
Camp Iguana is a small compound in the complex on the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Camp Iguana originally housed all three children detainees who were under age 16. It was closed in the winter of 2004 when the three were sent home. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camp Iguana"
Daiquirí is a small village, 14 miles east of Santiago de Cuba. It became a focal point of the United States invasion of Cuba. Spanish General Arsenio Linares y Pombo ordered the area from Daiquirí to Siboney fortified in anticipation of U.S. disembarckments there. On June 20, 1898, Admiral William T. Sampson, General William Rufus Shafter and General Calixto García planned an invasion whereby the naval would shell Daiquirí, García's Cuban troops would attack the Spaniards, and, in the meantime, U.S. ships would transport some Cuban troops to Cabañas to cut off communications and supply. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daiquirí"
Cuba is a multiracial society with a population of mainly Spanish and African origins. There are also some Chinese Cubans residing in the country as well as 10,000 Nicaraguans who call Cuba home. The largest organized religion is the Roman Catholic Church. Afro-Cuban religions, a blend of native African religions and Roman Catholicism, are widely practiced in Cuba. Officially, Cuba has been an atheist state for most of the Castro era. In 1962, the government of Fidel Castro seized and shut down more than 400 Catholic schools, claiming that they spread dangerous beliefs among the people. However, in 1991 the Communist Party lifted its prohibition against religious believers seeking membership and a year later the constitution was amended to characterize the state as secular instead of atheist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Demographics of Cuba"
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Guantánamo Bay is located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba ( ). A United States Naval base at Guantánamo Bay hosts a detainment camp for militant combatants collected from both Afghanistan and Iraq. The US presence in Guantanamo is against the will of the Cuban government and they consider it as an American occupation of the area; though it is in compliance with a treaty signed by both governments (see below). ...more on Wikipedia about "Guantanamo Bay"
The Isla de la Juventud ( Spanish) or Isle of Youth ( English) is the largest island of Cuba after Cuba proper, and the sixth largest island in the West Indies. The island is 3,056 km² (1,180 miles²) and is 100 km to the southwest of mainland Cuba, across the Batabanó Gulf. The island lies almost directly south of Havana and is a special municipality (municipio especial) of the Province of Havana. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isla de la Juventud"
Related article: Provinces of Cuba ...more on Wikipedia about "List of places in Cuba"
Plaza Central in Santa Clara, Cuba. One of the agricultural market outlets, where fresh produce, poultry, meet and vegetables were sold, some times directly from small farmers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Plaza Central"
Santa María del Mar is a sandy beach located 12 miles east of Havana, Cuba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Santa Maria del Mar"
The Windward Passage is a strait in the Caribbean Sea, between the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola. ...more on Wikipedia about "Windward Passage"
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