La Puntilla

La Puntilla is a beach in , . La Puntilla is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Latin American School of Medicine in Cuba.

University
Latin American School of Medicine is an international public medical school operated by the Cuban government. It was established in 1999. ELAM has been described as possibly being the largest medical school in the world by enrollment, with approximately 19,550 students from 110 countries as reported in 2012. is situated 4 km southwest of La Puntilla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Punta Brava and Playa Baracoa.

Town
is a small suburb located just to the southwest of , , with a population of roughly 1500 inhabitants. It is one of the wards of the municipality. is situated 7 km south of La Puntilla.

Town
, sometimes shortened as Baracoa, is a village and consejo popular of the municipality of , in . In 2011 it had a population of about 7,000. is situated 7 km southwest of La Puntilla.

Suburb
is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of , . It lies 10 kilometres southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the railway. is situated 8 km east of La Puntilla.

La Puntilla

Latitude
23.0813° or 23° 4′ 53″ north
Longitude
-82.51073° or 82° 30′ 39″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
76MV3FJQ+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 413500722
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
3551963
Wiki­data ID
Q23794862
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“La Puntilla” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: La Puntilla (lapyahan)
  • Cebuano: La Puntilla
  • Spanish: La Puntilla
  • Swedish: La Puntilla (strand)

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Localities in the Area

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