Playa Baracoa
Playa Baracoa, sometimes shortened as Baracoa, is a Cuban village and consejo popular of the municipality of Bauta, in Artemisa Province. In 2011 it had a population of about 7,000.Places of Interest
Highlights include Latin American School of Medicine and Playa Baracoa Airport.
Latin American School of Medicine
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.
Playa Baracoa Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Aero Icarus, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playa Baracoa Airport is an airport west of Havana, Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Caimito, Artemisa Province, in front of the village of Playa Baracoa, belonging to the neighboring municipality of Bauta. Playa Baracoa Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Playa Baracoa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta Brava.
Punta Brava
Town
Punta Brava is a small suburb located just to the southwest of Havana, Cuba, with a population of roughly 1500 inhabitants. It is one of the wards of the La Lisa municipality. Punta Brava is situated 7 km southeast of Playa Baracoa.
Playa Baracoa
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Bauta, Artemisa Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.05251° or 23° 3′ 9″ northLongitude
-82.55793° or 82° 33′ 29″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
76MV3C3R+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 368236618OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
3557298
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Playa Baracoa” goes by many names.
- German: “Playa Baracoa”
- Spanish: “Playa Habana”
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