Presa Río Hondo

Presa Río Hondo is a reservoir in La Habana Province, Cuba. Presa Río Hondo is situated nearby to the hamlet María Santísima, as well as near the neighborhood Trece de Agosto.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hemingway House Havana.

Hemingway House Havana

Museum

Photo: InZweiZeiten, CC BY 3.0.

Finca Vigía is a house in San Francisco de Paula ward in Havana, Cuba, which was once the residence of Ernest Hemingway. Like Hemingway's Key West home, it is now a museum. The building was constructed in 1886.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotorro and Guanabacoa.

Cotorro

Town

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.

Cotorro, or San Pedro del Cotorro, is one of the 15 municipalities in the city of Havana, Cuba.

Guanabacoa

Town

Photo: Ivan2010, CC BY 3.0.

Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first African Cabildo in Havana. Guanabacoa is situated 8 km north of Presa Río Hondo.

Regla

Town

Photo: Ivan2010, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Regla is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs in the city of Havana, Cuba. It comprises the town of Regla, located at the bottom of Havana Bay in a former aborigine settlement named Guaicanamar, Loma Modelo in a peninsula dividing Marimelena from Guasabacoa inlets, and the village of Casablanca located at the entry of the Havana Bay. Regla is situated 8 km north of Presa Río Hondo.

Presa Río Hondo

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Embalse Rio Hondo”
Category: body of water
Location: La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.05808° or 23° 3′ 29″ north

Longitude

-82.31278° or 82° 18′ 46″ west

Elevation

69 metres (226 feet)

Open location code

76MV3M5P+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 38621996

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

GeoNames ID

3746216

Wikidata ID

Q23806161

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Presa Río Hondo” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Presa Río Hondo”
Spanish: “Embalse Río Hondo”
Spanish: “Presa Río Hondo”
Swedish: “Presa Río Hondo”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as María Santísima and Trece de Agosto.

Notable Places Nearby

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