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Western Cuba

Western Cuba is a region of . It includes the following provinces from west to east: Pinar del Rio province, Isla de la Juventud, Artemisa, Havana province, Mayabeque, and Matanzas province.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Havana and Isla de la Juventud.

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is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

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is the second-largest and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies. The island was called the Isle of Pines until 1978.

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is in Western Cuba. It is the closest town to resort. It is a nice small town and there are amazingly few tourists considering that it is basically next to Varadero.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Pinar del Rio and Varadero.

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Pinar del Río is the capital city of , . With a population of 191,081, it is the 10th-largest city in Cuba. Inhabitants of the area are called Pinareños.

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is a relatively exclusive part of Western Cuba, abundant with private hotels, gorgeous white beaches and the country's only full golf course. The fantastic beaches with clear turquoise warm water makes this an island lovers paradise.

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is the capital of province in Western Cuba. Before 2011 it was a part of Havana province.

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is a town and municipality in the north-central of . The town consists mostly of one-story wooden houses with porches.

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del Sur, or simply , is a small resort island in , off the south coast of the northwestern part of the main island in the .

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is a town and municipality in Havana Province in Western Cuba, about 58 km southwest of Cuba's capital .

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The is a nature reserve in province of .

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is a small seaside town in Havana Province, just east of Playas De Este and Santa Maria del Mar, around 30-40 km east of Havana. The beach apparently is not the nicest, however the town is relatively typically Cuban, there are many casas particulares and some nice restaurants.

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is a small community and in the municipality of , , . It is located in the mountains, which was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984.

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is a village belonging to the town of Candelaria in Western Cuba. It is associated with the National Park.

Western Cuba

Latitude of center
22.7356° or 22° 44′ 8″ north
Longitude of center
-82.8833° or 82° 52′ 60″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14209199
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Western Cuba” goes by many names.

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