Guanabo
Encyclopedia
Guanabo is a town in the Ciudad de la Habana Province
of Cuba
. It is located within the municipality of Habana del Este halfway between the centre of Havana
and Santa Cruz del Norte
, at the mouth of the Guanabo River, between the Atlantic Ocean
coast and the Sierra del Canchón (mountain range).
Guanabo is a seaside touristic
town, with small scale villas and a few low rise hotels.
The town was founded in 1800. In 1827 it was the place where the Peñas Altas uprising was crushed by troops from Havana (Peñas Altas is a neighbourhood east of Guanabo).
In the late 1990s it was known as a sexual tourism destination. Prostitution
has since been cracked down by large police interventions, and (as of 2005) it is not uncommon to see police units constantly patrolling the town.
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
of Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. It is located within the municipality of Habana del Este halfway between the centre of Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
and Santa Cruz del Norte
Santa Cruz del Norte
Santa Cruz del Norte is a municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. Before 2011 belonged to [La Habana Province]. It is located in the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River....
, at the mouth of the Guanabo River, between the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
coast and the Sierra del Canchón (mountain range).
Guanabo is a seaside touristic
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
town, with small scale villas and a few low rise hotels.
The town was founded in 1800. In 1827 it was the place where the Peñas Altas uprising was crushed by troops from Havana (Peñas Altas is a neighbourhood east of Guanabo).
In the late 1990s it was known as a sexual tourism destination. Prostitution
Prostitution
Prostitution is the act or practice of providing sexual services to another person in return for payment. The person who receives payment for sexual services is called a prostitute and the person who receives such services is known by a multitude of terms, including a "john". Prostitution is one of...
has since been cracked down by large police interventions, and (as of 2005) it is not uncommon to see police units constantly patrolling the town.
External links
- Town info (Spanish)