Jibacoa
Encyclopedia
Jibacoa or more properly Playa Jibacoa is a fishing village in the Mayabeque Province
of Cuba
.
It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte
, at the mouth of the Rio Jibacoa, 60 km east of Havana
.
The settlement was founded in 1756 on the location of a corral.
In the 1990s, an all-inclusive resort
(under the Jamaica
n Superclub Breezes brand) was built east of the village. This was one of the first openings of Cuban economy
to foreign investments.
Mayabeque Province
Mayabeque Province is one of two new provinces in Cuba, which creation was approved by the Cuban National Assembly by splitting former La Habana province....
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...
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It is located in the municipality of 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 Rio Jibacoa, 60 km east 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...
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The settlement was founded in 1756 on the location of a corral.
In the 1990s, an all-inclusive resort
All-inclusive resort
An all-inclusive resort is a holiday resort that includes a minimum of three meals daily, soft drinks, most alcoholic drinks, gratuities and possibly other services in the price. Many also offer sports and other activities included in the price as well. They are often located in warmer regions...
(under the Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n Superclub Breezes brand) was built east of the village. This was one of the first openings of Cuban economy
Economy of Cuba
The economy of Cuba is a largely centrally planned economy dominated by state-run enterprises overseen by the Cuban government, though there remains significant foreign investment and private enterprise in Cuba...
to foreign investments.