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Matanzas (Cuban Spanish pronunciation:; Lucumi: Ayá Áta) [4] is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas.Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish Bahia de Matanzas), 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of the capital Havana and 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the resort town of Varadero.
Varadero (Spanish pronunciation: [baɾaˈðeɾo]), also referred to as Playa Azul (Blue Beach), is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean.
It is located between the Bay of Cárdenas and the Nicholas Channel of the Atlantic Ocean, and its extremity (Punta Hicacos) constitutes the northernmost point of the island of Cuba. It has a length of 18 kilometres (11 mi) [ 1 ] and its width varies between 0.5 km (0.31 mi) and 2.5 km (1.6 mi).
Tourists enjoy the day at Varadero Beach, Matanzas Province, Cuba, on June 8, 2024. A Tsunami alert was issued for the island but later withdrawn (AFP via Getty Images)
On Friday, the failure of the Antonio Guiteras power plant in Matanzas, a province in western Cuba, triggered the island-wide blackout. Over the weekend the outages continued as the state electric ...
Santiago de Cuba recorded 100.39 in (2,550 mm) of rainfall from Flora, which is the highest rainfall total measured on Cuba from any rainfall event on record. Flora killed 1,750 people and left US$300 million in damage. [19] [20] August 26, 1964 - Hurricane Cleo crossed eastern Cuba, causing one fatality and US$2 million in damage. [21]
Hurricane Dennis shortly before making landfall in Matanzas Province, Cuba, on July 8 as a Category 4. Rapid intensification ensued throughout July 7, as Dennis turned more northwest and tracked through the Jamaica Channel. [3] A well-defined, 10 mi (16 km) eye formed within the hurricane's central dense overcast that evening. [24]