Baracoa

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Baracoa is a historic coastal city in eastern Cuba, known as the island’s oldest Spanish settlement and for its lush tropical landscape and cocoa production.

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Baracoa canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climateClassification tropical rainforest climate
connectedBy La Farola highway
contains Baracoa Bay
country Cuba
currency Cuban peso
demographics predominantly Afro-Cuban and mixed-heritage population
founder Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
foundingDate 1511
governingCountryCapital Havana, Cuba
surface form: Havana
hasCharacteristic coastal city
historic city
lush vegetation
tropical climate
hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cocoa cultivation
coconut cultivation
tourism
hasFoodSpecialty chocolate-based sweets
cucurucho
hasLandmark Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Yunque de Baracoa
hasNearbyProtectedArea Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
hasRiver Duaba River
Miel River
Toa River
heritage oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba
historicalRole early colonial administrative center in Cuba
knownFor beaches
chocolate production
cocoa production
rainforests
rivers
tropical landscapes
language Spanish
locatedIn Guantánamo Province
locatedInTimeZone Cuba Standard Time
locatedNear Yunque de Baracoa
locatedOn Caribbean Sea
eastern coast of Cuba
partOf Oriente Province, Cuba
surface form: Oriente region of Cuba
religiousCenter Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
transport regional airport (Gustavo Rizo Airport)

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