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'''Jibacoa''' is a [[fishing]] village in the [[La Habana Province]] of [[Cuba]].
'''Jibacoa''' is a [[fishing]] village in the [[Havana 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]].
It is located in the municipality of [[Santa Cruz del Norte]], at the mouth of the ''Rio Jibacoa'', 60 km east of [[Havana]].
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The settlement was founded in [[1756]] on the location of a corral.
The settlement was founded in [[1756]] on the location of a corral.


In the [[1990]]'s, an [[all-inclusive resort]] (under the [[Jamaica|jamaican]] ''Superclub Breezes'' brand) was built east of the village. This was one of the first openings of [[Economy of Cuba|cuban economy]] to foreign investments.
In the [[1990]]s, an [[all-inclusive resort]] (under the [[Jamaica|jamaican]] ''Superclub Breezes'' brand) was built east of the village. This was one of the first openings of [[Economy of Cuba|cuban economy]] to foreign investments.{{fact}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Towns in Cuba]]
[[Category:Towns in Cuba]]


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Revision as of 22:16, 8 February 2007

23°09′14.7″N 81°55′01.7″W / 23.154083°N 81.917139°W / 23.154083; -81.917139

Jibacoa is a fishing village in the Havana 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 jamaican Superclub Breezes brand) was built east of the village. This was one of the first openings of cuban economy to foreign investments.[citation needed]