- Time zone : Eastern standard time
- National currency : Cuban Peso or CUP
- Major national languag e: Spanish
- Population : 94400
- Province : Santiago de Cuba
- Latitude: 20.29778
- Longitude : -76.24139
- Nearby large cities : Santiago de Cuba, Holquin, Puerto Principe, Carrefour, Santa Clara
- Municipal Museum of the Contramaestre 'Jesus Rabi'
- Santa Lucia beach is one of the nearest beaches which has a 13 miles long and 21 kilometer wide sandy stretch. The turquoise color of the water adds beauty to the beach. The coral reef, which is just a mile and a quarter away from the coast, is good for water bsports like scuba diving. The sandy beach is a favorite hang out for volleyball players, wind surfers and pedal boaters.
- Bay of Nuevitas is another famouse hang out place for fishing and scuba diving.
- Sierra de Cubitas ecological preserve
- Paredones pass
- Vigueta Pass
- Lechuza
- Bonet's pit
- Maria teresa's and Picardo's caves
- Rolando's Chasm
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