Cape Cruz

Cape Cruz, (Spanish: Cabo Cruz), is a cape that forms the western extremity of the Granma Province in southern Cuba. It extends into the Caribbean sea and marks the eastern border of the Gulf of Guacanayabo.[1] Cape Cruz is located in the municipality of Niquero and is part of the Desembarco del Granma National Park.

Cabo Cruz
Cape
Cabo Cruz is located in Cuba
Cabo Cruz
Cabo Cruz
Location of Cape Cruz in Cuba
Coordinates: 19°50′30.58″N 77°43′40.28″W
Offshore water bodiesCaribbean Sea

Architecture

The southernmost tip of Cape Cruz is marked by Faro Vargas, a nineteenth-century lighthouse with a height of 32 metres (105 ft).

Transport

The cape is the endpoint of the Niquero branch of the "Circuito Sur de Oriente" (CSO) highway.

Notes
  1. Hernández 2001

References
  • Hernández Sabourín, Elsa Lázara; Sergio Alfredo Torres Zamora; Herlinda F. Remón Castillo (2001). "Biodiversidad de la Reserva Natural de Cabo Cruz (provincia de Granma), Cuba". Cuadernos de biodiversidad. Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad (Nº. 7): 11–13. ISSN 1575-5495.


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