Boca de Jaruco

Boca de Jaruco (English: Mouth of Jaruco) is a small fishing village in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It is located in the municipality of Santa Cruz del Norte, at the mouth of the Rio Jaruco, on the Straits of Florida.

Boca de Jaruco
Village
Oil field in Boca de Jaruco
Location of Boca de Jaruco in Cuba
Coordinates: 23°10′35″N 82°00′44″W
Country Cuba
ProvinceMayabeque
MunicipalitySanta Cruz del Norte
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code(s)+53-47

Overview

The village at the mouth of Jaruco River

An extensive oil field was developed west of the village; hundreds of wells were drilled in the 1970s and 1980s by the Cuban national oil company Cupet in cooperation with Soviet technicians. The oil pumps (many no longer operational) can be seen on either side of the Via Blanca highway as it passes through Boca de Jaruco.

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