Boca de Jaruco

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Boca de Jaruco (Cuba1)
Boca de Jaruco
Location of Boca de Jaruco in Cuba

Boca de Jaruco is a small 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 Jaruco, on the Straits of Florida.

Oil field in Boca de Jaruco
Oil field in Boca de Jaruco

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 Union tehnicians. 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.

Village at mouth of Jaruco River
Village at mouth of Jaruco River


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Coordinates: 23°10′35″N 82°00′44″W / 23.17639, -82.01222 (Boca de Jaruco)