Hicacos
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 23 ° 11 ′ N , 81 ° 11 ′ W | |
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| length | 18 km | |
| width | 2.5 km | |
| surface | 23.07 km² | |
| Residents | approx. 7000 303 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Varadero | |
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Hicacos is a peninsula about 20 kilometers long and one kilometer wide on the north coast of Cuba in the Matanzas province . Hicacos covers an area of 23.07 km² and has about 7,000 inhabitants. The only city on the peninsula is the tourist city of Varadero with around 20,000 hotel beds.
history
The peninsula, originally inhabited and forested by Indians , was cut down by the Spaniards for shipbuilding , and their caves served as hideaways for pirates . Captains had their ships anchored on the shores of Hicaco to be repaired.
The Hicacos peninsula was named after a local prickly cactus.
Flora and fauna
Today around 30% of the peninsula is a nature park with cacti that are up to 500 years old. The nature park is criss-crossed by caves, cliffs and lagoons.
See also
Commons : Hicacos - collection of images, videos and audio files
