Cape Cruz

Cabo Curz
Cabo Curz Location of Cape Cruz in Cuba
Coordinates: 19°50′30.58″N 77°43′40.28″W
Offshore water bodies	Caribbean Sea

Cape Cruz, (Template:Lang-es), 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. Cape Cruz is located in the municipality of Niquero and is part of the Desembarco del Granma National Park.

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.

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 (Nº. 7). Centro Iberoamericano de la Biodiversidad: 11–13. ISSN 1575-5495.