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 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 [edit] External links Cuba Portal Historic webpage about the village (Spanish) v ? d ? e Municipalities in La Habana Province Alqu?zar · Artemisa · Bataban? · Bauta · Bejucal · Caimito · Guanajay · G?ines · G?ira de Melena · Jaruco · Madruga · Mariel · Melena del Sur · Nueva Paz · Quivic?n · San Antonio de los Ba?os · San Jos? de las Lajas · San Nicol?s de Bari · Santa Cruz del Norte

Coordinates: 23°10'35?N 82°00'44?W? / ?23.17639, -82.01222? (Boca de Jaruco)  This Cuban location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.  This article about an oil field is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.