Baracoa

Approximate location four miles due east Port Baracoa, Cuba.

Baracoa lies one hundred miles northeast from Santiago, and was the capital of the island as first established by Velasquez.

Baracoa is the oldest town in Cuba, having been settled by Diego Velazquez in 1512.

Until the middle of the 18th century Baracoa was almost without connexion with Havana and Santiago.

The hill called the "Anvil of Baracoa" (about 3000 ft.) is remarkable for its extremely regular formation.