Bay of Pigs
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The Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones, located on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910 it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was
Bay of Pigs from Cueva de los Peces
Location of Bay of Pigs in Cuba
Sunset in Playa Girón in October 2007
Monument honoring five Cuban political prisoners held captive in the United States
Playa Girón
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Playa Girón is a beach and village on the east bank of the Bahia de Cochinos, which is located in the province of Matanzas, on the southern coast of Cuba. It is part of the municipality of Ciénaga de
Bay of Pigs
…and east. At the north end of the bay, the village of Buena Ventura is adjacent to Playa Larga (Long Beach). 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of that, Playa Girón (Giron Beach) at the village of Girón, named after the notorious French pirate Gilberto Giron (c. 1604). Playa Girón and Playa Larga were the landing…
A roadside billboard in Playa Girón celebrating Cuban victory in 1961
The surf breaking on the rocks of the Playa Girón
'Victory of Socialism' political poster