Bejucal

For the Maya archaeological site in Guatemala, see Bejucal (Mesoamerican site).
Bejucal
Municipality
Bejucal railway station
Bejucal railway station
Coat of arms of Bejucal
Coat of arms
Bejucal municipality (red) within Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
Bejucal municipality (red) within
Mayabeque Province (yellow) and Cuba
Coordinates: 22°55′58″N 82°23′13″W / 22.93278°N 82.38694°W / 22.93278; -82.38694
CountryCuba
ProvinceMayabeque
Founded1874[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total120 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total28,205
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
Area code+53-7

Bejucal is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1713.[1] It is well known as the terminal station of the first railroad built in Cuba and Latin America in 1837. It also hosts one of the most popular and traditional carnival fest in Cuba: "Charangas de Bejucal". Bejucal has also been known as a telecommunications site, hosting broadcasts of several news and media networks.[4] It was also host to Soviet nuclear warheads during the Cuban Missile Crisis.[5] Bejucal also hosts a signals intelligence listening station operated by the People's Liberation Army Third Department of the Joint Staff Department.[6][7][8]

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  4. ^ "Short-Wave Radio Frequency Schedule for site Bejucal". Archived from the original on 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. ^ Dobbs, Michael (2008). One minute to midnight : Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the brink of nuclear war (1 ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4000-4358-3. OCLC 176951842. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2024-06-07.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ "America and China try to move past a new bump in relations". The Economist. June 9, 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  7. ^ Gámez Torres, Nora (June 8, 2023). "In bold move challenging the United States, Cuba agrees to host a Chinese spy base". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Secret Signals: Decoding China's Intelligence Activities in Cuba". Center for Strategic and International Studies. July 1, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-07-02.