Cabo Corrientes, Cuba

Cabo Corrientes is a cape on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in Pinar del Río Province, in the west of Cuba. It is covered by a protected nature reserve. The cape has been the scene of various pirate encounters and shipwrecks. During World War II (1939–45) several ships were sunk near the cape. There is a hotel for researchers and ecotourists or scuba divers.

Cabo Corrientes
Cuban striped curly-tailed lizard (Leiocephalus stictigaster) on the cape
Cabo Corrientes
Coordinates: 21.759720°N 84.510447°W / 21.759720; -84.510447
Offshore water bodiesCaribbean sea
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