[1] The village was founded in 1862 on a sugar cane mill, named San Cristóbal de Baracoa, established in the 18th century.

The main campus of the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), located in Santa Fe, is lesser than 500 m far from it.

[2] The village spans, from east to west, between the river mouths of Santa Ana (towards Havana) and Baracoa (towards Caimito municipal borders).

It grows around a lagoon named Laguna El Doctor, and is divided into the quarters of Cinco Casitas, Hollywood, La Loma and Los Cocos.

[2] Playa Baracoa is 4 km from El Salado, 8 from Bauta, 16 from Caimito, 23 from Mariel, 24 from San Antonio de los Baños, 25 from Guanajay, 30 from Havana city center and 61 from Artemisa.