Santa Cruz del Norte

Santa Cruz del Norte is a town and municipality in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba.

It is located on the north shore, between the cities of Havana and Matanzas, at the mouth of the Santa Cruz River.

[1] This is the main home of the Havana Club rum distillery; all dark varieties being produced in Santa Cruz del Norte.

Other industries in the municipality include power generation, oil extraction and fishing.

The municipality is divided into the consejos populares of Santa Cruz del Norte (the town proper) and the villages of Bacunayagua, Boca de Jaruco, Jibacoa, El Fraile, Arcos de Canasí, El Comino, La Sierra, Hershey (or Camilo Cienfuegos), Loma del Tanque, El Rubio and Paula.

Havana Club distillery