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Baracoa

American  
[bah-rah-kaw-ah] / ˌbɑ rɑˈkɔ ɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E Cuba: oldest town in Cuba; settled 1512.


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Oscar made landfall as a category one hurricane near the city of Baracoa in eastern Cuba on Sunday afternoon local time before weakening to a tropical storm.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

The storm passed Baracoa, a town near Cuba’s eastern tip, on Friday morning, but wrought less havoc there than was expected.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2017

The veteran bicyclist departed with a dozen others from the island nation’s eastern tip of Baracoa and traveled the tail wind about 700 or 800 miles to Havana.

From Washington Times • Jun. 4, 2017

While many were hopeful the government would deliver the necessary aid now it had cleared the road to Baracoa, others were skeptical it had the funds.

From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2016

Jorge called last night from Baracoa, and when Lourdes told him where I’d gone, he became very upset.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García