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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

Hurricane Matthew reduced much of the Cuban town of Baracoa to rubble, whipping up giant waves that demolished cement buildings and winds that tore off roofs, but there's one thing it didn't do: take lives.

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