Melena del Sur, Cuba

Melena del Sur is located south of the Mayabeque Province in Cuba. Bordered on the north and northwest by San José de las Lajas, on the east by the municipality of Güines and west by Batabano and by the south by the Gulf of Batabanó. In the south shore it is located the only beach in the town whose name is Mayabeque Beach. In this beach it is founf the old outlet of the Mayabeque river (called Antiguo Mayabeque). The municipality is divided into 5 popular councils, named after the most important towns, which are: Melena del Sur, Mañalich, Guara, Lechuga and Monte-Zapote. Its population exceeds 20 000 inhabitants of whom about half live in the town. The beach area just living so very few permanent residents and then some fishermen, it is...