Bejucal
Municipality in Mayabeque, Cuba / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Maya archaeological site in Guatemala, see Bejucal (Mesoamerican site).
Bejucal is a municipality and town in the Mayabeque Province of Cuba. It was founded in 1713.[1] It is well known as the terminal station of the first railroad built in Cuba and Latin America in 1837. It also hosts one of the most popular and traditional carnival fest in Cuba: "Charangas de Bejucal". Bejucal has also been known as a telecomunications site, hosting broadcasts of several news and media networks.[4] It was also host to Soviet nuclear warheads during the Cuban Missile Crisis.[5] Bejucal also hosts a signals intelligence listening station operated by the People's Liberation Army Third Department of the Joint Staff Department.[6][7][8]