Cienfuegos Bay

Cienfuegos Bay, also known as the Bay of Jagua, is a deep and sheltered harbour on Cuba’s south coast. A narrow entrance leads into its broad inner waters. In 1819 settlers, many of French origin, founded the colony of Fernandina de Jagua on the bay under Spanish rule. The harbour offered a protected outlet for the surrounding region and helped shape the town that became Cienfuegos.