Matanzas
Bay of Pigs (Bahía de Cochinos)
ConfirmedIconicApproximate area
- On screen
- Operation 40 – Bay of Pigs
- Where
- Matanzas Province, Cuba
- Time & access
- Museo Girón at Playa Girón covers the invasion. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to Cuba, citing worsening fuel, power and water shortages (checked November 2026).
In the game
‘Operation 40’ opens the game during the Bay of Pigs invasion, with an attempt on Castro’s life.
History in brief
On 17 April 1961 a CIA-backed force of Cuban exiles landed here to overthrow Fidel Castro and was defeated within days.
The place today
A quiet bay on the Zapata Peninsula, known for diving and wildlife, with the invasion museum at Playa Girón.
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