{"id":17013,"date":"2026-03-14T00:05:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/?post_type=ficha&#038;p=17013"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:05:53","slug":"mapa-geologico-de-cuba","status":"publish","type":"ficha","link":"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/doc\/mapa-geologico-de-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapa geol\u00f3gico de Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Mapa geol\u00f3gico generalizado de Cuba <a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-generalizado-de-Cuba.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(formato PDF)<\/a> compilado a partir del Mapa Geol\u00f3gico de Cuba 1:500 000 (P\u00e9rez Othon y Yarmoliuk, 1985) que muestra las principales unidades tect\u00f3nicas de Cuba. El Macizo de Batabano se ha interpretado, con base en datos gravim\u00e9tricos y magn\u00e9ticos, como parte del arco insular cret\u00e1cico cubierto por sedimentos m\u00e1s recientes (Pusharovski et al., 1989). La l\u00ednea gris ancha delimita la plataforma continental a profundidades superiores a 2000 m. (A) indica la falla de bajo \u00e1ngulo detectada por Rosencrantz (1990).<\/label><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geolog\u00eda de Cuba<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La geolog\u00eda de Cuba es compleja y est\u00e1 relacionada con la interacci\u00f3n de varias placas tect\u00f3nicas en la regi\u00f3n del Mar Caribe. La isla est\u00e1 formada por una mezcla de rocas sedimentarias, volc\u00e1nicas y metam\u00f3rficas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17016\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17016\" title=\"Mapa geol\u00f3gico de Cuba.\" src=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Mapa geol\u00f3gico de Cuba.\" width=\"360\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba-1600x1075.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Mapa geol\u00f3gico de Cuba <a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-geologico-de-Cuba.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(formato PDF)<\/a>.<\/label><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Formaci\u00f3n geol\u00f3gica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuba se form\u00f3 principalmente por procesos de movimientos tect\u00f3nicos y actividad volc\u00e1nica durante millones de a\u00f1os. Su territorio est\u00e1 asociado al l\u00edmite entre la Placa del Caribe y la Placa Norteamericana.<\/p>\n<p>Estos movimientos tect\u00f3nicos provocaron:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>levantamiento de monta\u00f1as<\/li>\n<li>formaci\u00f3n de fallas geol\u00f3gicas<\/li>\n<li>aparici\u00f3n de rocas volc\u00e1nicas antiguas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tipos de rocas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>En Cuba predominan tres grandes tipos de rocas:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17018\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17018\" title=\"Bosquejo geol\u00f3gico de la isla de Cuba, 1869-83.\" src=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Bosquejo geol\u00f3gico de la isla de Cuba, 1869-83.\" width=\"360\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-2048x1171.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Bosquejo-geologico-de-la-isla-de-Cuba-1869-83-1600x915.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Bosquejo geol\u00f3gico de la isla de Cuba \u2013 por D. Manuel Fern\u00e1ndez de Castro; ampliada por D. Pedro Salterainy Legarra, 1869-83.<\/label><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. Rocas sedimentarias<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principalmente calizas.<\/li>\n<li>Forman paisajes k\u00e1rsticos como los del Valle de Vi\u00f1ales.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Rocas volc\u00e1nicas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restos de antiguos arcos volc\u00e1nicos formados hace millones de a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Rocas metam\u00f3rficas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentes en algunas zonas monta\u00f1osas debido a la presi\u00f3n y temperatura.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Principales regiones geol\u00f3gicas<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17019\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17019\" title=\"Mapa minero de la Rep\u00fablica de Cuba de 1947.\" src=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-300x124.jpg\" alt=\"Mapa minero de la Rep\u00fablica de Cuba de 1947.\" width=\"360\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-1024x424.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-768x318.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-1536x636.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-2048x848.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stesa.com\/mapas\/wp-content\/uploads\/17013\/Mapa-minero-de-la-Republica-de-Cuba-de-1947-1600x663.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><label style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Mapa minero de la Rep\u00fablica de Cuba de 1947; Ministerio de Agricultura, Direcci\u00f3n de Montes, Minas y Aguas, Comisi\u00f3n del Mapa Geol\u00f3gico; Ing. Antonio Calvache; Ing. Jorge Brodermann; Dr. Germ\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez Fuentes; dib. Rocapa.<\/label><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sierra Maestra<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La cordillera m\u00e1s alta de Cuba.<\/li>\n<li>Contiene algunas de las rocas m\u00e1s antiguas del pa\u00eds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sierra del Escambray<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zona monta\u00f1osa en el centro de la isla con rocas metam\u00f3rficas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Regiones k\u00e1rsticas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amplias zonas de caliza con cuevas, dolinas y mogotes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recursos minerales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cuba posee importantes recursos minerales como:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>N\u00edquel (uno de los mayores productores del mundo)<\/li>\n<li>Cobalto<\/li>\n<li>Hierro<\/li>\n<li>Cobre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Las principales minas se encuentran en el oriente del pa\u00eds, especialmente en la provincia de Holgu\u00edn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>En resumen<\/strong>, la geolog\u00eda de Cuba combina monta\u00f1as, formaciones k\u00e1rsticas, antiguas rocas volc\u00e1nicas y recursos minerales importantes, resultado de una historia tect\u00f3nica compleja en el Caribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La geolog\u00eda de Cuba es compleja y est\u00e1 relacionada con la interacci\u00f3n de varias placas tect\u00f3nicas en la regi\u00f3n del Mar Caribe. 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