Nicaro

City, Holgu�n province, eastern Cuba. It is situated on the Bah�a (bay) de Levisa, a nearly landlocked arm of the Atlantic Ocean, at the base of the Lengua de P�jara peninsula. Nicaro is Cuba's major centre for the refining of nickel and cobalt from nickel oxide, which is mined nearby in the foothills of the Sierra del Cristal. Other economic activities include motor repairing