Luba, Equatorial Guinea
{{Short description|Second-largest town on Bioko, Equatorial Guinea}}
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Luba (formerly San Carlos) (pop. 7,000) is the second-largest town on Bioko in Equatorial Guinea, a port for the logging industry on the island's west coast beneath volcanic peaks. Attractions in Luba include several beaches and a colonial hospital.
The city may be reached either by sea or by a main road linking Luba to the country's capital, Malabo. The road is now{{what|date=December 2016}} accessible; it takes about an hour to drive from Malabo to Luba. In 1999, a free port opened near the town, creating deepwater access for larger and oil industry vessels, an alternative to the congested port of Malabo for re-supplying on fuel, water and other materials.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.lubafreeport.com/
|title=Welcome to Luba Freeport Ltd
|publisher=Luba Freeport Ltd
|access-date=2012-03-26
}}
As of 2010 a new highway was under construction from Luba via Belebú Balachá through the Luba Crater Scientific Reserve to Ureca near the south coast.{{cite web
|url=http://www.bioko.org/resources/LostOpportunitiesFinal3.pdf
|page=7
|title=OPPORTUNITIES LOST: THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONSERVATION STATUS OF THE MONKEYS ON BIOKO ISLAND, EQUATORIAL GUINEA (2010)
|publisher=Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, Drexel University
|first=Drew
|last=Cronin
|date=September 2010
|access-date=2012-03-25
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314220930/http://www.bioko.org/resources/LostOpportunitiesFinal3.pdf
|archive-date=2012-03-14
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