Archaeology · Matanzas
Cueva de la Pluma
Cueva de la Pluma is an archaeological site at 23°07′59″N 81°35′02″W in Matanzas province.
Cueva de la Pluma: coast and water
3270 m at 314°: Punta Seboruco (point); 3400 m at 86°: Punta Rubalcava (point); 5040 m at 270°: Palmar Blanco (estuary); 6350 m at 125°: Punta Uvero Alto (point); 6750 m at 270°: Punta Guanal (point); 7030 m at 288°: Punta Risco Alto (point).
Cueva de la Pluma: inland
80 m at 65°: Pluma (locality); 1770 m at 89°: Llano Cornelio (locality); 1770 m at 89°: El Vizcaíno (locality); 1890 m at 2°: Milián (locality); 2180 m at 308°: San Miguel (settlement); 2530 m at 136°: San Pedro (locality); 3110 m at 136°: La Paulita (locality); 3670 m at 179°: La Cumbre (settlement); 3800 m at 242°: San Juan (locality); 4070 m at 154°: La Victoria (locality); 4190 m at 99°: Santa Teresa (hamlet); 5360 m at 250°: La Eugenia (locality); 5540 m at 155°: San Roque (settlement); 5800 m at 162°: Mazamorra (locality); 5800 m at 162°: Paulita (locality); 6240 m at 234°: La Manzana (locality).
Cueva de la Pluma: distances
8790 m at 222°: La Regente; 9400 m at 169°: Playa Judío; 9750 m at 270°: Bacunayagua; 18750 m at 126°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 9340 m at 171°: Port of Matanzas (port); 46320 m at 86°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Cueva de la Pluma: close by
9900 m at 174°: Base de Pesca Deportiva "Luis Salgado" (fishing); 14610 m at 110°: Club de Buceo Laguna de Maya (reef); 16650 m at 138°: Centella Cave (site); 22300 m at 95°: El Cayuelo (cay); 22670 m at 96°: Base de pesca (fishing).
Cueva de la Pluma: on and around
Within 15 km: 83 guest houses & hostels, 50 schools, 50 stores & supermarkets, 41 attractions, 38 factories & works, 24 government & embassies, 23 places of worship, 21 clinics & polyclinics, 20 theatres & arts, 19 urban parks & plazas.
6670 m at 210°: Valle de Yumurí (attractions); 8480 m at 183°: Parque Recreativo Montserratte (urban parks & plazas); 8530 m at 269°: Finca Ecológica Santa Isabel (guest houses & hostels); 8580 m at 187°: Loma del Estero (peaks & volcanoes); 8610 m at 166°: Alas Receptivas I y II (attractions); 8710 m at 172°: Justo a la Medida (guest houses & hostels); 8790 m at 172°: Rosalina (guest houses & hostels); 8920 m at 164°: La Ruta del Esclavo (museums); 8920 m at 164°: Castillo de San Severino (historic & heritage); 8960 m at 179°: Teatro Abraham Lincoln (theatres & arts); 8990 m at 177°: Venados (attractions); 9060 m at 174°: Tren Eléctrico de Hershey (attractions); 9060 m at 174°: Matanzas (Versalles) (stations & terminals).
Cueva de la Pluma: marine life records
135 records of 82 species within 10 km, 1839 to 2025: 72 fish, 42 molluscs, 6 corals, 6 marine mammals, 3 crustaceans, 2 seagrass and algae, 2 sharks and rays, 1 other, 1 echinoderms. That is 43.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Dajaus monticola, 6 (fish); Gastropoda, 6 (molluscs); Melampus coffea, 5 (molluscs); Gobionellus oceanicus, 4 (fish); Strongylura timucu, 4 (fish); Lophogobius cyprinoides, 4 (fish); Johnsonina eriomma, 3 (fish); Caranx latus, 3 (fish); Dormitator maculatus, 2 (fish); Mugil curema, 2 (fish); Trinectes inscriptus, 2 (fish); Centropomus undecimalis, 2 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 3, Sep 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cueva de la Pluma: notes
Painted caves are fragile, so follow the guide.
Getting to Cueva de la Pluma
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Punta Seboruco stands about 3.3 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Punta Maya stands about 12 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: Wikidata (CC0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.