Archipelagos · Matanzas
Cayos Blancos
Cayos Blancos is an island group at 23°13′51″N 81°00′21″W in Matanzas province.
Cayos Blancos: coast and water
2780 m at 11°: Punta Cabeza de Cayo Blanco (point); 3770 m at 299°: Canalizo Carenero (channel); 4710 m at 45°: Canalizo El Sombrero (channel); 8270 m at 310°: Bajo Palas (shoal); 9160 m at 42°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef); 11620 m at 66°: Pasa Cruz del Padre (channel); 12390 m at 62°: Cayo Cruz del Padre Lighthouse (lighthouse); 13350 m at 255°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon).
Cayos Blancos: islands
2550 m at 65°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 5860 m at 159°: Cayo Machos (island); 8900 m at 151°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 9620 m at 229°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 9980 m at 109°: Cayo Dama (island); 10240 m at 119°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 10710 m at 126°: Cayo Factor (island); 12840 m at 182°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 12930 m at 250°: Cayo Libertad (island); 13270 m at 181°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 13980 m at 270°: Cayo Monito (island); 15310 m at 93°: Cayo Boca Rompida (island).
Cayos Blancos: inland
12500 m at 245°: Cardenas (airfield); 13290 m at 254°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 13350 m at 254°: Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort and Spa All Incl (hotel); 13420 m at 256°: Iberostar Playa Alameda Varadero All Inclusive (hotel); 13460 m at 256°: Iberostar Laguna Azul (hotel); 14890 m at 254°: Las Morlas (settlement).
Cayos Blancos: distances
14110 m at 258°: Laguna Mangón; 24810 m at 136°: Playa Musulmanes; 28140 m at 251°: Varadero Beach; 49040 m at 244°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 61090 m at 251°: Port of Matanzas (port); 15050 m at 239°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 1890 m at 1°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 15590 m at 255°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 15750 m at 256°: Varahicacos.
Cayos Blancos: close by
2060 m at 23°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 2550 m at 65°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 2920 m at 233°: Catamaranes (fishing); 2990 m at 233°: Servicio (fishing); 3710 m at 192°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 3900 m at 171°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 4640 m at 216°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 5860 m at 159°: Cayo Machos (cay); 7060 m at 91°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 7100 m at 61°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 7370 m at 222°: Cayo Romero (cay); 8440 m at 114°: Cayo Vara (cay).
Cayos Blancos: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 coral reefs, 3 stores & supermarkets, 3 theatres & arts, 2 attractions, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 parks & reserves, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport.
1890 m at 1°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 3900 m at 171°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 13010 m at 248°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 13050 m at 253°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 13160 m at 251°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 13890 m at 256°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 14190 m at 256°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 14240 m at 257°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 14270 m at 256°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14680 m at 257°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14930 m at 254°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites).
Cayos Blancos: marine life records
1162 records of 308 species within 15 km, 1898 to 2026: 353 fish, 223 corals, 178 molluscs, 128 seabirds and shorebirds, 116 sponges, 87 marine mammals, 39 crustaceans, 22 seagrass and algae, 11 other, 5 echinoderms. That is 164.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 81 (marine mammals); Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Pelecanus occidentalis, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Sterna maxima, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 3, Mar 12, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 24, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 1, Dec 11; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 4, May 5, Jul 1, Nov 10, Dec 25.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Blancos: notes
Trips to island groups are booked in advance.
Getting to Cayos Blancos
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 12 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 12 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (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.