Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos is an island group at 22°41′56″N 78°54′45″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: coast and water
3330 m at 118°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 12360 m at 234°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 20380 m at 186°: Canalizo Chorros (channel); 24020 m at 113°: Playa Pilar (beach); 24510 m at 165°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel); 26230 m at 155°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 26240 m at 151°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 26520 m at 253°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove).
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: islands
1820 m at 111°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 3180 m at 117°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 11440 m at 213°: Cayo Guanal (island); 14250 m at 227°: Cayo Mogote (island); 15600 m at 244°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 16090 m at 248°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 16220 m at 236°: Cayo Largo (island); 17520 m at 243°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 19350 m at 251°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 20100 m at 117°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 21280 m at 136°: Cayo Jején (island); 21880 m at 138°: Cayo Contrabando (islet).
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: inland
9980 m at 100°: Jucarito (locality); 12530 m at 249°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 14390 m at 252°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 14770 m at 252°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 18290 m at 259°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 19310 m at 251°: Iberostar Coral Ensenachos (hotel).
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: distances
44780 m at 164°: Kilo 9; 46300 m at 184°: Arroyo de Agua; 46300 m at 184°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 65540 m at 114°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 168460 m at 249°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 28380 m at 116°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 7050 m at 229°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: close by
1820 m at 111°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 3180 m at 116°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 4510 m at 112°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 5190 m at 265°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 5310 m at 268°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay); 8030 m at 114°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (cay); 8930 m at 168°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 9760 m at 227°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 10250 m at 116°: Cayo Caimancito (cay); 11440 m at 213°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 12240 m at 220°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 12960 m at 207°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay).
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 1 parks & reserves, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 cigars & tobacco, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 stadiums & sport.
7050 m at 229°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 7210 m at 235°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 8510 m at 244°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 11020 m at 247°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 13340 m at 250°: Campanario (attractions); 13380 m at 250°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14050 m at 252°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport).
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: marine life records
527 records of 187 species within 15 km, 1938 to 2025: 156 seabirds and shorebirds, 153 fish, 61 molluscs, 49 corals, 39 echinoderms, 26 sharks and rays, 24 crustaceans, 14 marine mammals, 3 other, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 turtles. That is 74.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 28 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 12 (corals); Sterna maxima, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Steno bredanensis, 11 (marine mammals); Benthobatis marcida, 11 (sharks and rays); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, sharks and rays: Mar 4, Apr 5; marine mammals: Apr 1, Sep 11; seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 1, Jun 5, Dec 28.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos: notes
The pin is one reference point of a larger group.
Getting to Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 3.3 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.