Archipelagos · Matanzas
Cayos Careneros
Cayos Careneros is an island group at 23°11′50″N 81°01′58″W in Matanzas province.
Cayos Careneros: coast and water
4000 m at 208°: Bajo Chalupa (shoal); 5600 m at 355°: Canalizo Carenero (channel); 6160 m at 28°: Canalizo Los Jimaguas (inlet); 9320 m at 41°: Canalizo El Sombrero (channel); 9400 m at 269°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 10130 m at 271°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 10610 m at 157°: Punta Ensenada (point); 11360 m at 49°: Punta de la Pluma (point).
Cayos Careneros: islands
1990 m at 87°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 2790 m at 231°: Cayo Romero (island); 5200 m at 109°: Cayo Machos (island); 6660 m at 32°: Cayo Blanco (island); 7920 m at 244°: Cayo Diana (island); 9250 m at 262°: Cayo Molas (island); 10450 m at 70°: Cayo el Sombrero (island); 11430 m at 98°: Cayo Palomo (island); 11810 m at 96°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 11820 m at 288°: Cayo Monito (island); 12860 m at 74°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (island); 14110 m at 124°: Cayo Genovés (island).
Cayos Careneros: inland
9820 m at 269°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 10040 m at 271°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 10250 m at 272°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel); 11250 m at 269°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 11360 m at 273°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel); 11560 m at 268°: Las Morlas (settlement).
Cayos Careneros: distances
11070 m at 274°: Laguna Mangón; 23800 m at 231°: Playa Larga; 24480 m at 125°: Playa Musulmanes; 44970 m at 246°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 57320 m at 254°: Port of Matanzas (port); 10910 m at 248°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 6280 m at 27°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 12300 m at 268°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 12510 m at 269°: Varahicacos.
Cayos Careneros: close by
1950 m at 11°: Servicio (fishing); 1990 m at 87°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 2030 m at 12°: Catamaranes (fishing); 2790 m at 232°: Cayo Romero (cay); 3390 m at 92°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 4640 m at 36°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 5190 m at 109°: Cayo Machos (cay); 5200 m at 241°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 6660 m at 32°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 6980 m at 46°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 7920 m at 244°: Cayo Diana (cay); 8150 m at 120°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (cay).
Cayos Careneros: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 4 parks & reserves, 4 stadiums & sport, 4 theatres & arts, 3 stores & supermarkets, 3 coral reefs, 2 marinas, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 guest houses & hostels.
3390 m at 92°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 6280 m at 27°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 9360 m at 263°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 9690 m at 266°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 9700 m at 269°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 10720 m at 272°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 10990 m at 271°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 11060 m at 271°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 11130 m at 273°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 11570 m at 272°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 11590 m at 268°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites).
Cayos Careneros: marine life records
1339 records of 327 species within 15 km, 1898 to 2026: 363 fish, 233 corals, 196 seabirds and shorebirds, 193 molluscs, 121 sponges, 94 marine mammals, 76 crustaceans, 40 seagrass and algae, 16 other, 6 echinoderms, 1 sharks and rays. That is 189.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 88 (marine mammals); Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 37 (seabirds and shorebirds); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Charadrius vociferus, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Sterna maxima, 24 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Physalia physalis, 23 (corals); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 12, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 15, Aug 25, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 2, Dec 12; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 6, May 8, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 29.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Careneros: notes
Ask an operator which cays can be reached.
Getting to Cayos Careneros
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 8.0 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 10 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.