Archipelagos · Pinar del Río
Cayos de la Leña
Cayos de la Leña is an island group at 21°55′43″N 84°49′45″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayos de la Leña: coast and water
430 m at 318°: Ensenada del Carey (cove); 3190 m at 133°: Ensenada San Juán (bay); 5010 m at 231°: Punta Los Rebellinos (point); 5250 m at 105°: Punta El Gato (point); 5770 m at 222°: Ensenada de Santa Cruz (bay); 7150 m at 234°: Ensenada de Cayo Triste (bay); 7480 m at 92°: Punta Balandro (point); 9000 m at 259°: Playa El Cajón (beach).
Cayos de la Leña: islands
700 m at 102°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 2210 m at 284°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 2520 m at 238°: Los Cayitos (island group); 3060 m at 124°: Cayo San Juán (island); 3840 m at 214°: Cayo Liborio (island); 4090 m at 251°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 5990 m at 229°: Cayo Pancho (island); 7140 m at 238°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 7290 m at 241°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island).
Cayos de la Leña: inland
5060 m at 185°: La Sierra (settlement); 6090 m at 177°: Bolondrón (settlement); 8110 m at 117°: Ojo de Agua (locality); 9600 m at 122°: Tandinera (locality); 10770 m at 95°: Palma Sola (settlement); 11570 m at 199°: Cueva de la Barca (hamlet).
Cayos de la Leña: distances
11730 m at 122°: Playa La Barca; 16080 m at 103°: Playa el Perjucio; 17380 m at 183°: Cuban underwater city; 211310 m at 92°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 244080 m at 61°: Port of Mariel (port); 14210 m at 242°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 16450 m at 109°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 20730 m at 98°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 29410 m at 96°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Cayos de la Leña: close by
690 m at 102°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 2210 m at 284°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 2520 m at 238°: Los Cayitos (island group); 3060 m at 124°: Cayo San Juán (cay); 3840 m at 214°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 4090 m at 251°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 5990 m at 229°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 7140 m at 238°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 7290 m at 241°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay).
Cayos de la Leña: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.
8650 m at 249°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 10040 m at 244°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 11020 m at 237°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 12780 m at 248°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 12840 m at 157°: Playa El Holandés (attractions); 14370 m at 241°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels).
Cayos de la Leña: marine life records
549 records of 194 species within 15 km, 1914 to 2025: 229 sponges, 228 molluscs, 42 corals, 22 seabirds and shorebirds, 12 other, 6 fish, 5 seagrass and algae, 4 crustaceans, 1 turtles. That is 77.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Demospongiae, 47 (sponges); Agelas sceptrum, 25 (sponges); Agelas citrina, 19 (sponges); Spirastrella hartmani, 18 (sponges); Agelas dilatata, 16 (sponges); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Plexauridae, 12 (corals); Agelas wiedenmayeri, 11 (sponges); Xestospongia, 9 (sponges); Coelocarteria bartschi, 8 (sponges); Agelas, 8 (sponges); Plakortis, 7 (other).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Mar 1, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos de la Leña: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
Getting to Cayos de la Leña
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 14 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.