Cayos de las Brujas

Cayos de las Brujas: coast and water

2280 m at 286°: Canalizo Los Jimaguas (inlet); 4410 m at 54°: Punta de la Pluma (point); 6890 m at 33°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef); 6890 m at 99°: Ensenada El Fogón (cove); 9070 m at 67°: Pasa Cruz del Padre (channel); 9860 m at 87°: Canal Melón (channel); 12920 m at 95°: Punta Empalizada (point); 13880 m at 182°: Boca La Manuy (inlet).

Cayos de las Brujas: islands

4570 m at 59°: Cayo La Pluma (island); 5620 m at 213°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 6980 m at 226°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 7890 m at 68°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (island); 8550 m at 121°: Cayo Melón (island); 8950 m at 136°: Cayo Palomo (island); 9030 m at 130°: Cayo Seboruquito (island); 10530 m at 122°: Cayo Seboruco (island); 11220 m at 285°: Cayo Mono (island); 11690 m at 81°: Cayo Galindito (island); 12090 m at 233°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 15470 m at 250°: Cayo Libertad (island).

Cayos de las Brujas: inland

15810 m at 253°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 15930 m at 254°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel); 15930 m at 254°: Iberostar Playa Alameda Varadero All Inclusive (hotel); 16240 m at 255°: Tryp Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 17030 m at 253°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 17150 m at 255°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel).

Cayos de las Brujas: distances

16600 m at 256°: Laguna Mangón; 24100 m at 142°: Playa Musulmanes; 27930 m at 130°: Salinas La Teja; 51590 m at 244°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 63620 m at 251°: Port of Matanzas (port); 17580 m at 240°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 2400 m at 290°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 18110 m at 253°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 18260 m at 254°: Varahicacos.

Cayos de las Brujas: close by

1690 m at 299°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 2550 m at 245°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 4570 m at 59°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 4910 m at 104°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 5210 m at 199°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 5440 m at 239°: Catamaranes (fishing); 5510 m at 238°: Servicio (fishing); 5630 m at 213°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 6540 m at 181°: Cayo Machos (cay); 6890 m at 33°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef); 6980 m at 226°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 7030 m at 130°: Cayo Vara (cay).

Cayos de las Brujas: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.

2400 m at 290°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 5210 m at 199°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions).

Cayos de las Brujas: marine life records

1084 records of 311 species within 15 km, 1898 to 2025: 362 fish, 218 corals, 169 molluscs, 115 sponges, 85 seabirds and shorebirds, 78 marine mammals, 24 crustaceans, 18 seagrass and algae, 10 other, 5 echinoderms. That is 153.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 73 (marine mammals); Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 16 (corals); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 3, Mar 11, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 5, Jul 13, Aug 21, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 1, Dec 11; seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 4, May 4, Dec 25.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayos de las Brujas: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.

Getting to Cayos de las Brujas

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 9.9 km away.
• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 14 km away.