Archipelagos · Sancti Spíritus
Cayos Ensenachos
Cayos Ensenachos is an island group at 22°38′35″N 79°05′28″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayos Ensenachos: coast and water
2280 m at 51°: Ensenada de Oliva (cove); 5860 m at 232°: Lagunato Prieto (lagoon); 8400 m at 97°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 9080 m at 219°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 10190 m at 260°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 12510 m at 179°: Punta Catecismo (point); 13560 m at 270°: Punta del Norte (point); 17930 m at 223°: Ensenada del Palo (cove).
Cayos Ensenachos: islands
1260 m at 156°: Cayo Chivo (island); 1510 m at 81°: Cayo Majá (island); 2260 m at 347°: Cayo Guanal (island); 3300 m at 252°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 3370 m at 124°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 4370 m at 99°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 7120 m at 94°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 9710 m at 252°: Cayo Tío Pepe (island); 11070 m at 265°: Cayo Francés (island); 13550 m at 214°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 13930 m at 157°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 15120 m at 243°: Cayuelo del Pan de Azúcar (island).
Cayos Ensenachos: inland
130 m at 308°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 2680 m at 8°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 3490 m at 58°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 5320 m at 72°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 6140 m at 260°: Salina (hamlet); 6410 m at 76°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel).
Cayos Ensenachos: distances
32380 m at 207°: Playa Victoria; 33480 m at 216°: Playa Bofill; 34080 m at 216°: Playa Júcaro; 80900 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 149120 m at 249°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 44220 m at 98°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 13130 m at 83°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27060 m at 194°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.
Cayos Ensenachos: close by
500 m at 302°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 1260 m at 157°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 1510 m at 81°: Cayo Majá (cay); 2260 m at 347°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 2850 m at 286°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 3300 m at 252°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 3370 m at 124°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 3410 m at 86°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 3910 m at 271°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 4130 m at 261°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 4370 m at 99°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 4580 m at 285°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay).
Cayos Ensenachos: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 theatres & arts, 3 markets & malls, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 2 mines & quarries, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 coral reefs, 2 guest houses & hostels.
250 m at 322°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 460 m at 93°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 1550 m at 264°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 3240 m at 48°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 3290 m at 232°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 3400 m at 61°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3400 m at 61°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 3410 m at 58°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 3450 m at 61°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 3760 m at 72°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 3950 m at 65°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 8400 m at 76°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).
Cayos Ensenachos: marine life records
934 records of 221 species within 15 km, 1931 to 2026: 426 fish, 215 seabirds and shorebirds, 121 corals, 78 molluscs, 53 crustaceans, 16 echinoderms, 10 marine mammals, 10 seagrass and algae, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 1 turtles. That is 132.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 54 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Sterna maxima, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 18 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Sep 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 8, Apr 2, Jun 5, Aug 16, Dec 35.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Ensenachos: notes
Trips to island groups are booked in advance.
Getting to Cayos Ensenachos
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés 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.