Cayos Las Torrenteras

Cayos Las Torrenteras: coast and water

2010 m at 20°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 6840 m at 116°: Ensenada de Siguanea (cove); 7060 m at 32°: Bahía de Cárdenas (bay); 7760 m at 102°: Punta Siguanea (point); 9260 m at 313°: Punta Tío Pancho (point); 11100 m at 111°: Estero de la Siguanea (marsh); 12330 m at 317°: Canalizo Fádraga (channel); 13200 m at 6°: Punta Gorda Este (point); 13540 m at 312°: Canal de Paso Malo (channel); 13540 m at 312°: Playa Kawama (beach); 13540 m at 312°: Canal Cueva del Muerto (channel); 13540 m at 312°: Estero El Chino (cove); 13810 m at 301°: Lagunas de Camacho (lagoon); 14070 m at 356°: Estero Oeste de Punta Gorda (inlet); 14550 m at 76°: Ciénaga de Bibanasí (marsh); 14860 m at 308°: Laguna de Paso Malo (lagoon).

Cayos Las Torrenteras: islands

170 m at 108°: Cayo Marcote (island); 1050 m at 11°: Cayo Valentín (island); 1370 m at 13°: Cayo del Medio (island); 3830 m at 77°: Cayo Cupey (island); 12330 m at 317°: Cayo de la Siguapa (island).

Cayos Las Torrenteras: inland

2770 m at 231°: Cárdenas (town); 4120 m at 120°: Zanja Siguagua (stream); 4130 m at 281°: La Caridad (locality); 4330 m at 155°: La Granja (hamlet); 4440 m at 237°: Henequenero (hamlet); 4740 m at 223°: La Calera (hamlet); 4790 m at 279°: Las Piedras (locality); 4970 m at 168°: El Castillito (settlement); 5970 m at 187°: Triana (locality); 6080 m at 156°: Siguagua (settlement); 6360 m at 232°: Las Limas (locality); 6630 m at 137°: Morales (locality).

Cayos Las Torrenteras: distances

2340 m at 228°: Cárdenas; 3170 m at 292°: Playa Larga; 11490 m at 193°: Lagunillas; 25700 m at 266°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 39410 m at 270°: Port of Matanzas (port); 13290 m at 24°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 13750 m at 1°: Manglares; 14750 m at 6°: Manglares; 16130 m at 12°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos.

Cayos Las Torrenteras: close by

160 m at 108°: Cayo Marcote (cay); 1050 m at 12°: Cayo Valentín (cay); 1370 m at 12°: Cayo del Medio (cay); 1830 m at 9°: Bajo Las Torronteras (reef); 3830 m at 77°: Cayo Cupey (cay); 12330 m at 317°: Cayo de la Siguapa (cay); 13090 m at 333°: Barracuda Diving Centre (reef); 14380 m at 1°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 15220 m at 34°: Cayo Diana (cay); 15600 m at 4°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 15790 m at 26°: Cayo Buba (cay); 16220 m at 7°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef).

Cayos Las Torrenteras: on and around

Within 15 km: 272 guest houses & hostels, 90 oil & gas, 31 stores & supermarkets, 30 schools, 18 attractions, 16 places of worship, 13 urban parks & plazas, 12 banks & exchange, 12 factories & works, 10 markets & malls.

1330 m at 242°: Donde se enarbola por primera vez la bandera cubana (historic & heritage); 1650 m at 225°: Estación de Ferrocarriles Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 1660 m at 224°: Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 1960 m at 229°: Deportivo (stadiums & sport); 2040 m at 250°: Fuerte de la Fábrica de Gas (historic & heritage); 2060 m at 235°: Parque Colón (urban parks & plazas); 2060 m at 235°: Cristóbal Colón (attractions); 2390 m at 227°: Museo Batalla de Ideas (museums); 2440 m at 229°: José Antonio Echeverría (historic & heritage); 2440 m at 228°: Parque José Antonio Echeverría (urban parks & plazas); 2520 m at 253°: Ksa d Yuni (guest houses & hostels); 2640 m at 240°: Casa de Yanesita (guest houses & hostels); 2670 m at 220°: Hostal Angelo’s (guest houses & hostels).

Cayos Las Torrenteras: marine life records

909 records of 311 species within 15 km, 1898 to 2026: 285 molluscs, 206 seabirds and shorebirds, 105 corals, 90 crustaceans, 87 fish, 63 marine mammals, 44 seagrass and algae, 11 other, 9 echinoderms, 5 sharks and rays, 4 sponges. That is 128.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Physalia physalis, 88 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 72 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tursiops truncatus, 62 (marine mammals); Ocypode quadrata, 37 (crustaceans); Sterna maxima, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 23 (seagrass and algae); Charadrius vociferus, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Strombus pugilis, 13 (molluscs); Sesuvium portulacastrum, 7 (seagrass and algae); Acanthopleura granulata, 7 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 3, Mar 7, Apr 4, May 1, Jun 4, Jul 15, Aug 10, Sep 3, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 9; seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 9, Mar 5, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 5, Jul 1, Nov 4, Dec 14.

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

Cayos Las Torrenteras: notes

The pin is one reference point of a larger group.