Cayos Santa María

Cayos Santa María: coast and water

13440 m at 241°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 16030 m at 116°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 21180 m at 198°: Ensenada de Corúa (cove); 22200 m at 113°: Playa Pilar (beach); 23240 m at 112°: Punta Lechuza (point); 24870 m at 154°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 24960 m at 158°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 25360 m at 113°: Punta Playuelas (point).

Cayos Santa María: islands

1820 m at 291°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 6210 m at 115°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 7020 m at 274°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (island); 11940 m at 221°: Cayo Guanal (island); 14260 m at 245°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 16930 m at 184°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 17320 m at 241°: Cayo Largo (island); 17470 m at 252°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 18780 m at 247°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 19640 m at 138°: Cayo Jején (island); 19840 m at 128°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 21860 m at 158°: Cayo Los Pargos (island).

Cayos Santa María: inland

13790 m at 249°: Melia Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 13940 m at 254°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 14430 m at 254°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel); 15470 m at 255°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 15830 m at 256°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 20530 m at 254°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement).

Cayos Santa María: distances

43720 m at 166°: Kilo 9; 45800 m at 186°: Arroyo de Agua; 45800 m at 186°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 63730 m at 114°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 169820 m at 249°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 26570 m at 117°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 8060 m at 240°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayos Santa María: close by

1380 m at 124°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 1820 m at 291°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 2690 m at 113°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 6210 m at 115°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (cay); 6870 m at 272°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 7020 m at 274°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay); 8080 m at 179°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 8440 m at 117°: Cayo Caimancito (cay); 10690 m at 236°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 11940 m at 221°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 12950 m at 228°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 13270 m at 215°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay).

Cayos Santa María: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 1 parks & reserves, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 cigars & tobacco, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 stores & supermarkets.

8060 m at 240°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 8370 m at 245°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 9840 m at 252°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 12400 m at 253°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 14770 m at 255°: Campanario (attractions); 14800 m at 255°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón).

Cayos Santa María: marine life records

511 records of 183 species within 15 km, 1938 to 2025: 177 fish, 148 seabirds and shorebirds, 46 corals, 44 echinoderms, 35 molluscs, 23 sharks and rays, 21 crustaceans, 14 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 other, 1 turtles. That is 72.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Steno bredanensis, 12 (marine mammals); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Millepora complanata, 11 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, sharks and rays: Mar 4, Apr 2; marine mammals: Apr 1, Sep 12; seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 1, Jun 5, Dec 28.

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

Cayos Santa María: notes

Ask an operator which cays can be reached.

Getting to Cayos Santa María

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 1.5 km away.