Archipelagos · Pinar del Río
Los Cayitos
Los Cayitos is an island group at 21°55′00″N 84°50′59″W in Pinar del Río province.
Los Cayitos: coast and water
1540 m at 169°: Pasa El Correo (channel); 3420 m at 210°: Ensenada de Santa Cruz (bay); 3520 m at 260°: Ensenada El Cajón (bay); 3940 m at 227°: Punta Cayo Pancho (point); 3970 m at 81°: Punta Negra (point); 4640 m at 231°: Ensenada de Cayo Triste (bay); 8030 m at 268°: Punta del Muerto (point); 8590 m at 90°: Ensenada de la Balandra (bay).
Los Cayitos: islands
1720 m at 270°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 1850 m at 0°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 1850 m at 180°: Cayo Liborio (island); 2520 m at 58°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 3060 m at 67°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 3520 m at 223°: Cayo Pancho (island); 4620 m at 238°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 4690 m at 95°: Cayo San Juán (island); 4770 m at 242°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island); 39510 m at 72°: Cayo Espíritu Santo (island); 54160 m at 57°: Cayo San Francisco (island); 54310 m at 55°: Cayo Montano (island).
Los Cayitos: inland
5970 m at 134°: Piedra (locality); 6450 m at 225°: Santa Cruz (locality); 6990 m at 254°: Los Morros (locality); 7230 m at 256°: La Caridad (locality); 10960 m at 110°: Tandinera (locality); 11810 m at 242°: Roncali (settlement).
Los Cayitos: distances
13060 m at 112°: Playa La Barca; 16090 m at 175°: Cuban underwater city; 17960 m at 97°: Playa el Perjucio; 213400 m at 92°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 246610 m at 61°: Port of Mariel (port); 11690 m at 243°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 18140 m at 103°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 22730 m at 94°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 31440 m at 93°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Los Cayitos: close by
1720 m at 270°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 1850 m at 0°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 1850 m at 180°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 2520 m at 58°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 3060 m at 67°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 3530 m at 223°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 4620 m at 238°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 4690 m at 95°: Cayo San Juán (cay); 4770 m at 242°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay).
Los Cayitos: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.
6190 m at 253°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 7540 m at 246°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 8500 m at 237°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 10310 m at 251°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 11850 m at 242°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels); 12710 m at 146°: Playa El Holandés (attractions).
Los Cayitos: marine life records
550 records of 195 species within 15 km, 1914 to 2025: 229 sponges, 228 molluscs, 42 corals, 22 seabirds and shorebirds, 12 other, 7 fish, 5 seagrass and algae, 4 crustaceans, 1 turtles. That is 77.8 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.
Los Cayitos: notes
Trips to island groups are booked in advance.
Getting to Los Cayitos
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 12 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.