Cayo Agustín

Cayo Agustín: coast and water

5830 m at 77°: Ensenada de Oliva (cove); 10380 m at 268°: Punta La Puntilla (point); 12190 m at 193°: Laguna de Las Loras (lagoon); 12300 m at 95°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 13450 m at 218°: Lagunato La Escondida (lagoon); 15540 m at 151°: Punta Providencia (point); 16060 m at 94°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 16840 m at 234°: Canalizo de Juan Simón (channel).

Cayo Agustín: islands

1350 m at 145°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 2470 m at 287°: Cayo Borracho (island); 4590 m at 106°: Cayo Chivo (island); 7350 m at 235°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 8270 m at 95°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 11760 m at 171°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 12300 m at 107°: Cayo Mogote (island); 14760 m at 103°: Cayo Iguana (island); 15070 m at 92°: Cayo Róbalo (island); 15910 m at 148°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 16890 m at 117°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 19180 m at 120°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayo Agustín: inland

2330 m at 97°: Iberostar Selection Ensenachos (hotel); 5000 m at 59°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 5010 m at 59°: Meliá Buenavista (hotel); 7370 m at 77°: Melia Las Dunas (hotel); 9110 m at 80°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 10180 m at 81°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel).

Cayo Agustín: distances

30900 m at 200°: Playa Victoria; 31410 m at 210°: Playa Bofill; 32000 m at 211°: Playa Júcaro; 84720 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 145520 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 48100 m at 98°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 17010 m at 85°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 26490 m at 185°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Agustín: close by

760 m at 193°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 1210 m at 335°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 1350 m at 145°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 1360 m at 59°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 2470 m at 287°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 3490 m at 87°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 3910 m at 91°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 4000 m at 58°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4580 m at 106°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 5400 m at 88°: Cayo Majá (cay); 6150 m at 240°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 6210 m at 238°: Cayo las Brujas (cay).

Cayo Agustín: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 3 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 2 mines & quarries, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 coral reefs, 2 banks & exchange, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 guest houses & hostels.

2380 m at 96°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 2470 m at 148°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 2630 m at 237°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 3760 m at 88°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 4370 m at 91°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 5000 m at 246°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 6640 m at 72°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 7010 m at 76°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 7050 m at 77°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 7060 m at 77°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 7570 m at 82°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 12220 m at 81°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Agustín: marine life records

679 records of 177 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 393 fish, 118 corals, 77 seabirds and shorebirds, 44 molluscs, 25 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 1 marine mammals. That is 216.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 5.

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

Cayo Agustín: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Agustín

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 10 km away.