Cayo Blanco

Cayo Blanco: coast and water

730 m at 256°: Canalizo Los Jimaguas (inlet); 5350 m at 71°: Punta de la Pluma (point); 8510 m at 103°: Ensenada El Fogón (cove); 10200 m at 74°: Pasa Cruz del Padre (channel); 10860 m at 69°: Cayo Cruz del Padre Lighthouse (lighthouse); 11330 m at 91°: Canal Melón (channel); 14170 m at 246°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 14480 m at 97°: Punta Empalizada (point).

Cayo Blanco: islands

8700 m at 127°: Cayo Vara (island); 9340 m at 218°: Cayo Romero (island); 9580 m at 282°: Cayo Mono (island); 10050 m at 121°: Cayo Dama (island); 10240 m at 120°: Cayo Melón (island); 10290 m at 160°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 10580 m at 133°: Cayo Palomo (island); 10630 m at 130°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 13070 m at 85°: Cayo Galindito (island); 14410 m at 238°: Cayo Buba (island); 15410 m at 141°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 15790 m at 149°: Cayo Genovés (island).

Cayo Blanco: inland

14610 m at 246°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 15510 m at 250°: Gran Memories Varadero (hotel); 15890 m at 249°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 15980 m at 251°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel); 16290 m at 248°: Las Morlas (settlement); 16290 m at 252°: Ocean Varadero El Patriarca Resort (hotel).

Cayo Blanco: distances

15400 m at 252°: Laguna Mangón; 25670 m at 140°: Playa Musulmanes; 29560 m at 248°: Varadero Beach; 50640 m at 242°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 62500 m at 250°: Port of Matanzas (port); 16770 m at 235°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 770 m at 269°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 16960 m at 249°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 17090 m at 250°: Varahicacos.

Cayo Blanco: close by

1690 m at 119°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 2060 m at 203°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 4820 m at 221°: Catamaranes (fishing); 4900 m at 221°: Servicio (fishing); 5610 m at 74°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 5750 m at 182°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 5750 m at 196°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 6560 m at 108°: Cayo el Sombrero (cay); 6660 m at 212°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 7230 m at 47°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef); 7460 m at 170°: Cayo Machos (cay); 8700 m at 127°: Cayo Vara (cay).

Cayo Blanco: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 2 stores & supermarkets, 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 marinas.

770 m at 269°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 5750 m at 182°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 14490 m at 246°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 14560 m at 242°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 14640 m at 245°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas).

Cayo Blanco: marine life records

583 records of 93 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 341 fish, 145 corals, 46 marine mammals, 17 seabirds and shorebirds, 14 crustaceans, 11 molluscs, 9 seagrass and algae. That is 185.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 44 (marine mammals); Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 16 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 16 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 2, Mar 8, Apr 2, May 3, Jun 2, Jul 6, Aug 15, Oct 2, Nov 1, Dec 5.

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

Cayo Blanco: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

Getting to Cayo Blanco

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 11 km away.
• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 13 km away.