Cayo Borracho

Cayo Borracho: coast and water

2480 m at 198°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 7560 m at 191°: Laguna Blanca (lagoon); 7860 m at 176°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 12780 m at 208°: Lagunato La Escondida (lagoon); 14330 m at 216°: Lagunato El Inglés (lagoon); 14400 m at 236°: Canalizo Ciego de Cobos (channel); 15150 m at 203°: Ensenada del Palo (cove); 16720 m at 257°: Canal Boca Chica (channel).

Cayo Borracho: islands

2640 m at 124°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 3530 m at 91°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 3630 m at 120°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 5920 m at 76°: Cayo Guanal (island); 6140 m at 217°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 6320 m at 97°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 7050 m at 106°: Cayo Chivo (island); 7780 m at 94°: Cayo Majá (island); 11050 m at 218°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 14770 m at 107°: Cayo Mogote (island); 17960 m at 139°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 19780 m at 108°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island).

Cayo Borracho: inland

1670 m at 183°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos (hotel); 1930 m at 173°: Salina (hamlet); 6210 m at 97°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 6570 m at 97°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement); 9090 m at 82°: Melia Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 11200 m at 220°: Pueblo Viejo (settlement).

Cayo Borracho: distances

30860 m at 196°: Playa Victoria; 30940 m at 206°: Playa Bofill; 31520 m at 206°: Playa Júcaro; 83100 m at 258°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 143620 m at 247°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 50530 m at 98°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19320 m at 88°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27100 m at 180°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Borracho: close by

1880 m at 79°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 2470 m at 107°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 2640 m at 124°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 3530 m at 91°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 3630 m at 120°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 4810 m at 218°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 4970 m at 216°: Cayo las Brujas (cay); 5060 m at 250°: Cayo Francés (cay); 5870 m at 95°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 5920 m at 76°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 6140 m at 217°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 6320 m at 97°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group).

Cayo Borracho: on and around

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

2180 m at 176°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 3310 m at 193°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 3540 m at 219°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 4820 m at 102°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 6140 m at 96°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 6780 m at 97°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 8770 m at 81°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 9210 m at 84°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 9270 m at 85°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 9290 m at 85°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9860 m at 88°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 14480 m at 85°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Borracho: marine life records

640 records of 160 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 392 fish, 117 corals, 60 seabirds and shorebirds, 32 crustaceans, 18 molluscs, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 1 other, 1 marine mammals. That is 203.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 27 (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 Borracho: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Borracho

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 8.0 km away.