Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco is a cay at 22°41′50″N 78°57′51″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: coast and water
5490 m at 173°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 8490 m at 214°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 21760 m at 206°: Punta Providencia (point); 21960 m at 255°: Punta del Este (point); 22870 m at 235°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 23090 m at 243°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel); 24330 m at 251°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 25020 m at 159°: Canalizo Patabán (channel).
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: islands
9550 m at 195°: Cayo Iguana (island); 9600 m at 99°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (island); 10810 m at 209°: Cayo Mogote (island); 11420 m at 183°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island); 17630 m at 246°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 17940 m at 251°: Cayo Agustín (island); 18100 m at 255°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 20530 m at 196°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island); 22210 m at 140°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 22250 m at 190°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 22390 m at 130°: Cayo Flores (island); 23180 m at 221°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island).
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: inland
7710 m at 236°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 9100 m at 241°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 9770 m at 244°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 10640 m at 247°: Melia Las Dunas (hotel); 13080 m at 255°: Meliá Buenavista (hotel); 14110 m at 245°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement).
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: distances
44540 m at 218°: Playa Victoria; 46060 m at 177°: Arroyo de Agua; 46060 m at 177°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 70370 m at 112°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 163450 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 33150 m at 112°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 4490 m at 180°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 37710 m at 211°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: close by
300 m at 153°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 5310 m at 88°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 6700 m at 196°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 7020 m at 94°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 8240 m at 99°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 8780 m at 222°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 9500 m at 185°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 9550 m at 196°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 9600 m at 99°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 10810 m at 209°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 10980 m at 232°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 11180 m at 140°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef).
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 3 theatres & arts, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 1 parks & reserves, 1 cigars & tobacco.
4010 m at 189°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 4250 m at 213°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 4490 m at 180°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 6330 m at 230°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 8460 m at 239°: Campanario (attractions); 8500 m at 239°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9060 m at 243°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 10130 m at 241°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 10400 m at 245°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 10630 m at 243°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 10910 m at 246°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 10960 m at 246°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón).
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: marine life records
408 records of 127 species within 10 km, 1939 to 2025: 154 seabirds and shorebirds, 104 fish, 60 molluscs, 41 corals, 24 crustaceans, 12 marine mammals, 9 echinoderms, 2 seagrass and algae, 1 other, 1 turtles. That is 129.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 28 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 12 (corals); Sterna maxima, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Steno bredanensis, 10 (marine mammals); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Sep 10; seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 1, Jun 5, Dec 28.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 8.4 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.