Cayo Caimán de la Sardina

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: coast and water

9680 m at 246°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 13350 m at 117°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 15230 m at 249°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 21800 m at 181°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 22540 m at 125°: Punta Culebra (point); 22670 m at 113°: Punta Playuelas (point); 23140 m at 163°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 23880 m at 113°: Punta Rasa (point).

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: islands

3520 m at 117°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 4500 m at 292°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 14060 m at 225°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island); 14280 m at 237°: Cayo Iguana (island); 16160 m at 162°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 16190 m at 252°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 17370 m at 127°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 18430 m at 149°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 19490 m at 109°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 19630 m at 165°: Cayo Candela (island); 20050 m at 134°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 20380 m at 137°: Cayo de Piedra (island).

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: inland

15370 m at 260°: Eurostars Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 16550 m at 260°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel); 17270 m at 260°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 18050 m at 261°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 19730 m at 262°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 20550 m at 174°: San Pedro (locality).

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: distances

42180 m at 169°: Kilo 9; 45100 m at 189°: Arroyo de Agua; 45100 m at 189°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 61040 m at 114°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 171780 m at 250°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 23890 m at 117°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 9920 m at 253°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: close by

1360 m at 282°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 2690 m at 293°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 3530 m at 117°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (cay); 4510 m at 292°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 5760 m at 119°: Cayo Caimancito (cay); 7390 m at 198°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 9430 m at 278°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 9600 m at 279°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay); 12370 m at 247°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 13030 m at 232°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 13350 m at 117°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 14060 m at 225°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay).

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 parks & reserves, 1 markets & malls, 1 guest houses & hostels.

9920 m at 253°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 10370 m at 256°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 12000 m at 260°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 14570 m at 260°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: marine life records

152 records of 59 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2024: 74 fish, 38 corals, 15 seabirds and shorebirds, 10 molluscs, 6 marine mammals, 5 crustaceans, 4 echinoderms. That is 48.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Millepora complanata, 10 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 8 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 8 (corals); Acropora palmata, 7 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 7 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 6 (fish); Steno bredanensis, 5 (marine mammals); Haemulon plumierii, 4 (fish); Holacanthus ciliaris, 4 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 4 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Apr 1, Sep 5.

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

Cayo Caimán de la Sardina: notes

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

Getting to Cayo Caimán de la Sardina

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 1.2 km away.