Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Caimán del Faro
Cayo Caimán del Faro is a cay at 22°41′10″N 78°53′05″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Caimán del Faro: coast and water
8610 m at 241°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 19240 m at 129°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 19730 m at 211°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 22100 m at 178°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 23690 m at 155°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 23710 m at 143°: Punta Casola (point); 23790 m at 124°: Punta Culebra (point); 25130 m at 135°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon).
Cayo Caimán del Faro: islands
1380 m at 304°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 7080 m at 116°: Cayo Caimancito (island); 8250 m at 279°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (island); 12190 m at 228°: Cayo Guanal (island); 15920 m at 145°: Cayo Flores (island); 16880 m at 158°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 17430 m at 173°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island); 17720 m at 252°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 18460 m at 128°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 18790 m at 168°: Cayo Partido (island); 18960 m at 141°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 21220 m at 132°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island).
Cayo Caimán del Faro: inland
9430 m at 255°: Valentin Perla Blanca (hotel); 15350 m at 258°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel); 16010 m at 258°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 16780 m at 259°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 20890 m at 264°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 21010 m at 170°: San Pedro (locality).
Cayo Caimán del Faro: distances
42720 m at 168°: Kilo 9; 45180 m at 188°: Arroyo de Agua; 45180 m at 188°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 62370 m at 114°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 170620 m at 250°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 25200 m at 116°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 8760 m at 248°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayo Caimán del Faro: close by
1360 m at 102°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 1380 m at 304°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 3180 m at 296°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 4850 m at 113°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (cay); 7070 m at 116°: Cayo Caimancito (cay); 7370 m at 187°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 8070 m at 277°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 8240 m at 279°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay); 11290 m at 243°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 12190 m at 228°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 13340 m at 233°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 13360 m at 220°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay).
Cayo Caimán del Faro: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 parks & reserves, 1 markets & malls, 1 guest houses & hostels.
8760 m at 248°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 9160 m at 253°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 10740 m at 258°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 13310 m at 258°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Caimán del Faro: marine life records
189 records of 71 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 75 fish, 39 corals, 32 seabirds and shorebirds, 14 molluscs, 12 crustaceans, 10 marine mammals, 7 echinoderms. That is 60.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Millepora complanata, 10 (corals); Steno bredanensis, 9 (marine mammals); Acanthurus bahianus, 8 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 8 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 7 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 7 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 6 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 4 (fish); Holacanthus ciliaris, 4 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Apr 1, Sep 9.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Caimán del Faro: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Cayo Caimán del Faro
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 0.2 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.