Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Chalupa Alta
Cayo Chalupa Alta is a cay at 23°10′27″N 81°04′38″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Chalupa Alta: coast and water
2800 m at 110°: Bajo Chalupa (shoal); 5500 m at 285°: Canal de Molas (channel); 6980 m at 241°: Canalizo del Salto (channel); 7580 m at 297°: Punta Hicacos (point); 7820 m at 242°: Canal Buba (channel); 8980 m at 48°: Canalizo Carenerito (channel); 9020 m at 291°: Bajo Hicacos (shoal); 9590 m at 267°: Punta Gorda Este (point).
Cayo Chalupa Alta: islands
2490 m at 71°: Cayo Romero (island); 4210 m at 278°: Cayo Buba (island); 5200 m at 61°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 8830 m at 330°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 9460 m at 134°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 9470 m at 85°: Cayo Machos (island); 9940 m at 135°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 10270 m at 353°: Cayo Mono (island); 11510 m at 45°: Cayo Blanco (island); 11710 m at 97°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 12100 m at 52°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 14680 m at 210°: Cayo Cupey (island).
Cayo Chalupa Alta: inland
5450 m at 296°: Barcelo Cayo libertad (hotel); 6790 m at 295°: Melia Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 7080 m at 294°: Gran Memories Varadero (hotel); 7140 m at 290°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 7480 m at 294°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel); 8590 m at 289°: Iberostar Varadero (hotel).
Cayo Chalupa Alta: distances
7310 m at 297°: Laguna Mangón; 18690 m at 228°: Playa Larga; 19570 m at 262°: Varadero Beach; 39800 m at 247°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 52270 m at 255°: Port of Matanzas (port); 5800 m at 255°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 8070 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 8340 m at 287°: Varahicacos; 9420 m at 276°: Manglares.
Cayo Chalupa Alta: close by
2480 m at 71°: Cayo Romero (cay); 2740 m at 250°: Cayo Diana (cay); 4200 m at 278°: Cayo Buba (cay); 4830 m at 286°: Cayo Molas (cay); 5200 m at 61°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 5270 m at 292°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 6630 m at 48°: Servicio (fishing); 6710 m at 47°: Catamaranes (fishing); 7030 m at 68°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 8280 m at 73°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 8820 m at 302°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 8830 m at 330°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay).
Cayo Chalupa Alta: on and around
Within 15 km: 9 attractions, 6 theatres & arts, 5 stadiums & sport, 5 parks & reserves, 3 stores & supermarkets, 3 banks & exchange, 3 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 marinas, 2 coral reefs, 1 guest houses & hostels.
4940 m at 286°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 5490 m at 291°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 5680 m at 294°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 6820 m at 295°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 7030 m at 293°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 7070 m at 293°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 7260 m at 295°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 7370 m at 287°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 7660 m at 293°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 8050 m at 294°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 8070 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves).
Cayo Chalupa Alta: marine life records
571 records of 193 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 179 seabirds and shorebirds, 154 molluscs, 84 marine mammals, 67 crustaceans, 31 seagrass and algae, 21 corals, 19 fish, 7 other, 5 sponges, 4 echinoderms. That is 181.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 78 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Physalia physalis, 20 (corals); Ocypode quadrata, 19 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 17 (crustaceans); Calidris alba, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 11 (seagrass and algae); Fregata magnificens, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 5, Mar 10, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 24, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 1, Dec 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 6, May 8, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 14, Dec 29.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Chalupa Alta: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
Getting to Cayo Chalupa Alta
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 2.8 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 8.8 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.