Cayo Cupey

Cayo Cupey: coast and water

5170 m at 123°: Albufera La Siguapa (lagoon); 6680 m at 273°: Playa Larga (beach); 7850 m at 67°: Punta Corojal (point); 8170 m at 67°: Punta de Piedras (point); 9090 m at 2°: Canal Buba (channel); 12300 m at 105°: Ciénaga de Majaguillar (marsh); 13010 m at 336°: Ensenada Oeste de Punta Gorda (bay); 13620 m at 0°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay).

Cayo Cupey: islands

3460 m at 278°: Cayo del Medio (island); 3530 m at 273°: Cayo Valentín (island); 3690 m at 255°: Cayo Marcote (island); 3830 m at 257°: Cayos Las Torrenteras (island group); 12680 m at 22°: Cayo Diana (island); 13700 m at 13°: Cayo Buba (island); 14300 m at 11°: Cayo Molas (island); 14610 m at 304°: Cayo de la Siguapa (island); 14680 m at 30°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 14870 m at 9°: Cayo Libertad (island).

Cayo Cupey: inland

2940 m at 183°: Zanja Siguagua (stream); 6320 m at 205°: El Castillito (settlement); 6450 m at 246°: Cárdenas (town); 6560 m at 271°: Playa Larga (settlement); 6710 m at 223°: San José (hamlet); 7040 m at 127°: Pelayito (locality).

Cayo Cupey: distances

5990 m at 246°: Cárdenas; 6680 m at 273°: Playa Larga; 13620 m at 208°: Lagunillas; 29490 m at 265°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 43150 m at 269°: Port of Matanzas (port); 11390 m at 8°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 13320 m at 345°: Manglares; 13940 m at 351°: Manglares; 14930 m at 358°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos.

Cayo Cupey: close by

3470 m at 278°: Cayo del Medio (cay); 3520 m at 273°: Cayo Valentín (cay); 3560 m at 285°: Bajo Las Torronteras (reef); 3690 m at 255°: Cayo Marcote (cay); 3830 m at 257°: Cayos Las Torrenteras (island group); 12690 m at 22°: Cayo Diana (cay); 13710 m at 13°: Cayo Buba (cay); 13930 m at 346°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 14300 m at 11°: Cayo Molas (cay); 14460 m at 318°: Barracuda Diving Centre (reef); 14610 m at 304°: Cayo de la Siguapa (cay); 14670 m at 30°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay).

Cayo Cupey: on and around

Within 15 km: 64 guest houses & hostels, 40 oil & gas, 18 schools, 17 attractions, 13 stores & supermarkets, 11 places of worship, 9 urban parks & plazas, 9 factories & works, 8 historic & heritage, 8 stadiums & sport.

5130 m at 253°: Donde se enarbola por primera vez la bandera cubana (historic & heritage); 5310 m at 247°: Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 5310 m at 247°: Estación de Ferrocarriles Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 5630 m at 247°: Deportivo (stadiums & sport); 5790 m at 249°: Parque Colón (urban parks & plazas); 5790 m at 249°: Cristóbal Colón (attractions); 5870 m at 255°: Fuerte de la Fábrica de Gas (historic & heritage); 6020 m at 245°: Museo Batalla de Ideas (museums); 6090 m at 246°: Parque José Antonio Echeverría (urban parks & plazas); 6090 m at 246°: José Antonio Echeverría (historic & heritage); 6180 m at 242°: Hostal Angelo’s (guest houses & hostels); 6350 m at 255°: Ksa d Yuni (guest houses & hostels); 6410 m at 247°: Hostal Villa Dayi (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Cupey: marine life records

47 records of 31 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2023: 22 molluscs, 9 marine mammals, 6 crustaceans, 4 seagrass and algae, 2 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 fish, 1 corals, 1 sharks and rays. That is 15.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 8 (marine mammals); Argopecten nucleus, 4 (molluscs); Calliostoma cubense, 3 (molluscs); Cenchritis muricatus, 2 (molluscs); Pelecanus occidentalis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cymatium femorale, 2 (molluscs); Echinolittorina angustior, 2 (molluscs); Luria cinerea, 1 (molluscs); Melongena melongena, 1 (molluscs); Paracerceis caudata, 1 (crustaceans); Antillipecten antillarum, 1 (molluscs); Bulla, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 1, Mar 1, Jul 4, Dec 2.

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

Cayo Cupey: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Cupey

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 13 km away.