Cayo de Buenavista

Cayo de Buenavista: coast and water

5440 m at 142°: Ensenada Las Orillas (bay); 5470 m at 210°: Fondeadero los Arroyos (anchorage); 5700 m at 52°: Canal Santa Isabel (channel); 6110 m at 144°: Punta del Río (point); 6130 m at 152°: Surgidero Los Arroyos (anchorage); 7220 m at 43°: Punta La Playita (point); 8220 m at 170°: Punta Los Cocos (point); 9160 m at 48°: Punta Remagillal (point).

Cayo de Buenavista: islands

490 m at 177°: Cayo de Buenavista (island group); 8420 m at 46°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 13210 m at 47°: Cayo Babún (island); 13780 m at 56°: Cayo Murias (island); 14030 m at 40°: Cayo Rapado Grande (island); 22240 m at 55°: Cayo Escalón (island); 22860 m at 58°: Cayo Largo (island); 22930 m at 187°: Cayo Zapato (island); 22990 m at 182°: Cayo Montano (island); 23320 m at 46°: Cayo Diego (island); 24430 m at 180°: Cayo San Francisco (island); 24550 m at 48°: Cayería de Limones (island group).

Cayo de Buenavista: inland

6290 m at 143°: Arroyo de La Vigía (stream); 11010 m at 141°: Pino Gordo (settlement); 11350 m at 71°: Arroyo Camarones (stream); 11600 m at 91°: Copales (settlement); 13050 m at 145°: Las Tosas (settlement); 13150 m at 136°: Malcasado (settlement).

Cayo de Buenavista: distances

13750 m at 65°: Playa Las Canas; 17690 m at 134°: Mantua; 32160 m at 51°: Playa Alejo; 179050 m at 110°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 182460 m at 69°: Port of Mariel (port); 81300 m at 223°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).

Cayo de Buenavista: close by

490 m at 177°: Cayo de Buenavista (island group); 8420 m at 46°: Cayo Rapado Chico (island group); 13210 m at 47°: Cayo Babún (cay); 13780 m at 56°: Cayo Murias (cay); 14030 m at 40°: Cayo Rapado Grande (cay); 22240 m at 55°: Cayo Escalón (cay); 22850 m at 58°: Cayo Largo (cay); 22930 m at 187°: Cayo Zapato (cay); 22990 m at 182°: Cayo Montano (cay); 23320 m at 46°: Cayo Diego (cay); 24080 m at 56°: Cayo Dos Hermanos (island group); 24430 m at 180°: Cayo San Francisco (cay).

Cayo de Buenavista: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 marinas, 1 markets & malls, 1 schools, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 guest houses & hostels.

6300 m at 150°: Arroyos de Mantua (marinas); 11890 m at 117°: Marlén y Juanito (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo de Buenavista: marine life records

103 records of 62 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2022: 91 molluscs, 11 marine mammals, 1 crustaceans. That is 32.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Trichechus manatus, 10 (marine mammals); Cerithium eburneum, 3 (molluscs); Finella adamsi, 3 (molluscs); Trochomodulus carchedonius, 3 (molluscs); Gouldia cerina, 3 (molluscs); Vermicularia spirata, 3 (molluscs); Acar domingensis, 3 (molluscs); Eulithidium thalassicola, 3 (molluscs); Parvilucina, 3 (molluscs); Pusia exigua, 2 (molluscs); Zebina browniana, 2 (molluscs); Cerithiopsis, 2 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 9.

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

Cayo de Buenavista: notes

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

Getting to Cayo de Buenavista

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Buenavista stands about 3.5 km away.