Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo de La Leña
Cayo de La Leña is a cay at 21°55′59″N 84°50′59″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo de La Leña: coast and water
630 m at 104°: Punta Higuereta (point); 1870 m at 96°: Ensenada del Carey (cove); 3420 m at 149°: Laguna Bolondrón (lagoon); 4090 m at 205°: Punta Los Rebellinos (point); 4100 m at 107°: Punta Negra (point); 4260 m at 234°: Ensenada El Cajón (bay); 6420 m at 240°: Ensenada Morros de Piedra (bay); 8300 m at 255°: Punta del Muerto (point).
Cayo de La Leña: islands
1850 m at 180°: Los Cayitos (island group); 2210 m at 104°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 2900 m at 103°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 3710 m at 180°: Cayo Liborio (island); 5040 m at 208°: Cayo Pancho (island); 5190 m at 116°: Cayo San Juán (island); 5810 m at 223°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 5860 m at 226°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island); 38970 m at 75°: Cayo Espíritu Santo (island); 51720 m at 55°: Cayo Zapato (island); 53170 m at 59°: Cayo San Francisco (island); 53270 m at 57°: Cayo Montano (island).
Cayo de La Leña: inland
7390 m at 145°: Piedra (locality); 7720 m at 240°: Los Morros (locality); 7860 m at 215°: Santa Cruz (locality); 7880 m at 243°: La Caridad (locality); 9710 m at 246°: Villa Cabo De San Antonio (hotel); 13260 m at 115°: Loca del Medio (locality).
Cayo de La Leña: distances
13850 m at 119°: Playa La Barca; 17940 m at 176°: Cuban underwater city; 18290 m at 103°: Playa el Perjucio; 213480 m at 93°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 245700 m at 61°: Port of Mariel (port); 12640 m at 236°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 18650 m at 109°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 22930 m at 98°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 31600 m at 97°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Cayo de La Leña: close by
1850 m at 180°: Los Cayitos (island group); 2210 m at 104°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 2530 m at 223°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 2900 m at 103°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 3710 m at 180°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 5050 m at 208°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 5190 m at 116°: Cayo San Juán (cay); 5810 m at 223°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 5870 m at 226°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay).
Cayo de La Leña: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.
6960 m at 238°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 8450 m at 235°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 9630 m at 228°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 11060 m at 242°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 12830 m at 234°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels); 14270 m at 150°: Playa El Holandés (attractions).
Cayo de La Leña: marine life records
240 records of 128 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2025: 227 molluscs, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 4 fish, 2 seagrass and algae, 2 other, 1 crustaceans. That is 76.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Eulithidium thalassicola, 5 (molluscs); Zebina browniana, 5 (molluscs); Trochomodulus carchedonius, 5 (molluscs); Eulithidium bellum, 5 (molluscs); Parvilucina, 5 (molluscs); Vermicularia spirata, 5 (molluscs); Americardia guppyi, 4 (molluscs); Clathrolucina costata, 4 (molluscs); Meioceras nitidum, 4 (molluscs); Carditopsis smithii, 4 (molluscs); Eulithidium, 4 (molluscs); Pseudostomatella erythrocoma, 4 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo de La Leña: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo de La Leña
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 13 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.