Cayo Diana

Cayo Diana: coast and water

3620 m at 310°: Canal de Molas (channel); 4810 m at 321°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 5000 m at 292°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 7030 m at 274°: Punta Gorda Este (point); 8170 m at 216°: Bahía de Cárdenas (bay); 8520 m at 283°: Estero Chapelín (channel); 8530 m at 272°: Punta Gorda Oeste (point); 9110 m at 164°: Punta Corojal (point).

Cayo Diana: islands

3080 m at 318°: Cayo Molas (island); 3720 m at 321°: Cayo Libertad (island); 8320 m at 330°: Cayo Monito (island); 8810 m at 348°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 9780 m at 68°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 11220 m at 7°: Cayo Mono (island); 12130 m at 82°: Cayo Machos (island); 13940 m at 216°: Cayo del Medio (island); 14050 m at 49°: Cayo Blanco (island); 14190 m at 92°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 14250 m at 215°: Cayo Valentín (island); 14740 m at 56°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group).

Cayo Diana: inland

4260 m at 320°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 4750 m at 321°: Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort and Spa All Incl (hotel); 5010 m at 321°: Iberostar Playa Alameda Varadero All Inclusive (hotel); 5260 m at 317°: Melia Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 6210 m at 310°: Ocean Varadero El Patriarca Resort (hotel); 6690 m at 304°: Iberostar Varadero (hotel).

Cayo Diana: distances

5830 m at 317°: Laguna Mangón; 16160 m at 225°: Playa Larga; 16910 m at 264°: Varadero Beach; 37060 m at 247°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 49540 m at 255°: Port of Matanzas (port); 3090 m at 260°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 6080 m at 301°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 6380 m at 302°: Varahicacos; 7080 m at 286°: Manglares.

Cayo Diana: close by

2230 m at 315°: Cayo Buba (cay); 2740 m at 70°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 3080 m at 318°: Cayo Molas (cay); 3720 m at 321°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 5220 m at 70°: Cayo Romero (cay); 7260 m at 298°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 7490 m at 319°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 7870 m at 292°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 7920 m at 64°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 8320 m at 330°: Cayo Monito (cay); 8330 m at 282°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 8710 m at 311°: Bajo del Francés (reef).

Cayo Diana: on and around

Within 15 km: 11 attractions, 6 theatres & arts, 5 stadiums & sport, 5 banks & exchange, 5 parks & reserves, 4 stores & supermarkets, 4 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 marinas, 2 coral reefs.

3170 m at 316°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 3870 m at 318°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 4210 m at 322°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 5260 m at 317°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 5390 m at 314°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 5400 m at 313°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 5440 m at 304°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 5680 m at 315°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 5990 m at 312°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 6080 m at 301°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 6090 m at 301°: Cueva Musulmanes (attractions); 14920 m at 265°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Diana: marine life records

762 records of 237 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 242 seabirds and shorebirds, 205 molluscs, 89 marine mammals, 86 crustaceans, 47 seagrass and algae, 39 corals, 29 fish, 8 sponges, 8 echinoderms, 7 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 242.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 83 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 58 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 36 (corals); Charadrius vociferus, 33 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 30 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 25 (crustaceans); Cocos nucifera, 21 (seagrass and algae); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 19 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 9, Apr 5, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 16, Aug 25, Sep 1, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 7, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 30.

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

Cayo Diana: notes

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

Getting to Cayo Diana

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 0.1 km away.
• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 8.8 km away.