Cayo El Ensenachito

Cayo El Ensenachito: coast and water

5170 m at 284°: Punta del Este (point); 11170 m at 274°: Punta La Puntilla (point); 11330 m at 198°: Laguna de Las Loras (lagoon); 11480 m at 90°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 15100 m at 230°: Lagunato El Inglés (lagoon); 15130 m at 217°: Ensenada del Palo (cove); 15250 m at 90°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 15660 m at 226°: Pasa de Monte (channel).

Cayo El Ensenachito: islands

1010 m at 292°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 1850 m at 13°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 4800 m at 75°: Cayo Majá (island); 6410 m at 250°: Cayo las Brujas (island); 7480 m at 246°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 9270 m at 227°: Cayo La Trina (island); 10260 m at 87°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 10560 m at 174°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 11870 m at 240°: Cayuelo del Pan de Azúcar (island); 12080 m at 235°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 16250 m at 106°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island); 17970 m at 118°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayo El Ensenachito: inland

1740 m at 62°: Iberostar Selection Ensenachos (hotel); 3220 m at 273°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos (hotel); 3230 m at 70°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 3350 m at 72°: Iberostar Coral Ensenachos (hotel); 6740 m at 65°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 7890 m at 70°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel).

Cayo El Ensenachito: distances

30140 m at 202°: Playa Victoria; 30860 m at 213°: Playa Bofill; 31460 m at 213°: Playa Júcaro; 83710 m at 103°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 145830 m at 249°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 47200 m at 97°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 16380 m at 81°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 25470 m at 187°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo El Ensenachito: close by

1010 m at 292°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 1350 m at 325°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 1850 m at 13°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 2560 m at 330°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 3010 m at 65°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 3300 m at 72°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 3630 m at 300°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 3640 m at 92°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 4160 m at 39°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4800 m at 75°: Cayo Majá (cay); 6000 m at 98°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 6400 m at 252°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay).

Cayo El Ensenachito: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 3 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 2 mines & quarries, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 2 coral reefs, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 guest houses & hostels.

1120 m at 151°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 1820 m at 61°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 2980 m at 264°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 3230 m at 68°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 3730 m at 74°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 5420 m at 260°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 6390 m at 60°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 6660 m at 65°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 6670 m at 66°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 6670 m at 67°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 7070 m at 72°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 11690 m at 75°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo El Ensenachito: marine life records

766 records of 193 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 415 fish, 135 seabirds and shorebirds, 117 corals, 46 molluscs, 29 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 9 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 2 marine mammals. That is 243.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 37 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 18 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 30.

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

Cayo El Ensenachito: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo El Ensenachito

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 11 km away.