Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo el Sombrero
Cayo el Sombrero is a cay at 23°13′46″N 80°56′12″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo el Sombrero: coast and water
2060 m at 86°: Ensenada El Fogón (cove); 6000 m at 37°: Pasa Cruz del Padre (channel); 7040 m at 352°: Arrecife Lavanderas de Afuera (reef); 7150 m at 294°: Punta Cabeza de Cayo Blanco (point); 7270 m at 104°: Canalizo Barbanera (channel); 10100 m at 143°: Ensenada de Cayo La Muerte (cove); 10440 m at 109°: Laguna de Cayo Cedro (lagoon); 10530 m at 281°: Canalizo Carenero (channel).
Cayo el Sombrero: islands
3940 m at 143°: Cayo Dama (island); 4080 m at 141°: Cayo Melón (island); 5380 m at 164°: Cayo Palomo (island); 7230 m at 223°: Cayo Machos (island); 11670 m at 171°: Cayo Genovés (island); 13120 m at 246°: Cayo Romero (island); 14760 m at 211°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 15010 m at 209°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 15600 m at 247°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 16130 m at 285°: Cayo Mono (island); 18600 m at 120°: Cayo Portillo (island); 18810 m at 275°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island).
Cayo el Sombrero: inland
19620 m at 259°: Barcelo Cayo libertad (hotel); 20190 m at 260°: Paradisus Princesa del Mar Resort & Spa (hotel); 20310 m at 261°: Iberostar Playa Alameda Varadero All Inclusive (hotel); 20310 m at 261°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel); 20360 m at 261°: Iberostar Laguna Azul (hotel); 21380 m at 262°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel).
Cayo el Sombrero: distances
20410 m at 150°: Playa Musulmanes; 21040 m at 262°: Laguna Mangón; 23620 m at 136°: Salinas La Teja; 55400 m at 247°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 67760 m at 253°: Port of Matanzas (port); 21360 m at 249°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 7300 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 22460 m at 260°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 22640 m at 261°: Varahicacos.
Cayo el Sombrero: close by
2540 m at 91°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (cay); 3320 m at 168°: Cayo Vara (cay); 3690 m at 347°: Cayo La Pluma (cay); 3940 m at 143°: Cayo Dama (cay); 4080 m at 141°: Cayo Melón (cay); 4910 m at 284°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 4940 m at 31°: Cayo Cruz del Padre (cay); 5070 m at 155°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 5130 m at 158°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 5380 m at 164°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 5930 m at 135°: Cayo Partido (cay); 6030 m at 165°: Cayo Perro (cay).
Cayo el Sombrero: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.
7300 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 7420 m at 240°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions).
Cayo el Sombrero: marine life records
750 records of 160 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 339 fish, 208 corals, 113 sponges, 32 molluscs, 16 seabirds and shorebirds, 13 marine mammals, 11 crustaceans, 9 other, 7 seagrass and algae, 2 echinoderms. That is 238.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Millepora complanata, 37 (corals); Demospongiae, 32 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 27 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Scarus iseri, 21 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 21 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 21 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 19 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 16 (corals); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 3, Apr 2, May 1, Jul 2, Aug 2, Nov 1, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo el Sombrero: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Cayo el Sombrero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cruz del Padre stands about 7.1 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.