Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Encantado
Cayo Encantado is a cay at 21°33′11″N 78°50′57″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Encantado: coast and water
8190 m at 107°: Pasa Piragua (channel); 8230 m at 92°: Pasa Seca (channel); 8350 m at 100°: Pasa Campito (channel); 11200 m at 155°: Canal Balanadras (channel); 12730 m at 274°: Bajo Palo Alto (reef); 13600 m at 92°: Ensenada Boca Chica (cove); 14250 m at 32°: Canal Maniadero (channel); 14730 m at 164°: Bajo Balandros (shoal).
Cayo Encantado: islands
2970 m at 122°: Cayo Laguna (island); 4510 m at 242°: Cayo Obispito (island); 4800 m at 128°: Cayo La Tea (island); 4920 m at 85°: Cayo Jorobita (island); 5390 m at 146°: Cayos Ana María (islet); 6010 m at 166°: Cayo Cayuelo (island); 6660 m at 189°: Cayo Flamenquito (island); 7490 m at 182°: Cayo Flamenco (island); 8430 m at 117°: Cayo Pilón (island); 9200 m at 166°: Cayo Guásimas (island); 12180 m at 134°: Cayo Providencia (island); 18230 m at 169°: Cayo Pájaro (island).
Cayo Encantado: inland
8230 m at 355°: Matadero (settlement); 10370 m at 9°: Ramón Reyes (locality); 10870 m at 343°: La Palma (hamlet); 11970 m at 1°: Potrero Abajo (hamlet); 12550 m at 330°: Vaqueria Francisquito (ranch); 12890 m at 355°: Tres Marías (locality).
Cayo Encantado: distances
21290 m at 16°: Venezuela; 21810 m at 33°: Jagüeyal; 27280 m at 58°: Baraguá; 104630 m at 98°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 164340 m at 90°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 116290 m at 9°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Encantado: close by
2980 m at 122°: Cayo Laguna (cay); 3570 m at 262°: Cayo Obispo (cay); 4040 m at 219°: Cayo Guinea (cay); 4510 m at 242°: Cayo Obispito (cay); 4810 m at 128°: Cayo La Tea (cay); 4920 m at 85°: Cayo Jorobita (cay); 5390 m at 146°: Cayos Ana María (cay); 6010 m at 166°: Cayo Cayuelo (cay); 6300 m at 97°: Cayo Joroba (cay); 6660 m at 189°: Cayo Flamenquito (cay); 6930 m at 151°: Cayo Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 6980 m at 168°: Cayo Atravesado (cay).
Cayo Encantado: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 stations & terminals, 1 factories & works.
7530 m at 357°: Marina Júcaro (marinas); 7770 m at 358°: Júcaro (stations & terminals).
Cayo Encantado: marine life records
4 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1943 to 2025: 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 marine mammals. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physeter macrocephalus, 1 (marine mammals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Encantado: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.