Cayo Español de Afuera

Cayo Español de Afuera: coast and water

6190 m at 88°: Ensenada de Oliva (cove); 6330 m at 242°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 6460 m at 209°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel); 8460 m at 203°: Laguna Blanca (lagoon); 9220 m at 263°: Punta del Norte (point); 16150 m at 238°: Canalizo Ciego de Cobos (channel); 16690 m at 98°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 17390 m at 210°: Pasa Restinga de los Machos (channel).

Cayo Español de Afuera: islands

1880 m at 258°: Cayo Borracho (island); 2560 m at 150°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 4580 m at 105°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 5460 m at 115°: Cayo Chivo (island); 5990 m at 99°: Cayo Majá (island); 8940 m at 102°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 10220 m at 114°: Cayo Largo (island); 12540 m at 224°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 12730 m at 192°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 12830 m at 194°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 12930 m at 170°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 20180 m at 122°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayo Español de Afuera: inland

5030 m at 73°: Meliá Buenavista (hotel); 7210 m at 83°: Melia Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 9120 m at 87°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 9920 m at 88°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 10590 m at 88°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel); 10640 m at 88°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel).

Cayo Español de Afuera: distances

31760 m at 199°: Playa Victoria; 32120 m at 209°: Playa Bofill; 32710 m at 209°: Playa Júcaro; 84980 m at 258°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 145460 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 48770 m at 99°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 17470 m at 89°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27550 m at 184°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Español de Afuera: close by

1210 m at 155°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 1730 m at 104°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 1870 m at 169°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 1880 m at 259°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 2560 m at 150°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 4040 m at 75°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4110 m at 103°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 4580 m at 105°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 5460 m at 115°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 5990 m at 99°: Cayo Majá (cay); 6360 m at 229°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 6480 m at 227°: Cayo las Brujas (cay).

Cayo Español de Afuera: on and around

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

3050 m at 213°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 3180 m at 115°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 3680 m at 150°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 4380 m at 103°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 5030 m at 104°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 5130 m at 232°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 6890 m at 82°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 7340 m at 85°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 7400 m at 86°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 7420 m at 87°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 8010 m at 90°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 12610 m at 86°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Español de Afuera: marine life records

672 records of 175 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 393 fish, 118 corals, 70 seabirds and shorebirds, 44 molluscs, 25 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 1 marine mammals. That is 213.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 29 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 5.

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

Cayo Español de Afuera: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

Getting to Cayo Español de Afuera

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 9.9 km away.