Cayo Francés

Cayo Francés: coast and water

1310 m at 131°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 3090 m at 69°: Punta del Este (point); 3320 m at 281°: Punta La Puntilla (point); 6970 m at 113°: Lagunato Prieto (lagoon); 8090 m at 139°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 11070 m at 216°: Canalizo de Juan Simón (channel); 11500 m at 197°: Pasa de Monte (channel); 12590 m at 149°: Boca de las Manchas (channel).

Cayo Francés: islands

2990 m at 141°: Cayo las Brujas (island); 3360 m at 161°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 5060 m at 70°: Cayo Borracho (island); 7190 m at 82°: Cayo Agustín (island); 7900 m at 91°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 11140 m at 159°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 12570 m at 85°: Cayo Majá (island); 14470 m at 86°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 18140 m at 89°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 19070 m at 98°: Cayo Mogote (island); 19930 m at 129°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 22470 m at 125°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island).

Cayo Francés: inland

4990 m at 92°: Salina (hamlet); 7300 m at 199°: Pueblo Viejo (settlement); 14540 m at 79°: Melia Las Dunas (hotel); 15510 m at 80°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 15930 m at 81°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 16300 m at 81°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel).

Cayo Francés: distances

27560 m at 198°: Playa Bofill; 28110 m at 199°: Playa Júcaro; 28230 m at 187°: Playa Victoria; 78080 m at 258°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 138560 m at 247°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 55060 m at 96°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 24200 m at 84°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 25810 m at 170°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 39600 m at 180°: Jobo Rosado.

Cayo Francés: close by

2740 m at 139°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 3000 m at 141°: Cayo las Brujas (cay); 3370 m at 161°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 3980 m at 202°: Cayo La Potala (cay); 5060 m at 70°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 6480 m at 202°: Cayuelo del Pan de Azúcar (cay); 6560 m at 170°: Cayo La Trina (cay); 6930 m at 73°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 6960 m at 88°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 7190 m at 82°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 7290 m at 196°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (cay); 7890 m at 91°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay).

Cayo Francés: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 2 coral reefs, 2 mines & quarries, 2 banks & exchange, 1 marinas, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón.

2770 m at 112°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 4330 m at 111°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 4960 m at 95°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 9520 m at 86°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 10930 m at 84°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 11520 m at 86°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 13770 m at 77°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 14180 m at 79°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 14230 m at 80°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 14240 m at 80°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14760 m at 82°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Francés: marine life records

495 records of 120 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 309 fish, 115 corals, 32 seabirds and shorebirds, 15 crustaceans, 13 molluscs, 5 seagrass and algae, 5 echinoderms, 1 sharks and rays. That is 157.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sparisoma viride, 19 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 16 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 15 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 6, Aug 3, Dec 4.

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

Cayo Francés: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Francés

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 3.3 km away.