Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo Guainabo
Cayo Guainabo is a cay at 22°25′28″N 79°12′08″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo Guainabo: coast and water
4360 m at 205°: Punta El Guajiro (point); 4590 m at 183°: Playa Victoria (beach); 7680 m at 225°: Playa Carbó (beach); 7830 m at 114°: Ensenada de los Jacos (cove); 9310 m at 250°: Playa Júcaro (beach); 9860 m at 353°: Restinga de los Machos (shoal); 11250 m at 356°: Ensenada del Palo (cove); 11760 m at 321°: Cabezo del Medio (shoal).
Cayo Guainabo: islands
1990 m at 133°: Cayo Fábrica (island); 2630 m at 109°: Cayo Redras (island); 2660 m at 128°: Cayo Cueva (island); 3510 m at 278°: Cayo Salinas (island); 3700 m at 110°: Cayo Almita (island); 6130 m at 116°: Cayo El Obispo (island); 7000 m at 246°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (island); 7790 m at 289°: Cayo Lucas (island); 10890 m at 111°: Cayo Palma (island); 12690 m at 288°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 13620 m at 16°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 13770 m at 19°: Cayos Las Loras (island group).
Cayo Guainabo: inland
5780 m at 155°: Arroyo Cristóbal (stream); 6430 m at 178°: Río Yaguajay (stream); 8420 m at 186°: Claudio (hamlet); 8620 m at 221°: Carbó (hamlet); 8670 m at 113°: Cueva Grande, Caguanes (cave); 8760 m at 117°: Cueva del Casco, Caguanes (cave).
Cayo Guainabo: distances
5590 m at 215°: Playa Victoria; 7670 m at 226°: Playa de Carbó; 8780 m at 252°: Playa Bofill; 76520 m at 276°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 130970 m at 257°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 57990 m at 72°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 5360 m at 111°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 16170 m at 180°: Jobo Rosado; 18190 m at 196°: Flora y Fauna.
Cayo Guainabo: close by
240 m at 109°: Cayo Guainarao (cay); 1990 m at 133°: Cayo Fábrica (cay); 2630 m at 109°: Cayo Redras (cay); 2660 m at 128°: Cayo Cueva (cay); 3510 m at 278°: Cayo Salinas (cay); 3700 m at 110°: Cayo Almita (cay); 6130 m at 116°: Cayo El Obispo (cay); 6990 m at 246°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (cay); 7790 m at 289°: Cayo Lucas (cay); 10890 m at 111°: Cayo Palma (cay); 12690 m at 288°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 13630 m at 16°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group).
Cayo Guainabo: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 guest houses & hostels, 4 places of worship, 3 historic & heritage, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 2 museums, 2 theatres & arts, 2 libraries, 2 government & embassies, 2 pharmacies, 2 urban parks & plazas.
5360 m at 111°: Parque Nacional Caguanes (parks & reserves); 10340 m at 208°: Proclama de Narcisa (historic & heritage); 10590 m at 193°: Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos (museums); 10650 m at 193°: Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos (historic & heritage); 10690 m at 192°: Mausoleo de los Caídos en el Frente Norte de Las Villas (historic & heritage); 11110 m at 204°: Casa de KPG (guest houses & hostels); 11210 m at 198°: Hostal Fuente Verde (guest houses & hostels); 11340 m at 197°: Casa de Francisco AY (guest houses & hostels); 11360 m at 199°: América Libre (theatres & arts); 11440 m at 197°: Parque Martí (urban parks & plazas); 11460 m at 198°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 11500 m at 198°: Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer (theatres & arts); 11670 m at 196°: Museo Municipal Polivalente de Yaguajay (museums).
Cayo Guainabo: marine life records
4 records of 4 species within 10 km, 1948 to 2026: 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 molluscs. That is 1.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Melampus bullaoides, 1 (molluscs); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Guainabo: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.