Cayo Guanal

Cayo Guanal: coast and water

7890 m at 256°: Punta del Este (point); 9690 m at 226°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel); 10620 m at 210°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 13050 m at 105°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 14730 m at 177°: Punta Catecismo (point); 16270 m at 166°: Punta Providencia (point); 17260 m at 223°: Lagunato La Escondida (lagoon); 19290 m at 217°: Ensenada del Palo (cove).

Cayo Guanal: islands

2260 m at 167°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 2640 m at 237°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 3510 m at 163°: Cayo Chivo (island); 4000 m at 238°: Cayo Agustín (island); 4160 m at 219°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 4560 m at 231°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 8070 m at 109°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 11350 m at 236°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 13400 m at 225°: Cayo La Trina (island); 15190 m at 208°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 16120 m at 231°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 17640 m at 131°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayo Guanal: inland

1010 m at 64°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 2290 m at 166°: Iberostar Coral Ensenachos (hotel); 3260 m at 93°: Melia Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 5230 m at 96°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 6040 m at 96°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 6750 m at 95°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel).

Cayo Guanal: distances

34150 m at 204°: Playa Victoria; 35000 m at 213°: Playa Bofill; 35600 m at 214°: Playa Júcaro; 81970 m at 106°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 149470 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 45090 m at 101°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 13570 m at 93°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 29100 m at 192°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Guanal: close by

1940 m at 177°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 2260 m at 167°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 2640 m at 237°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 2810 m at 135°: Cayo Majá (cay); 3510 m at 163°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 4000 m at 238°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 4040 m at 255°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 4160 m at 219°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 4390 m at 117°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 4560 m at 231°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 5260 m at 141°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 5620 m at 121°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay).

Cayo Guanal: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 theatres & arts, 3 markets & malls, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 coral reefs, 2 banks & exchange, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 mines & quarries.

2040 m at 170°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 2430 m at 156°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 2570 m at 204°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 2910 m at 91°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 3420 m at 97°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 3520 m at 99°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 3540 m at 99°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3590 m at 99°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 4120 m at 97°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 4240 m at 105°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 4710 m at 206°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 8680 m at 92°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Guanal: marine life records

767 records of 183 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 380 fish, 158 seabirds and shorebirds, 118 corals, 57 molluscs, 30 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 9 echinoderms, 2 other, 2 marine mammals, 1 sharks and rays, 1 turtles. That is 244.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 40 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Sterna maxima, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Scarus iseri, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 31.

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

Cayo Guanal: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

Getting to Cayo Guanal

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 14 km away.