Cayo Guanal

Cayo Guanal: coast and water

12180 m at 48°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 17050 m at 144°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 18290 m at 259°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 19300 m at 276°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 19750 m at 267°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel); 20180 m at 261°: Laguna Blanca (lagoon); 20640 m at 246°: Laguna de Las Loras (lagoon); 20660 m at 280°: Punta del Este (point).

Cayo Guanal: islands

5880 m at 300°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 6050 m at 175°: Cayo Cureña (island); 9510 m at 279°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 11940 m at 41°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 12190 m at 48°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 12680 m at 218°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 12800 m at 193°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group); 13030 m at 52°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (island); 14280 m at 130°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island); 15510 m at 279°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 16430 m at 128°: Cayo Partido (island); 18710 m at 105°: Cayo Flores (island).

Cayo Guanal: inland

7750 m at 310°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 8720 m at 305°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 10630 m at 300°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 12410 m at 286°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement); 12770 m at 286°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 13260 m at 297°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel).

Cayo Guanal: distances

36670 m at 175°: Arroyo de Agua; 36670 m at 175°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 36960 m at 227°: Playa Victoria; 68250 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 159400 m at 251°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 31710 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 5050 m at 10°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 29460 m at 219°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Guanal: close by

1720 m at 279°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 1970 m at 170°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay); 3200 m at 341°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 4310 m at 270°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 4360 m at 194°: Cayo Vinagre (cay); 5880 m at 300°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 6050 m at 175°: Cayo Cureña (cay); 7270 m at 274°: Cayo Largo (cay); 8110 m at 84°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 8330 m at 289°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 9250 m at 6°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 9500 m at 5°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay).

Cayo Guanal: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 3 theatres & arts, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 1 parks & reserves, 1 cigars & tobacco.

5050 m at 10°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 5500 m at 3°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 6100 m at 346°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 6730 m at 323°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 8150 m at 308°: Campanario (attractions); 8160 m at 308°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 8950 m at 306°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 9280 m at 300°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 9730 m at 298°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 10010 m at 301°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 10470 m at 299°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 10500 m at 299°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón).

Cayo Guanal: marine life records

409 records of 127 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 159 seabirds and shorebirds, 109 fish, 60 molluscs, 41 corals, 25 crustaceans, 9 echinoderms, 2 seagrass and algae, 2 marine mammals, 1 other, 1 turtles. That is 130.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 29 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 12 (corals); Sterna maxima, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Charadrius vociferus, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 1, Jun 5, Dec 28.

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

Cayo Guanal: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Guanal

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 12 km away.