Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: coast and water

6040 m at 186°: Playa El Patabán (beach); 6430 m at 207°: Punta Ensenada (point); 7670 m at 188°: Canal de la Manuy (channel); 8660 m at 96°: Punta El Factor (point); 8920 m at 327°: Canalizo Carenerito (channel); 11170 m at 355°: Canalizo El Sombrero (channel); 11210 m at 93°: Laguna del Ferrol (lagoon); 11420 m at 59°: Canalizo Barbanera (channel).

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: islands

3180 m at 317°: Cayo Machos (island); 6560 m at 309°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 6610 m at 110°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group); 6960 m at 50°: Cayo Melón (island); 6970 m at 223°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 8610 m at 86°: Cayo la Muerte (island); 8890 m at 331°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 9090 m at 347°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 13970 m at 79°: Cayo Cedro (island); 16860 m at 282°: Cayo Libertad (island); 17390 m at 312°: Cayo Mono (island); 18440 m at 300°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island).

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: inland

11240 m at 188°: Río del Júcaro (stream); 13380 m at 148°: La Palma (stream); 17620 m at 284°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 17670 m at 284°: Paradisus Princesa del Mar Resort & Spa (hotel); 17700 m at 284°: Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort and Spa All Incl (hotel); 17880 m at 284°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel).

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: distances

16380 m at 128°: Playa Musulmanes; 18750 m at 285°: Laguna Mangón; 21360 m at 116°: Salinas La Teja; 50260 m at 254°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 63240 m at 259°: Port of Matanzas (port); 17220 m at 270°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 10560 m at 336°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 19720 m at 281°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 19980 m at 281°: Varahicacos.

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: close by

20 m at 120°: Cayo Machito (cay); 3190 m at 317°: Cayo Machos (cay); 4570 m at 71°: Cayo Factor (cay); 4650 m at 67°: Cayo Perro (cay); 4910 m at 60°: Cayo Palomo (cay); 5380 m at 317°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 5490 m at 58°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 5550 m at 38°: Cayo Vara (cay); 5770 m at 58°: Cayo Seboruquito (cay); 6010 m at 130°: Cayo Genovés (cay); 6560 m at 309°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 6610 m at 110°: Cayos de las Cinco Leguas (island group).

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 parks & reserves, 1 coral reefs.

5380 m at 317°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 10560 m at 336°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves).

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: marine life records

100 records of 53 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2025: 36 molluscs, 18 marine mammals, 18 seabirds and shorebirds, 14 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 5 fish. That is 31.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 16 (marine mammals); Coenobita clypeatus, 13 (crustaceans); Arenaria interpres, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 5 (seagrass and algae); Pelecanus occidentalis, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Larus smithsonianus, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Laguncularia racemosa, 2 (seagrass and algae); Avicennia germinans, 2 (seagrass and algae); Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Calidris alba, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Abudefduf saxatilis, 2 (fish); Stenella frontalis, 2 (marine mammals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 1, Mar 4, Apr 2, May 2, Jul 2, Aug 4, Dec 3.

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

Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos

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