Cayo Iguana

Cayo Iguana: coast and water

2660 m at 38°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 4930 m at 40°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 12300 m at 152°: Canalizo Chorros (channel); 13350 m at 54°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 16690 m at 257°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 17580 m at 275°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 18690 m at 107°: Canalizo El Meganito (channel); 20240 m at 135°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel).

Cayo Iguana: islands

1710 m at 99°: Cayo Guanal (island); 3000 m at 137°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island); 4520 m at 172°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 7850 m at 296°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 9550 m at 15°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (island); 10950 m at 287°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 11930 m at 211°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 13340 m at 53°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 13790 m at 279°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 15530 m at 286°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 15770 m at 126°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island); 19270 m at 245°: Cayos Las Loras (island group).

Cayo Iguana: inland

6350 m at 318°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 6440 m at 318°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel); 7530 m at 310°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 7930 m at 308°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 9050 m at 304°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel); 11070 m at 287°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel).

Cayo Iguana: distances

35930 m at 224°: Playa Victoria; 37090 m at 173°: Arroyo de Agua; 37090 m at 173°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 69960 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 157880 m at 251°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 33420 m at 96°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 5370 m at 29°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 28630 m at 216°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Iguana: close by

1720 m at 99°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 2630 m at 264°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 2860 m at 14°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 2990 m at 137°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay); 4330 m at 309°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 4520 m at 172°: Cayo Vinagre (cay); 5560 m at 273°: Cayo Largo (cay); 6650 m at 292°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 6670 m at 160°: Cayo Cureña (cay); 7790 m at 280°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 7850 m at 296°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 9330 m at 17°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing).

Cayo Iguana: 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.

5370 m at 29°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 5590 m at 20°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 5640 m at 336°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 5660 m at 2°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 6710 m at 316°: Campanario (attractions); 6720 m at 316°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 7480 m at 313°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 7700 m at 304°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 8130 m at 302°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 8440 m at 305°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 8880 m at 303°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 8910 m at 303°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón).

Cayo Iguana: marine life records

419 records of 128 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 161 seabirds and shorebirds, 111 fish, 62 molluscs, 41 corals, 26 crustaceans, 11 echinoderms, 3 seagrass and algae, 2 marine mammals, 1 other, 1 turtles. That is 133.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 31 (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 30.

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

Cayo Iguana: notes

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

Getting to Cayo Iguana

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 13 km away.