Cayo La Chalupa

Cayo La Chalupa: coast and water

4770 m at 203°: Lagunato Prieto (lagoon); 4880 m at 242°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 5450 m at 264°: Punta del Este (point); 8920 m at 214°: Laguna Blanca (lagoon); 10860 m at 266°: Punta del Norte (point); 11590 m at 265°: Punta La Puntilla (point); 13170 m at 198°: Laguna de Las Loras (lagoon); 17230 m at 223°: Pasa de Monte (channel).

Cayo La Chalupa: islands

1730 m at 284°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 1950 m at 223°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 2850 m at 106°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 3530 m at 270°: Cayo Borracho (island); 8520 m at 116°: Cayo Largo (island); 11160 m at 241°: Cayo La Potala (island); 12960 m at 202°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 13800 m at 107°: Cayo Iguana (island); 15950 m at 153°: Cayuelo del Concha (island); 17710 m at 145°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island); 18550 m at 124°: Cayo Cureña (island); 20620 m at 144°: Archipiélago de Sabana-Camagüey (island group).

Cayo La Chalupa: inland

3090 m at 104°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement); 3640 m at 59°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 3800 m at 240°: Salina (hamlet); 6090 m at 81°: Melia Las Dunas (hotel); 7480 m at 83°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 8270 m at 84°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel).

Cayo La Chalupa: distances

31970 m at 202°: Playa Victoria; 32610 m at 211°: Playa Bofill; 33200 m at 212°: Playa Júcaro; 83750 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 146870 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 47040 m at 99°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 15800 m at 87°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27320 m at 188°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo La Chalupa: close by

1360 m at 239°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 1730 m at 284°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 1850 m at 193°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 1960 m at 223°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 2380 m at 103°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 2640 m at 57°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 2850 m at 106°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 3530 m at 271°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 3780 m at 121°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 4260 m at 97°: Cayo Majá (cay); 6140 m at 116°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 6170 m at 95°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay).

Cayo La Chalupa: on and around

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

1520 m at 128°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 2650 m at 103°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 2800 m at 177°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 3300 m at 104°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 3990 m at 237°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 5320 m at 75°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 5720 m at 80°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 5770 m at 81°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 5780 m at 82°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 5830 m at 81°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 6340 m at 87°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 10970 m at 84°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo La Chalupa: marine life records

772 records of 193 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 415 fish, 141 seabirds and shorebirds, 117 corals, 46 molluscs, 29 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 9 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 2 marine mammals. That is 245.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 39 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Haemulon sciurus, 18 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Sterna maxima, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 30.

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

Cayo La Chalupa: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo La Chalupa

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 12 km away.