Cayo La Luz

Cayo La Luz: coast and water

3390 m at 230°: Ensenada de los Muertos (bay); 3540 m at 88°: Laguna del Norte (lagoon); 3860 m at 116°: Posa La Chalana (lagoon); 4930 m at 198°: Canalizo del Medio (channel); 5110 m at 85°: Laguna Ciego (lagoon); 6930 m at 91°: Canal del Rosario (channel); 7900 m at 215°: Ensenada de Cabria (bay); 10410 m at 264°: Punta Los Muertos (point).

Cayo La Luz: islands

2400 m at 334°: Cayo Ciprés (island); 4500 m at 267°: Cayo Ron (island); 10460 m at 95°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 11320 m at 262°: Cayo Tablones (island); 14140 m at 90°: Cayo del Rosario (island); 15920 m at 250°: Cayo del Perro (island); 16190 m at 71°: Cayo Francesito (island); 17240 m at 76°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group); 18820 m at 251°: Cayos Catuches (island group); 23320 m at 87°: Cayo Estopa (island); 23490 m at 86°: Cayo Campo (island); 32960 m at 265°: Cayo Palma (island).

Cayo La Luz: inland

49630 m at 92°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 51600 m at 93°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 52690 m at 94°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 53070 m at 94°: Cocodrilo (settlement); 54010 m at 93°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 54070 m at 93°: Gran Caribe Playa Blanca (hotel).

Cayo La Luz: distances

47990 m at 96°: Paradise Beach; 52130 m at 93°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 73960 m at 257°: Playa Larga; 49050 m at 92°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 164130 m at 16°: Port of Matanzas (port); 46260 m at 93°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo La Luz: close by

1560 m at 99°: Cayo Convento (cay); 1900 m at 282°: Cayo Ciriales (cay); 2400 m at 334°: Cayo Ciprés (cay); 3300 m at 188°: Cayo Cantiles (cay); 4500 m at 267°: Cayo Ron (cay); 5990 m at 160°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 6430 m at 335°: Cayo Cajones (cay); 7010 m at 353°: Cayo Tabloncito (cay); 8360 m at 337°: Cayo La Palma (cay); 9250 m at 89°: Cayo La Sigua (cay); 9280 m at 303°: Cayo Gaviota (cay); 9620 m at 50°: Cayo del Pasaje (cay).

Cayo La Luz: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints.

3800 m at 189°: Cayo Cantiles (attractions).

Cayo La Luz: marine life records

900 records of 244 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2022: 367 molluscs, 298 fish, 234 corals, 1 other. That is 286.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 71 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 32 (corals); Porites astreoides, 29 (corals); Scarus iseri, 28 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 26 (fish); Porites porites, 24 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 23 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 22 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 19 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 18 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 18 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 18 (fish).

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

Cayo La Luz: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.