Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla is a cay at 22°38′14″N 79°02′57″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: coast and water
7810 m at 93°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 11380 m at 266°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 12510 m at 274°: Punta del Este (point); 12540 m at 199°: Punta Catecismo (point); 13260 m at 150°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 16030 m at 97°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 16590 m at 147°: Ensenada de Corúa (cove); 19220 m at 239°: Lagunato La Escondida (lagoon).
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: islands
1950 m at 231°: Cayuelo de Piedra (island); 3840 m at 263°: Cayo Chivo (island); 4520 m at 128°: Cayo Mogote (island); 5620 m at 301°: Cayo Guanal (island); 7200 m at 282°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 7460 m at 267°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 9740 m at 136°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 12220 m at 175°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 15610 m at 64°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 15720 m at 245°: Cayo La Trina (island); 15910 m at 228°: Cayos de la Herradura (island group); 17720 m at 72°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island).
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: inland
2950 m at 41°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 3330 m at 44°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 3930 m at 51°: Eurostars Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 4120 m at 280°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement); 4480 m at 280°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 5140 m at 310°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel).
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: distances
33990 m at 214°: Playa Victoria; 35700 m at 222°: Playa Bofill; 35940 m at 216°: Playa de Carbó; 76560 m at 105°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 152920 m at 250°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 39850 m at 98°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 9000 m at 76°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27780 m at 203°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: close by
1270 m at 314°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 1950 m at 231°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 2330 m at 165°: Cayo Largo (cay); 2800 m at 86°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 2970 m at 288°: Cayo Majá (cay); 3850 m at 263°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 4370 m at 279°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 4520 m at 128°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 4830 m at 281°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 5620 m at 301°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 6650 m at 112°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 6840 m at 88°: Cayo Róbalo (cay).
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 theatres & arts, 3 markets & malls, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 banks & exchange, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 mines & quarries, 1 clinics & polyclinics.
1860 m at 354°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 1950 m at 338°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 2460 m at 342°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 2620 m at 14°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 2660 m at 331°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 2660 m at 330°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2700 m at 330°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 2700 m at 32°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2730 m at 33°: Campanario (attractions); 2870 m at 330°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 3430 m at 326°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 4660 m at 56°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: marine life records
761 records of 182 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2026: 328 fish, 187 seabirds and shorebirds, 112 corals, 67 molluscs, 41 crustaceans, 13 echinoderms, 6 seagrass and algae, 3 marine mammals, 2 other, 1 sharks and rays, 1 turtles. That is 242.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 36 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Sterna maxima, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 18 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 17 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 16 (fish); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 15 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 15 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 15 (fish); Arenaria interpres, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 2, Apr 2, Jun 5, Aug 16, Dec 31.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo La Vieja Pepilla: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Sources and data
Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.