Cayo Largo

Cayo Largo: coast and water

7130 m at 62°: Playa Los Palos (beach); 7970 m at 48°: Punta Mangle Prieto (point); 12300 m at 249°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 12430 m at 50°: Punta Iguanita (point); 15360 m at 56°: Punta del Este (point); 31550 m at 37°: Médano Vizcaíno (reef); 32280 m at 39°: Cabecería de Cayo Blanco (reef); 35740 m at 277°: Canalizo Rosario (channel).

Cayo Largo: islands

18070 m at 273°: Cayo Rico (island); 22280 m at 270°: Cayos Peraza (island group); 22800 m at 91°: Cayo Inglés (island); 33450 m at 86°: Cayos de Dios (island group); 33540 m at 87°: Cayo Oro (island); 35310 m at 277°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 36520 m at 85°: Cayo La Trinchera (island); 41260 m at 272°: Cayo del Rosario (island); 44810 m at 309°: Cayo Traviesa (island); 46180 m at 84°: Cayo Guano del Este (island); 49370 m at 351°: Cayo Diego Pérez (island); 51580 m at 1°: Cayo El Calvario (island).

Cayo Largo: inland

2390 m at 218°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 2420 m at 215°: Gran Caribe Playa Blanca (hotel); 4150 m at 224°: Playa Blanca All Inclusive (hotel); 4400 m at 242°: Cayo Largo del Sur (settlement); 5810 m at 265°: Barcelo cayo largo (hotel); 6010 m at 264°: villa soledad (hotel).

Cayo Largo: distances

3880 m at 240°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 8510 m at 244°: Paradise Beach; 64590 m at 26°: Playa Los Cocos; 6430 m at 263°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 122620 m at 61°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 9220 m at 264°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Cayo Largo: close by

0 m at 0°: Cayo Largo (reef); 0 m at 0°: Cayo Largo (fishing); 4360 m at 53°: Cayos Los Pájaros (island group); 8200 m at 270°: Diving Center (reef); 8580 m at 282°: Cayo Piedra (cay); 8600 m at 280°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 11840 m at 247°: Cayo Hijo de los Ballenatos (cay); 12270 m at 273°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 12300 m at 249°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 15650 m at 272°: Cayos Alcatraces (cay); 16690 m at 252°: Cayo los Ballenatos (cay); 16700 m at 253°: Cayos Los Ballenatos (island group).

Cayo Largo: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 1 power plants, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 cigars & tobacco, 1 marinas, 1 museums, 1 stations & terminals.

4280 m at 234°: Vivero el cocodrilo (attractions); 7980 m at 273°: Parque Uneca (urban parks & plazas); 8260 m at 269°: Marina Cayo Largo (marinas); 8360 m at 270°: Pesca deportiva (attractions); 8370 m at 270°: Museo Cayo Largo (museums); 8370 m at 270°: Club House (attractions); 8520 m at 272°: Transporte público y otros. Catamaranes (stations & terminals); 8920 m at 258°: Dolphinarium (attractions); 9710 m at 268°: Iguanas (attractions); 11110 m at 251°: Arrecife de coral (attractions).

Cayo Largo: marine life records

525 records of 252 species within 10 km, 1948 to 2026: 133 molluscs, 102 sponges, 101 fish, 70 seabirds and shorebirds, 45 corals, 24 crustaceans, 23 echinoderms, 12 seagrass and algae, 9 other, 6 sharks and rays. That is 167.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Demospongiae, 26 (sponges); Oreaster reticulatus, 18 (echinoderms); Pelecanus occidentalis, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Stichopathes, 12 (corals); Aliger gigas, 10 (molluscs); Calidris alba, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Antipatharia, 7 (corals); Coenobita clypeatus, 6 (crustaceans); Agelas citrina, 6 (sponges); Agelas sceptrum, 6 (sponges).

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

Cayo Largo: notes

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

Getting to Cayo Largo

• By boat: the route Surgidero de Batabanó - Cayo Largo del Sur is mapped. Schedules and operators change, so confirm locally before travelling.
• By boat: the route Nueva Gerona - Cayo Largo is mapped. Schedules and operators change, so confirm locally before travelling.