Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayo Largo

Satellite view of Cayo Largo, Cuba
Cayo Largo (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Largo is a cay at 22°37′01″N 79°02′35″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.61692, -79.0431222°37′01″N 79°02′35″W

Cayo Largo: coast and water

3890 m at 61°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 5390 m at 324°: Ensenada de Oliva (cove); 11030 m at 147°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 11450 m at 249°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 12030 m at 277°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 13000 m at 227°: Boca de las Manchas (channel); 13460 m at 284°: Punta del Este (point); 18720 m at 279°: Punta del Norte (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Largo
Cayo Largo, wider

Cayo Largo: islands

4760 m at 292°: Cayo Chivo (island); 8290 m at 283°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 8510 m at 296°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 9330 m at 289°: Cayo Agustín (island); 10170 m at 130°: Cayo Cureña (island); 11080 m at 167°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island); 11120 m at 219°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 12070 m at 42°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (island); 14940 m at 266°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 16090 m at 277°: Cayo Francés (island); 16220 m at 56°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 17530 m at 265°: Cayo La Potala (island).

Cayo Largo: inland

4540 m at 2°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 4670 m at 16°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 4700 m at 16°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel); 5320 m at 27°: Eurostars Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 5850 m at 301°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 7210 m at 321°: Meliá Buenavista (hotel).

Cayo Largo: distances

32500 m at 217°: Playa Victoria; 34500 m at 226°: Playa Bofill; 34530 m at 219°: Playa de Carbó; 75420 m at 103°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 152720 m at 250°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 38980 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 9260 m at 61°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 25970 m at 206°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayo Largo: close by

2330 m at 345°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 2370 m at 296°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 2990 m at 101°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 3290 m at 42°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 3480 m at 334°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 4670 m at 313°: Cayo Majá (cay); 4760 m at 292°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 5560 m at 93°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 5730 m at 301°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 6220 m at 301°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 6720 m at 68°: Cayo Róbalo (cay); 7270 m at 94°: Cayo Guanal (cay).

Cayo Largo: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 3 theatres & arts, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 banks & exchange, 2 mines & quarries, 1 power plants.

4180 m at 349°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 4280 m at 342°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 4610 m at 10°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 4630 m at 11°: Campanario (attractions); 4790 m at 344°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 4790 m at 1°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 4950 m at 337°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 4950 m at 338°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 4990 m at 337°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 5160 m at 337°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 5320 m at 303°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 5860 m at 34°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Largo: marine life records

446 records of 153 species within 10 km, 2008 to 2026: 187 seabirds and shorebirds, 121 fish, 67 molluscs, 40 crustaceans, 13 echinoderms, 6 seagrass and algae, 6 corals, 2 other, 2 marine mammals, 1 sharks and rays, 1 turtles. That is 142.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 36 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 11 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Coenobita clypeatus, 10 (crustaceans); Acanthopleura granulata, 9 (molluscs); Calidris alba, 8 (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 Largo: notes

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

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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.

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