Cayo Libertad

Cayo Libertad: coast and water

700 m at 218°: Canal de Molas (channel); 1020 m at 152°: Canal Norte de Buba (channel); 1090 m at 320°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 3780 m at 317°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 4080 m at 264°: Ensenada de Marín (cove); 4700 m at 272°: Playa Rincón Frances (beach); 5940 m at 200°: Canal Buba (channel); 7230 m at 258°: Estero Oeste de Punta Gorda (inlet).

Cayo Libertad: islands

670 m at 158°: Cayo Molas (island); 3720 m at 141°: Cayo Diana (island); 5740 m at 5°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 7330 m at 99°: Cayo Romero (island); 9020 m at 24°: Cayo Mono (island); 9440 m at 86°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 11440 m at 86°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 12930 m at 70°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 14370 m at 94°: Cayo Machos (island); 14420 m at 64°: Cayo Blanco (island); 14470 m at 126°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 14930 m at 127°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group).

Cayo Libertad: inland

440 m at 359°: Barcelo Cayo libertad (hotel); 540 m at 314°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 1020 m at 320°: Paradisus Princesa del Mar Resort & Spa (hotel); 1340 m at 320°: Iberostar Laguna Azul (hotel); 1830 m at 301°: Gran Memories Varadero (hotel); 2140 m at 275°: Las Morlas (settlement).

Cayo Libertad: distances

2130 m at 311°: Laguna Mangón; 15210 m at 252°: Varadero Beach; 16980 m at 212°: Playa Larga; 36230 m at 241°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 48160 m at 251°: Port of Matanzas (port); 3480 m at 192°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 2880 m at 275°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 3120 m at 279°: Varahicacos; 4550 m at 259°: Manglares.

Cayo Libertad: close by

670 m at 158°: Cayo Molas (cay); 1520 m at 151°: Cayo Buba (cay); 3720 m at 141°: Cayo Diana (cay); 3780 m at 317°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 4100 m at 278°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 4690 m at 337°: Cayo Monito (cay); 4980 m at 270°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 5090 m at 303°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 5270 m at 112°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 5740 m at 5°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 5740 m at 5°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay); 5940 m at 259°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing).

Cayo Libertad: on and around

Within 15 km: 77 guest houses & hostels, 14 attractions, 9 stores & supermarkets, 7 stadiums & sport, 6 banks & exchange, 6 theatres & arts, 6 cuban cuisine & lechón, 5 parks & reserves, 5 markets & malls, 4 clinics & polyclinics.

240 m at 269°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 490 m at 327°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 620 m at 167°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 1590 m at 306°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 1770 m at 298°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 1810 m at 295°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2030 m at 304°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 2170 m at 275°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 2400 m at 297°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2800 m at 299°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 2880 m at 275°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 13210 m at 252°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels); 13430 m at 251°: casa Emanuel y barbara (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Libertad: marine life records

825 records of 243 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 271 seabirds and shorebirds, 235 molluscs, 89 marine mammals, 86 crustaceans, 45 corals, 44 seagrass and algae, 31 fish, 8 sponges, 8 echinoderms, 7 other, 1 sharks and rays. That is 262.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 84 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 71 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 41 (corals); Sterna maxima, 35 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 32 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Cocos nucifera, 19 (seagrass and algae); Coenobita clypeatus, 15 (crustaceans); Arenaria interpres, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 6, Mar 9, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 15, Aug 26, Sep 1, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 9; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 10, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 32.

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

Cayo Libertad: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Libertad

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 3.8 km away.
• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 5.7 km away.