Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo Lucas
Cayo Lucas is a cay at 22°26′51″N 79°16′25″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo Lucas: coast and water
6610 m at 360°: Cabezo del Medio (shoal); 7300 m at 238°: Punta El Cambao (point); 8250 m at 150°: Playa Vitoria (beach); 8900 m at 189°: Guainabo (estuary); 10730 m at 346°: Restingo El Masculino (shoal); 10790 m at 24°: Pasa de Monte (channel); 10800 m at 7°: Canalizo de Juan Simón (channel); 10830 m at 37°: Ensenada del Palo (cove).
Cayo Lucas: islands
4400 m at 118°: Cayo Salinas (island); 4910 m at 287°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 5480 m at 170°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (island); 7780 m at 109°: Cayo Guainabo (island); 9640 m at 114°: Cayo Fábrica (island); 10350 m at 114°: Cayo Cueva (island); 10410 m at 109°: Cayo Redras (island); 11480 m at 109°: Cayo Almita (island); 13890 m at 112°: Cayo El Obispo (island); 14990 m at 22°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island).
Cayo Lucas: inland
7800 m at 242°: Río Cambao (stream); 7920 m at 228°: Río Seibabo (stream); 9380 m at 197°: Los Mangos (locality); 10580 m at 218°: Seibabo (settlement); 10690 m at 165°: Betoño (locality); 10750 m at 229°: Cambao (settlement).
Cayo Lucas: distances
5370 m at 191°: Playa Bofill; 5880 m at 194°: Playa Júcaro; 8150 m at 167°: Playa de Carbó; 68970 m at 274°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 124470 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 64360 m at 76°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 13150 m at 110°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 20160 m at 158°: Jobo Rosado; 20230 m at 173°: Flora y Fauna.
Cayo Lucas: close by
4410 m at 118°: Cayo Salinas (cay); 4910 m at 287°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 5480 m at 170°: Cayo Los Cayuelos (cay); 7790 m at 109°: Cayo Guainabo (cay); 8030 m at 109°: Cayo Guainarao (cay); 9640 m at 114°: Cayo Fábrica (cay); 10350 m at 114°: Cayo Cueva (cay); 10410 m at 109°: Cayo Redras (cay); 10480 m at 5°: Barco hundido (reef); 11490 m at 109°: Cayo Almita (cay); 13900 m at 112°: Cayo El Obispo (cay); 14990 m at 22°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (cay).
Cayo Lucas: on and around
Within 15 km: 5 guest houses & hostels, 4 places of worship, 3 historic & heritage, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 2 theatres & arts, 2 government & embassies, 2 museums, 2 pharmacies, 2 libraries, 2 urban parks & plazas.
11970 m at 168°: Proclama de Narcisa (historic & heritage); 12980 m at 168°: Casa de KPG (guest houses & hostels); 13150 m at 110°: Parque Nacional Caguanes (parks & reserves); 13720 m at 165°: Casa de Diana de La O Padra (guest houses & hostels); 13780 m at 164°: Hostal Fuente Verde (guest houses & hostels); 13800 m at 165°: América Libre (theatres & arts); 13850 m at 159°: Museo Nacional Camilo Cienfuegos (museums); 13850 m at 159°: Monumento a Camilo Cienfuegos (historic & heritage); 13950 m at 159°: Mausoleo de los Caídos en el Frente Norte de Las Villas (historic & heritage); 13960 m at 164°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 14010 m at 164°: Casa de cultura Raúl Ferrer (theatres & arts); 14030 m at 164°: Parque Martí (urban parks & plazas); 14140 m at 167°: Estación de Ómnibus Yaguajay (stations & terminals).
Cayo Lucas: marine life records
5 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1948 to 2008: 3 marine mammals, 1 crustaceans, 1 molluscs. That is 1.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Physeter macrocephalus, 1 (marine mammals); Janicella spinicauda, 1 (crustaceans); Melampus bullaoides, 1 (molluscs); Stenella attenuata, 1 (marine mammals); Stenella frontalis, 1 (marine mammals).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Jun 1, Oct 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Lucas: 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.