Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo Macho de Afuera
Cayo Macho de Afuera is a cay at 21°35′49″N 79°46′29″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo Macho de Afuera: coast and water
9850 m at 326°: Punta Manatí (point); 10800 m at 34°: Punta Higuanojo (point); 10980 m at 27°: Ensenada Golondrino (cove); 11360 m at 328°: Punta Caoba (point); 11520 m at 16°: Ensenada Zúñiga (cove); 11930 m at 324°: Punta La Caoba (point); 12370 m at 321°: Restinga Brava (reef); 12470 m at 358°: Punta San Pedro (point).
Cayo Macho de Afuera: islands
6950 m at 283°: Cayo Puga (island); 7850 m at 341°: Cayo Magua (island); 9730 m at 340°: Cayos Machos de Tierra (island group); 12330 m at 292°: Cayo Blanco de Casilda (island); 18460 m at 89°: Cayo Blanco de Zaza (island); 19120 m at 314°: Cayo Tabaco (island); 20480 m at 310°: Cayo Guayo (island); 25410 m at 87°: Cayo La Boca (island); 25730 m at 126°: Cayo Chiquito (island); 25980 m at 127°: Cayo Zaza de Afuera (island); 26800 m at 308°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 26880 m at 307°: Cayo Ratón (island).
Cayo Macho de Afuera: inland
9730 m at 326°: Agabama (stream); 13410 m at 0°: San Pedro (stream); 15200 m at 357°: La Gloria (airfield); 15390 m at 10°: Arroyo Guayabal (stream); 16320 m at 22°: Santa Apolonia (locality); 16920 m at 29°: Hondo (stream).
Cayo Macho de Afuera: distances
13580 m at 349°: Playa Las Majaguas; 27240 m at 307°: Playa Ancón; 28710 m at 303°: Playa Ancoá; 31330 m at 313°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 92170 m at 312°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 28480 m at 307°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 34820 m at 27°: Reserva Ecológica Lomas de Banao.
Cayo Macho de Afuera: close by
6950 m at 283°: Cayo Puga (cay); 7850 m at 341°: Cayo Magua (cay); 9730 m at 340°: Cayos Machos de Tierra (island group); 12330 m at 292°: Cayo Blanco de Casilda (cay); 12370 m at 321°: Restinga Brava (reef); 15810 m at 292°: Marisma (reef); 16230 m at 309°: Bajo Diamante (reef); 18450 m at 89°: Cayo Blanco de Zaza (cay); 19120 m at 314°: Cayo Tabaco (cay); 19590 m at 295°: Arrecifes La Víbora (reef); 20480 m at 310°: Cayo Guayo (cay); 22260 m at 298°: Arrecifes Las Mulatas (reef).
Cayo Macho de Afuera: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 attractions.
240 m at 211°: Cayo Macho (attractions).
Cayo Macho de Afuera: marine life records
28 records of 18 species within 10 km, 2011 to 2026: 7 crustaceans, 6 seagrass and algae, 5 seabirds and shorebirds, 4 fish, 3 echinoderms, 2 molluscs, 1 corals. That is 8.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Coenobita clypeatus, 4 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Oreaster reticulatus, 3 (echinoderms); Laguncularia racemosa, 2 (seagrass and algae); Cocos nucifera, 2 (seagrass and algae); Acanthurus coeruleus, 2 (fish); Pandion haliaetus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Palythoa caribaeorum, 1 (corals); Ocypode quadrata, 1 (crustaceans); Conocarpus erectus, 1 (seagrass and algae); Nerita versicolor, 1 (molluscs); Pelecanus occidentalis, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Macho de Afuera: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Macho de Afuera
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Blanco de Casilda stands about 12 km away.
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.