Cayo Marcote

Cayo Marcote: coast and water

1860 m at 5°: Bajo Las Torronteras (reef); 2010 m at 16°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 6680 m at 116°: Ensenada de Siguanea (cove); 8130 m at 104°: Albufera La Siguapa (lagoon); 9410 m at 312°: Punta Tío Pancho (point); 10760 m at 22°: Canal Buba (channel); 10940 m at 111°: Estero de la Siguanea (marsh); 11330 m at 25°: Canalizo del Salto (channel); 11840 m at 70°: Punta de Piedras (point); 12540 m at 305°: Punta Cayito las Brujas (point); 13650 m at 353°: Punta Oeste de Chapelín (point); 13690 m at 312°: Playa Kawama (beach); 13690 m at 312°: Estero El Chino (cove); 13690 m at 312°: Canal Cueva del Muerto (channel); 13970 m at 301°: Lagunas de Camacho (lagoon); 14410 m at 76°: Ciénaga de Bibanasí (marsh).

Cayo Marcote: islands

160 m at 291°: Cayos Las Torrenteras (island group); 1080 m at 3°: Cayo Valentín (island); 1400 m at 6°: Cayo del Medio (island); 3690 m at 75°: Cayo Cupey (island); 12480 m at 317°: Cayo de la Siguapa (island).

Cayo Marcote: inland

3480 m at 190°: Escobar (locality); 4080 m at 195°: San José (hamlet); 4220 m at 156°: La Granja (hamlet); 4290 m at 282°: La Caridad (locality); 4810 m at 225°: La Calera (hamlet); 4890 m at 169°: El Castillito (settlement); 4950 m at 279°: Las Piedras (locality); 5090 m at 181°: Amistad (locality); 5970 m at 157°: Siguagua (settlement); 6260 m at 162°: El Tejar (locality); 6350 m at 208°: La Luisa (locality); 6490 m at 138°: Morales (locality).

Cayo Marcote: distances

2430 m at 232°: Cárdenas; 3330 m at 292°: Playa Larga; 11480 m at 194°: Lagunillas; 25850 m at 266°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 39560 m at 270°: Port of Matanzas (port); 13270 m at 23°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 13800 m at 1°: Manglares; 14790 m at 6°: Manglares; 16150 m at 11°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos.

Cayo Marcote: close by

160 m at 288°: Cayos Las Torrenteras (island group); 1080 m at 3°: Cayo Valentín (cay); 1400 m at 6°: Cayo del Medio (cay); 1860 m at 4°: Bajo Las Torronteras (reef); 3690 m at 75°: Cayo Cupey (cay); 12480 m at 317°: Cayo de la Siguapa (cay); 13200 m at 333°: Barracuda Diving Centre (reef); 14430 m at 1°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 15170 m at 33°: Cayo Diana (cay); 15640 m at 4°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 15770 m at 25°: Cayo Buba (cay); 16220 m at 23°: Cayo Molas (cay).

Cayo Marcote: on and around

Within 15 km: 272 guest houses & hostels, 85 oil & gas, 31 stores & supermarkets, 30 schools, 18 attractions, 16 places of worship, 13 urban parks & plazas, 12 banks & exchange, 12 factories & works, 10 markets & malls.

1450 m at 247°: Donde se enarbola por primera vez la bandera cubana (historic & heritage); 1730 m at 230°: Estación de Ferrocarriles Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 1730 m at 229°: Cárdenas (stations & terminals); 2040 m at 233°: Deportivo (stadiums & sport); 2160 m at 238°: Parque Colón (urban parks & plazas); 2160 m at 238°: Cristóbal Colón (attractions); 2170 m at 253°: Fuerte de la Fábrica de Gas (historic & heritage); 2470 m at 230°: Museo Batalla de Ideas (museums); 2520 m at 232°: José Antonio Echeverría (historic & heritage); 2530 m at 231°: Parque José Antonio Echeverría (urban parks & plazas); 2660 m at 255°: Ksa d Yuni (guest houses & hostels); 2730 m at 223°: Hostal Angelo’s (guest houses & hostels); 2750 m at 243°: Casa de Yanesita (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Marcote: marine life records

69 records of 48 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2025: 24 molluscs, 15 fish, 10 crustaceans, 10 marine mammals, 4 corals, 4 seagrass and algae, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 sharks and rays. That is 22.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 9 (marine mammals); Argopecten nucleus, 4 (molluscs); Calliostoma cubense, 3 (molluscs); Ocypode quadrata, 3 (crustaceans); Cardisoma guanhumi, 2 (crustaceans); Luria cinerea, 2 (molluscs); Cenchritis muricatus, 2 (molluscs); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 2 (corals); Cymatium femorale, 2 (molluscs); Echinolittorina angustior, 2 (molluscs); Pareques acuminatus, 1 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 1 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 1, Mar 1, Jul 3, Aug 1, Sep 1, Dec 2.

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

Cayo Marcote: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.