Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Molas
Cayo Molas is a cay at 23°11′10″N 81°07′21″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Molas: coast and water
420 m at 83°: Punta de Morlas (point); 2590 m at 286°: Estero de Marco (cove); 2610 m at 260°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 3000 m at 315°: Punta Hicacos (point); 4320 m at 273°: Ensenada de Marín (cove); 5470 m at 205°: Canal Buba (channel); 6760 m at 252°: Punta Gorda Oeste (point); 7620 m at 107°: Bajo Chalupa (shoal).
Cayo Molas: islands
670 m at 338°: Cayo Libertad (island); 3080 m at 138°: Cayo Diana (island); 5360 m at 337°: Cayo Monito (island); 6340 m at 2°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 7010 m at 94°: Cayo Romero (island); 9250 m at 82°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 11240 m at 83°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 12920 m at 67°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 13910 m at 124°: Cayuelo Grande (island); 14300 m at 191°: Cayo Cupey (island); 14350 m at 125°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 14470 m at 62°: Cayo Blanco (island).
Cayo Molas: inland
1090 m at 346°: Barcelo Cayo libertad (hotel); 1620 m at 328°: Royal Service Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort (hotel); 1680 m at 326°: Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort and Spa All Incl (hotel); 1990 m at 326°: Iberostar Laguna Azul (hotel); 2230 m at 320°: Tryp Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 2810 m at 304°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel).
Cayo Molas: distances
2750 m at 317°: Laguna Mangón; 15280 m at 255°: Varadero Beach; 16600 m at 214°: Playa Larga; 36170 m at 242°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 48200 m at 252°: Port of Matanzas (port); 2960 m at 199°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 3240 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 3520 m at 288°: Varahicacos; 4720 m at 267°: Manglares.
Cayo Molas: close by
670 m at 338°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 860 m at 146°: Cayo Buba (cay); 3080 m at 138°: Cayo Diana (cay); 4410 m at 320°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 4470 m at 285°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 4830 m at 106°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 5270 m at 277°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 5360 m at 337°: Cayo Monito (cay); 5660 m at 307°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 6100 m at 265°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 6340 m at 2°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 6340 m at 2°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay).
Cayo Molas: on and around
Within 15 km: 73 guest houses & hostels, 14 attractions, 8 stores & supermarkets, 7 stadiums & sport, 6 banks & exchange, 6 theatres & arts, 5 cuban cuisine & lechón, 5 parks & reserves, 5 markets & malls, 4 clinics & polyclinics.
110 m at 278°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 790 m at 321°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 1160 m at 333°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 2180 m at 315°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 2330 m at 309°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 2340 m at 306°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2550 m at 288°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 2610 m at 312°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 2940 m at 306°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3240 m at 286°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 3250 m at 286°: Cueva Musulmanes (attractions); 13280 m at 254°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels); 13490 m at 254°: casa Emanuel y barbara (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Molas: marine life records
813 records of 241 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 267 seabirds and shorebirds, 227 molluscs, 90 marine mammals, 84 crustaceans, 47 seagrass and algae, 44 corals, 30 fish, 8 sponges, 8 echinoderms, 7 other, 1 sharks and rays. That is 258.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 84 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 69 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 40 (corals); Sterna maxima, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 30 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 21 (seagrass and algae); Calidris alba, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 16 (crustaceans); Arenaria interpres, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 6, Mar 9, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 26, Sep 1, Oct 4, Nov 2, Dec 9; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 9, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 32.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Molas: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to Cayo Molas
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 3.1 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 6.3 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.