Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Monito
Cayo Monito is a cay at 23°13′50″N 81°08′33″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Monito: coast and water
2810 m at 181°: Punta Hicacos (point); 5070 m at 164°: Canal de Molas (channel); 5480 m at 153°: Punta de Morlas (point); 5700 m at 156°: Canal Norte de Buba (channel); 6710 m at 218°: Estero Chapelín (channel); 9210 m at 220°: Ensenada Oeste de Punta Gorda (bay); 9320 m at 55°: Bajo Palas (shoal); 9660 m at 177°: Canalizo del Salto (channel).
Cayo Monito: islands
2680 m at 59°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 4680 m at 157°: Cayo Libertad (island); 5360 m at 157°: Cayo Molas (island); 6200 m at 156°: Cayo Buba (island); 6700 m at 54°: Cayo Mono (island); 8320 m at 150°: Cayo Diana (island); 9160 m at 133°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 10560 m at 121°: Cayo Romero (island); 11820 m at 108°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 13700 m at 105°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 13980 m at 90°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 14920 m at 83°: Cayo Blanco (island).
Cayo Monito: inland
3190 m at 182°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel); 3430 m at 164°: Iberostar Laguna Azul (hotel); 3470 m at 164°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel); 3660 m at 203°: Paradisus Varadero Resort & Spa (hotel); 3730 m at 163°: Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort and Spa All Incl (hotel); 4140 m at 185°: Las Morlas (settlement).
Cayo Monito: distances
2940 m at 176°: Laguna Mangón; 15530 m at 235°: Varadero Beach; 17830 m at 235°: Varadero; 37040 m at 234°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 48090 m at 245°: Port of Matanzas (port); 7810 m at 172°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 4060 m at 199°: Varahicacos; 4210 m at 195°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 5850 m at 207°: Manglares.
Cayo Monito: close by
1720 m at 206°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 2650 m at 58°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 2680 m at 59°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay); 2890 m at 238°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 4410 m at 211°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 4690 m at 157°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 5360 m at 157°: Cayo Molas (cay); 5360 m at 216°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 6200 m at 156°: Cayo Buba (cay); 6690 m at 54°: Cayo Mono (cay); 6810 m at 216°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 8320 m at 150°: Cayo Diana (cay).
Cayo Monito: on and around
Within 15 km: 58 guest houses & hostels, 13 attractions, 7 stores & supermarkets, 7 stadiums & sport, 6 theatres & arts, 6 banks & exchange, 5 cuban cuisine & lechón, 5 parks & reserves, 4 clinics & polyclinics, 3 schools.
3050 m at 192°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 3210 m at 178°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 3250 m at 186°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3440 m at 171°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 3500 m at 176°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 3560 m at 177°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 4060 m at 199°: Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 4160 m at 185°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 4200 m at 159°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 4200 m at 195°: Cueva Musulmanes (attractions); 5300 m at 159°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 13700 m at 232°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels); 13940 m at 232°: Normas B&B (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Monito: marine life records
858 records of 248 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 291 seabirds and shorebirds, 238 molluscs, 88 marine mammals, 84 crustaceans, 56 corals, 44 seagrass and algae, 30 fish, 9 sponges, 9 other, 8 echinoderms, 1 sharks and rays. That is 273.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 83 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 79 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 47 (corals); Sterna maxima, 40 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 36 (crustaceans); Charadrius vociferus, 34 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Cocos nucifera, 18 (seagrass and algae); Egretta tricolor, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Strombus pugilis, 10 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 5, Mar 11, Apr 3, May 3, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 26, Sep 2, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 9; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 13, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 37.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Monito: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
Getting to Cayo Monito
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 2.6 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 8.4 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.