Cayo Mono

Cayo Mono: coast and water

2630 m at 58°: Bajo Palas (shoal); 8590 m at 210°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 8880 m at 123°: Punta Carenero (point); 9300 m at 198°: Punta de Morlas (point); 9860 m at 224°: Punta Francés (point); 10050 m at 216°: Estero de Marco (cove); 11050 m at 213°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 11820 m at 161°: Bajo Chalupa (shoal).

Cayo Mono: islands

4030 m at 231°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 6690 m at 234°: Cayo Monito (island); 9010 m at 204°: Cayo Libertad (island); 9410 m at 115°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 9490 m at 201°: Cayo Molas (island); 9590 m at 102°: Cayo Blanco (island); 9590 m at 143°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 10010 m at 197°: Cayo Buba (island); 10840 m at 134°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island); 11220 m at 105°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 11230 m at 187°: Cayo Diana (island); 14770 m at 92°: Cayo La Pluma (island).

Cayo Mono: inland

8500 m at 211°: Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda (hotel); 8840 m at 207°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel); 8980 m at 215°: Gran Memories Varadero (hotel); 9270 m at 218°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel); 9410 m at 220°: Ocean Varadero El Patriarca Resort (hotel); 10000 m at 223°: Paradisus Varadero Resort & Spa (hotel).

Cayo Mono: distances

8630 m at 217°: Laguna Mangón; 22230 m at 235°: Varadero Beach; 24530 m at 235°: Varadero; 43730 m at 234°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 54670 m at 244°: Port of Matanzas (port); 12450 m at 200°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 8840 m at 103°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 10280 m at 221°: Varahicacos; 10300 m at 219°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos.

Cayo Mono: close by

4030 m at 231°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay); 4060 m at 231°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 6690 m at 234°: Cayo Monito (cay); 8260 m at 228°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 8390 m at 132°: Catamaranes (fishing); 8420 m at 133°: Servicio (fishing); 9020 m at 204°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 9410 m at 115°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 9490 m at 201°: Cayo Molas (cay); 9580 m at 235°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 9590 m at 102°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 9590 m at 143°: Cayos Careneros (island group).

Cayo Mono: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 5 theatres & arts, 5 parks & reserves, 4 stadiums & sport, 3 coral reefs, 3 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 2 marinas, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 surfing & kiteboarding.

8750 m at 206°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 8820 m at 214°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 8840 m at 103°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 8900 m at 217°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 9060 m at 215°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 9120 m at 205°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 9150 m at 215°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9190 m at 219°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9200 m at 221°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 9520 m at 201°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 9930 m at 216°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites).

Cayo Mono: marine life records

667 records of 208 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 217 seabirds and shorebirds, 175 molluscs, 82 marine mammals, 70 crustaceans, 42 seagrass and algae, 32 fish, 29 corals, 8 sponges, 6 echinoderms, 6 other. That is 212.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 77 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 45 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 33 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 26 (seabirds and shorebirds); Physalia physalis, 26 (corals); Cardisoma guanhumi, 20 (crustaceans); Ocypode quadrata, 19 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 18 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 16 (seagrass and algae); Calidris alba, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 5, Mar 10, Apr 5, May 4, Jun 6, Jul 11, Aug 25, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 2, Dec 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 6, May 11, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 15, Dec 29.

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

Cayo Mono: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Mono

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 4.1 km away.
• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 11 km away.