Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Pancho
Cayo Pancho is a cay at 21°53′36″N 84°52′23″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Pancho: coast and water
780 m at 119°: Ensenada de Santa Cruz (bay); 3380 m at 291°: Ensenada Morros de Piedra (bay); 4810 m at 297°: Playa El Cajón (beach); 5150 m at 61°: Canal de los Barcos (channel); 6440 m at 280°: Playa las Tumbas (beach); 7090 m at 63°: Punta Negra (point); 7270 m at 60°: Punta Afuera (point); 7820 m at 288°: Pasa Sorda del Muerto (channel).
Cayo Pancho: islands
1550 m at 276°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 1870 m at 281°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (island); 2500 m at 73°: Cayo Liborio (island); 2680 m at 14°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 3530 m at 43°: Los Cayitos (island group); 5040 m at 28°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 5990 m at 49°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 6440 m at 54°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 7400 m at 73°: Cayo San Juán (island); 42620 m at 70°: Cayo Espíritu Santo (island); 56260 m at 53°: Cayo Zapato (island); 57590 m at 56°: Cayo San Francisco (island).
Cayo Pancho: inland
2930 m at 228°: Santa Cruz (locality); 4720 m at 281°: La Caridad (locality); 7050 m at 174°: Cueva de la Barca (hamlet); 8570 m at 250°: Roncali (settlement); 12920 m at 113°: Caleta Mangle (locality); 14480 m at 94°: Loca del Medio (locality).
Cayo Pancho: distances
13960 m at 164°: Cuban underwater city; 14690 m at 99°: Playa La Barca; 20220 m at 89°: Playa el Perjucio; 215710 m at 91°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 249960 m at 60°: Port of Mariel (port); 8470 m at 251°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).
Protected: 20110 m at 94°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 25100 m at 87°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 33790 m at 89°: Península de Guanahacabibes.
Cayo Pancho: close by
1550 m at 276°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 1870 m at 281°: Cayuelo Los Pájaros (cay); 2500 m at 73°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 2680 m at 15°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 3530 m at 43°: Los Cayitos (island group); 5050 m at 28°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 5990 m at 49°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 6440 m at 54°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 7400 m at 73°: Cayo San Juán (cay).
Cayo Pancho: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.
3600 m at 282°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 4540 m at 265°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 5160 m at 247°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 7380 m at 264°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 8580 m at 249°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels); 12410 m at 129°: Playa El Holandés (attractions).
Cayo Pancho: marine life records
450 records of 156 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2025: 229 sponges, 134 molluscs, 42 corals, 22 seabirds and shorebirds, 11 other, 4 crustaceans, 4 fish, 4 seagrass and algae. That is 143.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Demospongiae, 47 (sponges); Agelas sceptrum, 25 (sponges); Agelas citrina, 19 (sponges); Spirastrella hartmani, 18 (sponges); Agelas dilatata, 16 (sponges); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Plexauridae, 12 (corals); Agelas wiedenmayeri, 11 (sponges); Xestospongia, 9 (sponges); Coelocarteria bartschi, 8 (sponges); Agelas, 8 (sponges); Plakortis, 7 (other).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Mar 1, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Pancho: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Pancho
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 8.6 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.