Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Róbalo
Cayo Róbalo is a cay at 22°38′22″N 78°58′57″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Róbalo: coast and water
2700 m at 69°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 9570 m at 281°: Ensenada de Oliva (cove); 11720 m at 181°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 18220 m at 266°: Ensenada de Las Brujas (cove); 19890 m at 252°: Laguna Blanca (lagoon); 20130 m at 147°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 21230 m at 266°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 21850 m at 141°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel).
Cayo Róbalo: islands
6700 m at 16°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (island); 7260 m at 180°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 7780 m at 275°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 10680 m at 266°: Cayo Chivo (island); 11290 m at 63°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 13830 m at 196°: Cayo Gordo de Mariquimbay (island); 13940 m at 275°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 14310 m at 268°: Cayo El Ensenachito (island); 14880 m at 77°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 15070 m at 272°: Cayo Agustín (island); 17310 m at 230°: Cayo Boca Ciega (island); 19190 m at 133°: Cayo Partido (island).
Cayo Róbalo: inland
2940 m at 18°: Valentin Perla Blanca (hotel); 5340 m at 292°: Memories Paraíso Azul Resorts (hotel); 6410 m at 288°: Hotel Starfish Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 7230 m at 287°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 8190 m at 285°: Melia Las Dunas (hotel); 8500 m at 285°: Sol Cayo Santa María (hotel).
Cayo Róbalo: distances
38420 m at 222°: Playa Victoria; 39780 m at 174°: Arroyo de Agua; 39780 m at 174°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 70040 m at 106°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 159430 m at 250°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 33140 m at 100°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 2710 m at 44°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 31290 m at 214°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.
Cayo Róbalo: close by
2860 m at 194°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 3200 m at 161°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4050 m at 269°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 4500 m at 227°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 5160 m at 165°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (cay); 6480 m at 18°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing); 6700 m at 16°: Cayo Caimán de la Mata de Coco (cay); 6720 m at 248°: Cayo Largo (cay); 6840 m at 268°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (cay); 7260 m at 180°: Cayo Vinagre (cay); 7780 m at 275°: Cayo Santa Maria (cay); 8490 m at 260°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay).
Cayo Róbalo: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 4 attractions, 3 markets & malls, 3 theatres & arts, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 1 parks & reserves, 1 cigars & tobacco.
2710 m at 44°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 2770 m at 27°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 2920 m at 351°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions); 3810 m at 308°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels); 5730 m at 291°: Campanario (attractions); 5760 m at 291°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 6590 m at 290°: Punto Náutico (stadiums & sport); 7200 m at 283°: cyruce (stations & terminals); 7720 m at 282°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 7860 m at 285°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 8380 m at 284°: Mirador El Faro (attractions); 8420 m at 284°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón).
Cayo Róbalo: marine life records
414 records of 128 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 161 seabirds and shorebirds, 109 fish, 60 molluscs, 41 corals, 26 crustaceans, 9 echinoderms, 3 marine mammals, 3 seagrass and algae, 1 other, 1 turtles. That is 131.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 12 (corals); Sterna maxima, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Charadrius vociferus, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 1, Jun 5, Dec 30.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Róbalo: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to Cayo Róbalo
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 11 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.