Cays & islands · Matanzas
Cayo Romero
Cayo Romero is a cay at 23°10′54″N 81°03′15″W in Matanzas province.
Cayo Romero: coast and water
1800 m at 171°: Bajo Chalupa (shoal); 7400 m at 283°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 7500 m at 13°: Canalizo Carenero (channel); 7930 m at 37°: Canalizo Boca Ciega (channel); 8320 m at 286°: Punta de Lisa Primera (point); 9840 m at 158°: Punta Ticidro (point); 9840 m at 34°: Punta Cabeza de Cayo Blanco (point); 10100 m at 49°: Boca las Brujas (channel).
Cayo Romero: islands
7010 m at 274°: Cayo Molas (island); 7090 m at 90°: Cayo Machos (island); 7330 m at 279°: Cayo Libertad (island); 9350 m at 38°: Cayo Blanco (island); 9610 m at 315°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (island); 9770 m at 48°: Cayos de las Brujas (island group); 10560 m at 301°: Cayo Monito (island); 12840 m at 81°: Cayo Vara (island); 13130 m at 66°: Cayo el Sombrero (island); 13510 m at 89°: Cayo Palomo (island); 13950 m at 88°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 14750 m at 82°: Cayo Melón (island).
Cayo Romero: inland
6400 m at 272°: Cardenas (airfield); 8120 m at 284°: Paradisus Princesa del Mar Resort & Spa (hotel); 8340 m at 285°: Iberostar Playa Alameda Varadero All Inclusive (hotel); 9440 m at 284°: Sirenis La Salina Varadero (hotel); 9460 m at 278°: Las Morlas (settlement); 9540 m at 283°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel).
Cayo Romero: distances
9210 m at 286°: Laguna Mangón; 21010 m at 231°: Playa Larga; 22000 m at 223°: Cárdenas; 42280 m at 247°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 54750 m at 255°: Port of Matanzas (port); 8280 m at 254°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 8880 m at 34°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 10200 m at 278°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 10450 m at 279°: Varahicacos.
Cayo Romero: close by
2480 m at 251°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 2790 m at 51°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 4460 m at 35°: Servicio (fishing); 4540 m at 35°: Catamaranes (fishing); 4560 m at 66°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 5220 m at 250°: Cayo Diana (cay); 5800 m at 74°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 6510 m at 268°: Cayo Buba (cay); 7010 m at 274°: Cayo Molas (cay); 7080 m at 90°: Cayo Machos (cay); 7330 m at 279°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 7370 m at 42°: Cayos Blancos (island group).
Cayo Romero: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 5 theatres & arts, 5 parks & reserves, 4 stadiums & sport, 3 stores & supermarkets, 2 marinas, 2 banks & exchange, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 coral reefs, 1 surfing & kiteboarding.
5800 m at 74°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 7120 m at 274°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 7570 m at 278°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 7670 m at 282°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport); 8770 m at 284°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 8880 m at 34°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 9020 m at 283°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 9070 m at 282°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9210 m at 284°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 9490 m at 278°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 9630 m at 283°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón).
Cayo Romero: marine life records
450 records of 180 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 144 molluscs, 126 seabirds and shorebirds, 84 marine mammals, 39 crustaceans, 22 seagrass and algae, 15 fish, 13 corals, 3 sponges, 2 echinoderms, 2 other. That is 143.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 78 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Coenobita clypeatus, 17 (crustaceans); Physalia physalis, 12 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 9 (crustaceans); Charadrius vociferus, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 8 (seagrass and algae); Rynchops niger, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 2, Feb 3, Mar 11, Apr 4, May 4, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 23, Sep 1, Oct 3, Nov 1, Dec 10; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 4, May 5, Jul 1, Nov 10, Dec 25.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Romero: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
Getting to Cayo Romero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 5.3 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 9.6 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.