Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus
Cayo Tabaco
Cayo Tabaco is a cay at 21°42′59″N 79°54′28″W in Sancti Spíritus province.
Cayo Tabaco: coast and water
620 m at 277°: Punta Tabaco (point); 1990 m at 157°: Pasa Jobabo (channel); 2440 m at 3°: Punta Oeste (point); 4490 m at 271°: Bajo del Medio (shoal); 4890 m at 170°: Canal de los Guairos (channel); 4920 m at 299°: Punta Ariola (point); 5720 m at 130°: Fondeadero Jobabo (anchorage); 6050 m at 119°: Punta Las Cucharillas (point); 6370 m at 253°: Cabezos Las Mulatas (reef); 6440 m at 71°: Estero del Masío (marsh); 6910 m at 283°: Punta Casilda (point); 6950 m at 278°: Punta de Calisí (point); 7220 m at 189°: Cabezo Negrillos (shoal); 7440 m at 187°: Marisma (reef); 7790 m at 252°: Canal Mulatas (channel); 8880 m at 82°: Laguna El Palmar (lagoon).
Cayo Tabaco: islands
2050 m at 263°: Cayo Guayo (island); 8010 m at 295°: Cayo Ripiado (island); 8290 m at 290°: Cayo Ratón (island); 9020 m at 165°: Cayo Blanco de Casilda (island); 11140 m at 112°: Cayos Machos de Tierra (island group); 12610 m at 118°: Cayo Magua (island); 13610 m at 149°: Cayo Puga (island).
Cayo Tabaco: inland
3820 m at 12°: El Tamarindo (locality); 4580 m at 325°: Recalero (locality); 4970 m at 9°: La Redonda (settlement); 5670 m at 351°: Las Tunitas (locality); 5670 m at 351°: La Avispa (locality); 5670 m at 351°: La Redondita (locality); 5750 m at 310°: Malibrán (locality); 6130 m at 24°: Matamoros (locality); 6130 m at 24°: Llaguana (locality); 7010 m at 37°: Rabo de Zorra (locality); 7480 m at 6°: Las Almendras (locality); 7480 m at 6°: Clara (locality).
Cayo Tabaco: distances
8590 m at 291°: Playa Ancón; 9860 m at 300°: Casilda (Trinidad); 10580 m at 283°: Playa Ancoá; 12220 m at 311°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 73070 m at 311°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 9760 m at 294°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 23970 m at 327°: Área Protegida Topes de Collantes; 29080 m at 334°: Guanayara; 34500 m at 59°: Reserva Ecológica Lomas de Banao.
Cayo Tabaco: close by
2060 m at 264°: Cayo Guayo (cay); 3300 m at 161°: Bajo Diamante (reef); 6360 m at 253°: Cabezos Las Mulatas (reef); 6540 m at 218°: Arrecifes La Víbora (reef); 6730 m at 243°: Arrecifes Las Mulatas (reef); 7000 m at 122°: Restinga Brava (reef); 7440 m at 187°: Marisma (reef); 8010 m at 295°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 8290 m at 289°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 8640 m at 283°: Península Ancón (cay); 9010 m at 165°: Cayo Blanco de Casilda (cay); 9200 m at 268°: Arrecifes Las Mulaticas (reef).
Cayo Tabaco: on and around
Within 15 km: 938 guest houses & hostels, 46 attractions, 23 stores & supermarkets, 17 cuban cuisine & lechón, 14 schools, 11 garages & car services, 9 museums, 8 stations & terminals, 7 banks & exchange, 6 historic & heritage.
6950 m at 278°: punta de ancon (attractions); 6970 m at 282°: barca1 (attractions); 7020 m at 278°: barca (attractions); 7280 m at 282°: pesqueroblas (attractions); 7300 m at 282°: la barca (attractions); 9030 m at 281°: Playa Ancón (attractions); 9290 m at 284°: Marlin Marina Trinidad (marinas); 9320 m at 284°: Marina Gaviota (attractions); 9410 m at 295°: Puerto de Casilda (attractions); 9510 m at 296°: Base de Pesca Deportiva Casilda (attractions); 9540 m at 298°: B&B Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 9620 m at 298°: Hostal El Dorado (guest houses & hostels); 9680 m at 298°: Grabie y Leo (guest houses & hostels).
Cayo Tabaco: marine life records
1301 records of 132 species within 10 km, 1904 to 2024: 605 fish, 595 corals, 54 seabirds and shorebirds, 14 crustaceans, 13 molluscs, 12 seagrass and algae, 2 sponges, 2 echinoderms, 2 other, 2 marine mammals. That is 414.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 95 (corals); Acropora palmata, 68 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 63 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 55 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 52 (fish); Orbicella franksi, 51 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 51 (fish); Agaricia agaricites, 50 (corals); Scarus iseri, 45 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 45 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 42 (corals); Chaetodon capistratus, 41 (fish).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 10, Mar 1, Jun 9, Nov 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Tabaco: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Cayo Tabaco
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Blanco de Casilda stands about 9.0 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.