Cayo Tío Pepe

Cayo Tío Pepe: coast and water

5240 m at 304°: Punta del Norte (point); 5350 m at 139°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 8100 m at 201°: Lagunato La Escondida (lagoon); 9520 m at 214°: Lagunato El Inglés (lagoon); 9900 m at 152°: Boca de las Manchas (channel); 9920 m at 244°: Canalizo Ciego de Cobos (channel); 10570 m at 196°: Ensenada del Palo (cove); 11560 m at 200°: Pasa Restinga de los Machos (channel).

Cayo Tío Pepe: islands

3650 m at 244°: Cayo La Potala (island); 6150 m at 60°: Cayo Agustín (island); 6360 m at 49°: Cayo Español de Afuera (island); 7500 m at 60°: Cayo La Chalupa (island); 12750 m at 267°: Cayo Boca Chica (island); 13030 m at 76°: Cayo Santa Maria (island); 17110 m at 92°: Cayo Mogote (island); 17660 m at 124°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 19730 m at 91°: Cayo Iguana (island); 20880 m at 103°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 21070 m at 207°: Cayo Lucas (island); 21890 m at 96°: Cayo Punta de Piedra (island).

Cayo Tío Pepe: inland

9750 m at 72°: Iberostar Coral Ensenachos (hotel); 9960 m at 73°: Cayo Ensenachos (settlement); 11150 m at 60°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 14290 m at 71°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 14670 m at 72°: Husa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel); 16060 m at 73°: Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort (hotel).

Cayo Tío Pepe: distances

26260 m at 204°: Playa Bofill; 26480 m at 192°: Playa Victoria; 26830 m at 204°: Playa Júcaro; 79460 m at 260°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 139440 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 53100 m at 94°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 22740 m at 79°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 23490 m at 173°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 37580 m at 183°: Jobo Rosado.

Cayo Tío Pepe: close by

270 m at 162°: Cayo las Brujas (cay); 1330 m at 213°: Cayo Cobos (island group); 2740 m at 319°: Cayo Francés (cay); 3660 m at 244°: Cayo La Potala (cay); 4430 m at 189°: Cayo La Trina (cay); 4810 m at 38°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 5660 m at 66°: Cayuelo de Piedra (cay); 5760 m at 227°: Cayuelo del Pan de Azúcar (cay); 6150 m at 60°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 6240 m at 218°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (cay); 6360 m at 49°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 6400 m at 72°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay).

Cayo Tío Pepe: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 2 mines & quarries, 2 coral reefs, 2 banks & exchange, 1 marinas, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón.

1270 m at 37°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 2320 m at 76°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 3530 m at 63°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 8200 m at 70°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 9620 m at 71°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 10140 m at 73°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 12720 m at 66°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 13040 m at 68°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 13060 m at 69°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 13060 m at 69°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 13470 m at 72°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Tío Pepe: marine life records

619 records of 154 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 387 fish, 117 corals, 54 seabirds and shorebirds, 27 crustaceans, 17 molluscs, 7 seagrass and algae, 7 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 1 other. That is 197.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Haemulon flavolineatum, 20 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 20 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Lutjanus apodus, 18 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 17 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 16 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 7, Apr 2, Aug 16, Dec 5.

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

Cayo Tío Pepe: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Tío Pepe

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Francés stands about 5.7 km away.