Cays & islands · Sancti Spíritus

Cayuelo de Piedra

Satellite view of Cayuelo de Piedra, Cuba
Cayuelo de Piedra (Esri, Maxar)

Cayuelo de Piedra is a cay at 22°38′15″N 79°07′51″W in Sancti Spíritus province.

GPS 22.63737, -79.1308322°38′15″N 79°07′51″W

Cayuelo de Piedra: coast and water

5160 m at 222°: Lagunato de Chauchau (channel); 6060 m at 260°: Canal de las Piraguas (channel); 6600 m at 195°: Lagunato Sur de Las Brujas (lagoon); 12420 m at 92°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon); 14900 m at 213°: Ensenada del Palo (cove); 15580 m at 245°: Canalizo Ciego de Cobos (channel); 16030 m at 215°: Pasa Restinga de los Machos (channel); 16280 m at 235°: Canalizo de Juan Simón (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayuelo de Piedra
Cayuelo de Piedra, wider

Cayuelo de Piedra: islands

760 m at 13°: Cayo Agustín (island); 4560 m at 51°: Cayo Guanal (island); 5670 m at 246°: Cayo Tío Pepe (island); 8400 m at 90°: Cayo La Vieja Pepilla (island); 9290 m at 104°: Cayo Largo (island); 11020 m at 195°: Cayos Las Loras (island group); 11180 m at 89°: Cayuelos Las Corúas (island group); 11560 m at 231°: Cayo Pueblo Viejo (island); 14780 m at 100°: Cayo Iguana (island); 15440 m at 142°: Cayo Pasaje (island); 18140 m at 261°: Cayo Boca Chica (island); 18970 m at 118°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayuelo de Piedra: inland

2080 m at 231°: villa las brujas (hotel); 2510 m at 80°: Iberostar Selection Ensenachos (hotel); 4040 m at 80°: Occidental Royal Hideaway Cayo Ensenachos Ai (hotel); 4180 m at 81°: Iberostar Coral Ensenachos (hotel); 5550 m at 54°: Melia Buenavista All Inclusive Royal Service & Spa (hotel); 9820 m at 77°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel).

Cayuelo de Piedra: distances

30150 m at 200°: Playa Victoria; 30690 m at 211°: Playa Bofill; 31280 m at 211°: Playa Júcaro; 84710 m at 103°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 145090 m at 248°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 48170 m at 97°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 17260 m at 83°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 25740 m at 185°: Parque Nacional Caguanes.

Cayuelo de Piedra: close by

760 m at 13°: Cayo Agustín (cay); 1010 m at 112°: Cayo El Ensenachito (cay); 1870 m at 349°: Cayo Español de Afuera (cay); 1960 m at 43°: Cayo La Chalupa (cay); 2640 m at 304°: Cayo Borracho (cay); 3770 m at 76°: Cayo Ensenachos (cay); 4130 m at 81°: Cayos Ensenachos (island group); 4560 m at 51°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 4610 m at 96°: Cayo Chivo (cay); 5630 m at 81°: Cayo Majá (cay); 5660 m at 246°: Cayo Tío Pepe (cay); 5700 m at 243°: Cayo las Brujas (cay).

Cayuelo de Piedra: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 2 mines & quarries, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 banks & exchange, 2 coral reefs, 2 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 attractions, 2 guest houses & hostels, 2 markets & malls.

2010 m at 133°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 2150 m at 251°: Plaza Flor de Sal (pasa día) (urban parks & plazas); 2580 m at 79°: Nautical Center (stadiums & sport); 4010 m at 78°: Nautical Sport Center (stadiums & sport); 4580 m at 82°: Sport Club (stadiums & sport); 4590 m at 254°: Marina Las Brujas (marinas); 7060 m at 66°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 7390 m at 71°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 7410 m at 72°: Bolera (stadiums & sport); 7420 m at 72°: Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 7870 m at 77°: Motelera Cayo Santa María (guest houses & hostels); 12520 m at 78°: Casa de Negocios (guest houses & hostels).

Cayuelo de Piedra: marine life records

680 records of 177 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2026: 393 fish, 118 corals, 78 seabirds and shorebirds, 44 molluscs, 25 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 2 other, 1 marine mammals. That is 216.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); 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 7.

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

Cayuelo de Piedra: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

Getting to Cayuelo de Piedra

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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.

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