Cayuelo Grande

Cayuelo Grande: coast and water

1960 m at 205°: Punta Ticidro (point); 4280 m at 103°: Playa El Patabán (beach); 4450 m at 125°: Canal de la Manuy (channel); 6210 m at 134°: Ensenada del Asturiano (cove); 7170 m at 90°: Canalizo del Genovés (channel); 7560 m at 245°: Punta Corojal (point); 8480 m at 145°: Punta Quemada (point); 13260 m at 214°: Estero de la Siguanea (marsh).

Cayuelo Grande: islands

6970 m at 43°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (island); 7830 m at 20°: Cayo Machos (island); 8620 m at 329°: Cayo Romero (island); 9450 m at 83°: Cayo Genovés (island); 11760 m at 50°: Cayo Palomo (island); 12350 m at 50°: Cayos Redondos (island group); 12500 m at 41°: Cayo Vara (island); 12840 m at 2°: Cayos Blancos (island group); 13740 m at 46°: Cayo Dama (island); 13910 m at 47°: Cayo Melón (island); 16180 m at 38°: Cayo Hijo de la Pluma (island); 18450 m at 252°: Cayo del Medio (island).

Cayuelo Grande: inland

6770 m at 238°: Cayo Corojal (locality); 6840 m at 152°: Río del Júcaro (stream); 11390 m at 232°: Río Hondo (stream); 13060 m at 137°: El Corojo (locality); 13470 m at 219°: Pelayito (locality); 15010 m at 306°: Melia Marina Varadero (hotel).

Cayuelo Grande: distances

16600 m at 307°: Laguna Mangón; 18310 m at 154°: La Laguna; 18410 m at 106°: Playa Musulmanes; 44390 m at 258°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 57700 m at 263°: Port of Matanzas (port); 13430 m at 292°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 14730 m at 2°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo; 17010 m at 301°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 17310 m at 301°: Varahicacos.

Cayuelo Grande: close by

500 m at 151°: Cayos de la Manuy (island group); 6970 m at 43°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Machos (cay); 6970 m at 44°: Cayo Machito (cay); 7830 m at 19°: Cayo Machos (cay); 8620 m at 329°: Cayo Romero (cay); 9050 m at 7°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (fishing); 9200 m at 358°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (cay); 9390 m at 346°: Cayos Careneros (island group); 9450 m at 83°: Cayo Genovés (cay); 9460 m at 314°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (cay); 10930 m at 301°: Cayo Diana (cay); 11180 m at 350°: Servicio (fishing).

Cayuelo Grande: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 attractions, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 marinas, 1 parks & reserves, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange.

9050 m at 7°: Delfinario aguas abiertas Rancho Cangrejo (attractions); 14010 m at 304°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 14660 m at 305°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marinas); 14730 m at 2°: Reserva Ecológica Cayo Mono Galindo (parks & reserves); 14930 m at 307°: Bolera Octopus (stadiums & sport).

Cayuelo Grande: marine life records

53 records of 25 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2024: 26 marine mammals, 15 molluscs, 5 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 crustaceans, 2 fish, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 sharks and rays. That is 16.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 23 (marine mammals); Littoraria angulifera, 3 (molluscs); Coenobita clypeatus, 2 (crustaceans); Larus smithsonianus, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Stenella frontalis, 2 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita fulgurans, 1 (molluscs); Melampus bidentatus, 1 (molluscs); Vitta meleagris, 1 (molluscs); Abudefduf saxatilis, 1 (fish); Prunum apicinum, 1 (molluscs); Cerithidea, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Mar 5, Apr 1, May 2, Jun 2, Jul 2, Aug 6, Oct 1, Dec 6.

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

Cayuelo Grande: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

Getting to Cayuelo Grande

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 11 km away.