Cays & islands · Matanzas
El Cayuelo
El Cayuelo is an island at 23°07′00″N 81°22′00″W in Matanzas province.
El Cayuelo: coast and water
0 m at 317°: Playa Sucia (beach); 0 m at 317°: Punta Gorda (point); 0 m at 317°: Punta Burén (point); 0 m at 317°: Playa El Cayuelo (beach); 0 m at 317°: Punta Carabinero (point); 0 m at 317°: Playa Larga (beach); 0 m at 317°: Playa Muelle (beach); 1700 m at 270°: Punta Brava (point); 1700 m at 270°: Playa Burén (cove); 2520 m at 43°: Punta Cachón (point); 2520 m at 43°: Playa del Muerto (beach); 3880 m at 62°: Punta Piedra de Camacho (point); 3880 m at 62°: Playa Camacho (beach); 5430 m at 70°: Punta Carabela (point); 6820 m at 90°: Lagunas de Camacho (lagoon); 7060 m at 75°: Laguna de Paso Malo (lagoon).
El Cayuelo: inland
0 m at 317°: La Cocina (settlement); 1850 m at 180°: Turrón (hamlet); 2510 m at 317°: La Inglesa (locality); 2520 m at 223°: El Tortosi (locality); 2520 m at 223°: Félix (locality); 2520 m at 137°: Lazcano (locality); 3410 m at 90°: La Conchita (locality); 4080 m at 205°: Moreira (locality); 5440 m at 110°: Dos Rosas (locality); 5440 m at 110°: La Luisa (locality); 5440 m at 250°: Carbonera (locality); 5560 m at 180°: Gálvez (locality).
El Cayuelo: distances
0 m at 317°: Playa Larga; 0 m at 317°: Playa El Cayuelo; 0 m at 317°: Playa Sucia; 11530 m at 218°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 22080 m at 250°: Port of Matanzas (port); 24500 m at 78°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 19990 m at 71°: Manglares; 21570 m at 70°: Manglares; 23350 m at 68°: Varahicacos.
El Cayuelo: close by
780 m at 158°: Base de pesca (fishing); 9110 m at 249°: Club de Buceo Laguna de Maya (reef); 10390 m at 80°: Cayo de la Siguapa (cay); 13500 m at 71°: Barracuda Diving Centre (reef); 15300 m at 226°: Centella Cave (site); 19650 m at 106°: Bajo Las Torronteras (reef); 19790 m at 107°: Cayo del Medio (cay); 19800 m at 108°: Cayo Valentín (cay); 19950 m at 111°: Cayos Las Torrenteras (island group); 20110 m at 111°: Cayo Marcote (cay); 20200 m at 69°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 21420 m at 67°: Atlantis Varadero (reef).
El Cayuelo: on and around
Within 15 km: 303 guest houses & hostels, 136 oil & gas, 24 stores & supermarkets, 15 schools, 13 attractions, 10 markets & malls, 10 banks & exchange, 9 garages & car services, 8 mines & quarries, 7 police & fire.
100 m at 139°: Pino Mar (cuban cuisine & lechón); 170 m at 158°: La Tortuga Azul (guest houses & hostels); 190 m at 137°: Hostal El Retiro (guest houses & hostels); 330 m at 170°: Casa de Isis (guest houses & hostels); 1960 m at 129°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 5830 m at 76°: Centro Comercial Plaza Oasis (attractions); 6480 m at 83°: Centro Internacional de saltos en paracaidas Varadero (attractions); 7140 m at 77°: Dársena (marinas); 7810 m at 85°: Parque de Santa Marta (urban parks & plazas); 7820 m at 86°: Casa de Cultura (theatres & arts); 7840 m at 84°: Cine Hicacos (theatres & arts); 7860 m at 87°: Payaso Guachiplín (theatres & arts); 8070 m at 89°: Infinita Colección (theatres & arts).
El Cayuelo: marine life records
540 records of 209 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2026: 129 fish, 126 corals, 89 echinoderms, 63 molluscs, 47 seabirds and shorebirds, 25 crustaceans, 22 marine mammals, 10 seagrass and algae, 10 sponges, 9 sharks and rays, 8 other, 2 turtles. That is 171.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Physalia physalis, 51 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 26 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tursiops truncatus, 20 (marine mammals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 13 (fish); Ocypode quadrata, 12 (crustaceans); Acanthoprimnoa goesi, 10 (corals); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 10 (fish); Sterna maxima, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Abudefduf saxatilis, 9 (fish); Cocos nucifera, 8 (seagrass and algae); Ophiomitra valida, 8 (echinoderms); Ocyurus chrysurus, 7 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Mar 2, Apr 1, Jun 1, Jul 5, Aug 6, Sep 2, Nov 4; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 4, Feb 1, Mar 5, Apr 4, Dec 2.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
El Cayuelo: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
Getting to El Cayuelo
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Punta Maya stands about 11 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.