Diving & reefs · Matanzas
Bajo del Francés
Bajo del Francés is a reef at 23°13′01″N 81°09′59″W in Matanzas province.
Bajo del Francés: coast and water
1700 m at 91°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 1920 m at 148°: Punta Francés (point); 2640 m at 190°: Playa Rincón Frances (beach); 3380 m at 143°: Estero de Marco (cove); 4060 m at 119°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 4110 m at 205°: Estero Chapelín (channel); 4320 m at 153°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 4410 m at 215°: Punta Chapelín (point); 4850 m at 118°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 5790 m at 200°: Punta Gorda Oeste (point); 6540 m at 211°: Ensenada Oeste de Punta Gorda (bay); 6920 m at 233°: Bajo Bernardino (shoal); 12650 m at 234°: Playa Varadero (beach); 13820 m at 228°: Canalizo Fádraga (channel).
Bajo del Francés: islands
5090 m at 123°: Cayo Libertad (island); 5660 m at 127°: Cayo Molas (island); 6480 m at 130°: Cayo Buba (island); 8710 m at 131°: Cayo Diana (island); 9580 m at 55°: Cayo Mono (island); 10300 m at 117°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 13820 m at 228°: Cayo de la Siguapa (island); 13850 m at 99°: Cayos Careneros (island group).
Bajo del Francés: inland
2140 m at 150°: Paradisus Varadero Resort & Spa (hotel); 2180 m at 152°: Royal Service Paradisus Varadero Resort and Spa (hotel); 2230 m at 153°: Iberostar Varadero (hotel); 2500 m at 134°: Ocean Varadero El Patriarca Resort (hotel).
Bajo del Francés: distances
2990 m at 118°: Laguna Mangón; 12650 m at 234°: Varadero Beach; 14950 m at 235°: Varadero; 34160 m at 234°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 45230 m at 246°: Port of Matanzas (port); 7150 m at 150°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 2610 m at 153°: Varahicacos; 2900 m at 152°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 3700 m at 183°: Manglares.
Bajo del Francés: close by
1700 m at 91°: Bajo Los Colorados (reef); 2270 m at 175°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 2890 m at 195°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 2890 m at 58°: Cayo Monito (cay); 4270 m at 202°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 5090 m at 123°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 5540 m at 58°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 5570 m at 58°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay); 5660 m at 127°: Cayo Molas (cay); 6480 m at 130°: Cayo Buba (cay); 8710 m at 131°: Cayo Diana (cay); 9580 m at 55°: Cayo Mono (cay).
Bajo del Francés: on and around
Within 15 km: 185 guest houses & hostels, 16 attractions, 15 stores & supermarkets, 9 banks & exchange, 9 oil & gas, 8 stadiums & sport, 7 cuban cuisine & lechón, 7 clinics & polyclinics, 6 schools, 6 theatres & arts.
2320 m at 129°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 2610 m at 153°: Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 2720 m at 129°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2750 m at 160°: Salida del tour a las cuevas musulmanas (attractions); 2890 m at 152°: Cueva Musulmanes (attractions); 2900 m at 152°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 3070 m at 123°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 3170 m at 196°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 3220 m at 193°: Melia Las Antillas Tennis court (stadiums & sport); 3320 m at 128°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 5560 m at 128°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 10830 m at 230°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels); 11080 m at 230°: Normas B&B (guest houses & hostels).
Bajo del Francés: notes
No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.
Getting to Bajo del Francés
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 5.5 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 8.7 km away.
Sources and data
Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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.