Diving & reefs · Matanzas
Bajo Los Colorados
Bajo Los Colorados is a reef at 23°13′00″N 81°09′00″W in Matanzas province.
Bajo Los Colorados: coast and water
1750 m at 203°: Punta Francés (point); 2680 m at 136°: Laguna Mangoncito (lagoon); 2710 m at 173°: Estero de Marco (cove); 3430 m at 131°: Punta Lisa Segunda (point); 3510 m at 205°: Ensenada de Marín (cove); 3840 m at 176°: Ensenada Punta Hicacos (bay); 5040 m at 223°: Estero Chapelín (channel); 5550 m at 230°: Punta Chapelín (point); 5620 m at 202°: Punta Gorda Este (point); 8200 m at 171°: Canalizo del Salto (channel); 8390 m at 176°: Canal Buba (channel); 10860 m at 51°: Bajo Palas (shoal); 12320 m at 179°: Bahía de Cárdenas (bay); 13670 m at 87°: Punta Carenero (point).
Bajo Los Colorados: islands
1720 m at 26°: Cayo Monito (island); 3770 m at 137°: Cayo Libertad (island); 5270 m at 141°: Cayo Buba (island); 7490 m at 139°: Cayo Diana (island); 8260 m at 48°: Cayo Mono (island); 8820 m at 122°: Cayo Chalupa Alta (island); 10550 m at 112°: Cayo Romero (island); 14120 m at 98°: Cayo Hijo de Cayo Blanco (island).
Bajo Los Colorados: inland
1890 m at 165°: Memories Varadero Beach Resort (hotel); 2180 m at 140°: Tryp Peninsula Varadero (hotel); 2400 m at 162°: Hotel Cayo Libertad (Adults 18) (hotel); 2430 m at 206°: Iberostar Varadero All Inclusive (hotel).
Bajo Los Colorados: distances
1680 m at 146°: Laguna Mangón; 14040 m at 238°: Varadero Beach; 16350 m at 238°: Varadero; 35520 m at 235°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 46770 m at 247°: Port of Matanzas (port); 6460 m at 163°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 2370 m at 193°: Varahicacos; 2540 m at 187°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos; 4130 m at 207°: Manglares.
Bajo Los Colorados: close by
1700 m at 271°: Bajo del Francés (reef); 1720 m at 26°: Cayo Monito (cay); 2700 m at 214°: Centro de Buceo Barracuda (reef); 3680 m at 221°: Atlantis Varadero (reef); 3780 m at 137°: Cayo Libertad (cay); 4210 m at 46°: Cayo Piedras (cay); 4230 m at 46°: Cayo Piedras del Norte (cay); 4410 m at 140°: Cayo Molas (cay); 5130 m at 220°: Marina Chapelin (Merlin) (fishing); 5270 m at 141°: Cayo Buba (cay); 7490 m at 139°: Cayo Diana (cay); 8260 m at 48°: Cayo Mono (cay).
Bajo Los Colorados: on and around
Within 15 km: 124 guest houses & hostels, 16 attractions, 10 stores & supermarkets, 8 banks & exchange, 8 stadiums & sport, 7 cuban cuisine & lechón, 6 theatres & arts, 6 clinics & polyclinics, 5 schools, 5 markets & malls.
1440 m at 176°: Cactus Gigante (attractions); 1740 m at 166°: Criollo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 1870 m at 152°: Teatro Hotel Laguna Azul (theatres & arts); 2190 m at 153°: Teatro Hotel (theatres & arts); 2210 m at 155°: Bar Cubano La Amapola (cuban cuisine & lechón); 2250 m at 146°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 2370 m at 193°: Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 2540 m at 187°: Cueva Musulmanes (attractions); 2540 m at 187°: Reserva Ecológica Varahicacos (parks & reserves); 2630 m at 171°: Campamento Las Morlas (camp sites); 4330 m at 141°: Casa presidencial de Raúl Castro (guest houses & hostels); 12160 m at 235°: Renta Casa Ignacio (guest houses & hostels); 12410 m at 235°: Normas B&B (guest houses & hostels).
Bajo Los Colorados: marine life records
879 records of 245 species within 10 km, 1898 to 2026: 309 seabirds and shorebirds, 237 molluscs, 86 marine mammals, 85 crustaceans, 61 corals, 46 seagrass and algae, 28 fish, 9 sponges, 9 other, 8 echinoderms, 1 sharks and rays. That is 279.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 85 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tursiops truncatus, 81 (marine mammals); Physalia physalis, 52 (corals); Sterna maxima, 42 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 37 (seabirds and shorebirds); Ocypode quadrata, 36 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 21 (crustaceans); Cocos nucifera, 20 (seagrass and algae); Egretta tricolor, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Strombus pugilis, 10 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 1, Feb 5, Mar 11, Apr 3, May 2, Jun 8, Jul 14, Aug 26, Sep 2, Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 13, May 12, Jun 5, Jul 4, Nov 17, Dec 41.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Bajo Los Colorados: notes
No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.
Getting to Bajo Los Colorados
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Piedras del Norte stands about 4.2 km away.
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Diana stands about 7.5 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.