Bay of Buena Vista

Location of Bay of Buena Vista in Cuba

The Bay of Buena Vista (Spanish: Bahia de Buena Vista) is a bay on Cuba's northern Atlantic shore. It is located in the northern part of the provinces of Sancti Spíritus, Villa Clara and Ciego de Ávila, between mainland Cuba and the archipelago that lines its northern coast. The many cays that define the bay's northern limits include Cayo Francés, Cayo Fragoso and Cayo Santa Maria of the Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, and past them, the bay opens in the Nicholas Channel to the north-west and in the Old Bahamas Channel to the north-east. The southern edge lies in the municipalities of Caibarién, Yaguajay, Chambas and Morón as well as the Bay of Dogs (Bahia Perros). To the east it is bordered by Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo of the Jardines del Rey archipellago and the Bay of Jiguey.

Conservation

Caguanes National Park is established on the southern shore. The bay itself is a Biosphere reserve and a Ramsar Convention site.^[1] The strictly protected area extends for 313.5 km² (121 sq mi) into the bay. Other ecological reserves are established on Cayo Francés, Cayo Santa María, Cayo Guillermo and Cayo Coco, while a fauna reserve is set up on Cayo Las Loras.^[2] Buffer zones are established in the form of further protected areas in Jobo Rosado and Boquerones on the mainland. The cays contain more than 20 endemic species.

References

•  • e Protected Areas in Cuba
National Parks	Alejandro de Humboldt · Caguanes · Ciénaga de Zapata · Desembarco del Granma · El Bagá · Guanahacabibes · Jardines de la Reina · Sierra Cristal · Turquino · Viñales
World Heritage Sites	Alejandro de Humboldt · Cienfuegos · South-East Coffee Plantations · Desembarco del Granma · Old Havana · San Pedro de la Roca · Trinidad · Valley de los Ingenios · Viñales Valley
Biosphere Reserve	Baconao · Buena Vista  · Ciénaga de Zapata  · Cuchillas del Toa · Guanahacabibes · Sierra del Rosario · South of Isla de la Juventud

Coordinates: 22°27′N 79°10′W / 22.45, -79.167 (Bahia de Buena Vista)