Playa La Salina | Playa La Manteca | Playa Escondida

Cayo Las Brujas beaches

The northern coastline of Cayo Las Brujas boasts two very nice beaches, Playa La Salina and Playa La Manteca and a tiny one called Playa Escondida or « secret beach » at the east end of Cayo Laso Brujas.

Playa La Salina

Playa La Salina is the longest one (about 2.5 km / 1.5 mi long). Its name comes from a long-abandoned salt works located south of this beautiful beach. The laguna has been filled with rocks and sand in order to build two new all-inclusive hotels. Playa La Salina is one the most beautiful beach in the "Cayos de Villa Clara" archipelago.

Playa La Manteca

Playa La Manteca is located north of Playa La Salina, between Punta Farallon de la Bomba and Punta San Agustin. It’s also a nice beach, but shorter, about 500 meters long. Note that these two beaches (La Salina and La Manteca) are not connected to each other.

Playa Escondida or « Secret Beach »

Playa Escondida is located between Punta San Agustin and the San Agustin Channel. This beach is not accessible by the main road. As the neighbor hotel is for adults only, it would be great to declare this beach as Clothing Optional! A lot of people are looking for another option other than the Sol Cayo Santa Maria and the Melia Buenavista on the island of Cayo Santa Maria

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We learn that this channel (1.5 to 10 meters deep) is apparently a good fishing spot to catch tarpon, snapper, groupers, jacks, barracudas, snooks and many other species.

Playa La Salina and Playa La Manteca have been widened in 2017 by pumping sand offshore. The result is impressive.

Here's on which section of beach each hotel is located:

Hotels on the island of Cayo Las Brujas :
• Angsana Cayo Santa Maria: Playa La Manteca / Playa Escondida
• Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria: Playa La Manteca
• Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas: Playa La Salina
• Villa Las Brujas: Playa La Salina
• Grand Sirenis Cayo Santa Maria: Playa La Salina
• The One Gallery Hotel: Playa La Salina

Type of beach:

Cayo Las Brujas beaches are made of very fine white sand, with crystal-clear turquoise waters; the perfect place to swim and relax under the sun, and also a walker’s paradise. Every beach slopes very gently to calm and shallows waters due to its sand dune. Note that all beaches in Cuba are public, therefore accessible to everyone (tourists and locals).