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'''Cayo Santa María''' is an island located north of [[Cuba]] in the [[Jardines del Rey]] archipelago well known for its luxury [[all inclusive resorts]].
'''Cayo Santa María''' (Saint Mary [[Cay]] or "Key") is an island off Cuba's north central coast in the [[Jardines del Rey]] archipelago.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//@22.6577,-79,12z/data=!5m1!1e4?hl=en&entry=ttu | title=Google Maps }}</ref> The island is linked by road and bridge to the town of [[Caibarién]] on the main island. Cayo Santa María is well known for its white sand beaches and luxury [[all-inclusive resorts]].
 
The name "Cayo Santa María" is also used to refer to the whole resort area, comprising a chain of three islands connected by the causeway
 
==Geography==
The island is linked to the mainland near [[Caibarién]] by a 48&nbsp;km causeway, part of the [[Road to Cayo Santa María]], constructed between 1989 and 1999 by « Campaña de Las Villas ». The island is administered as part of [[Caibarién]], a municipality of [[Villa Clara Province]].<ref>{{escitation iconneeded|date=October 2023}} [http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Cayo_Santa_María Cayo Santa María] on [[EcuRed]]</ref>
 
<!--Commented out until any of this can be substantiated by reliable, independent sources==Transportation==
 
Pedraplén a Cayo Santa Maria is the causeway/roadway that connects the island to mainland. [[Abel Santamaría Airport]] located {{convert|99.82|km|mi}} west of the island serves tourists traveling to the island's resorts.
 
==Tourism==
The first hotel to open its door was the Sol Cayo Santa Maria in Dec. 2001. All hotels in Cayo Santa María, currently 917 for a total of 69,119857 rooms, are owned by the Cuban group Gaviota. "CayoThe Santa« Cayos de Villa Clara María"» project is the construction of 10,000 rooms on thisthe smallislands islandof Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Las Brujas.{{citationCitation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=AprilMarch 20142017}}
 
The hotels of the island are the "Melia Buenavista" (105 rooms), "Sol Cayo Santa María" (300 rooms), "Melia Cayo Santa María" 358 rooms), "Melia Las Dunas" (925 rooms), "Playa Cayo Santa María" (769 rooms), "GaviotaStarfish LaCayo Santa EstrellaMaria" (1,308 rooms), "Royalton Cayo Santa María" (122 rooms), "Memories Paraiso Azul Beach Resort" (1,386666 rooms), and"Grand theMemories Santa Maria"Eurostars (732 rooms), "Golden Tulip Cayo Santa María" (846 rooms), "Warwick Cayo Santa Maria" (800 rooms), (800 rooms) and the "Valentin Perla Blanca" (1,020 rooms). There is also one more hotel to be built in the neighboreastern islandarea of Cayo EnsenachosSanta Maria, near the "IberostarsValentin Ensenachos"Perla (506Blanca, rooms)the construction name is « Lagunas del Este V » that will be the Paradisus Cayo Santa Maria.{{citationCitation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=AprilMarch 20142017}}
 
There is also one hotel in the neighbor island Cayo Ensenachos, the "Iberostars Ensenachos" (506 rooms).{{citation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=March 2017}}
New hotels are under construction in the eastern area of Cayo Santa Maria, called Playa Perla Blanca and Lagunas del Este. These hotels are the Valentin Perla Blanca, Warwick Cayo Santa Maria and Ocean Casa del Mar by H10.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
 
The development in the Cayos de Villa Clara continues on the third island called Cayo Las Brujas. There is a small boutique hotel Villa Las Brujas and recently the Dhawa opened its door that will be followed by the Sercotel Cayo Santa Maria. NOTE that these hotels have the name « Cayo Santa Maria », but they are not located on the island of Cayo Santa Maria (10 km west).{{Citation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=March 2017}}-->
 
[[File:Cayo santa maria beach, cuba.jpg|thumb|Cayo Santa Maria Beach, Cuba]]
 
==See also==
*[[Cayo Caiman Grande de Santa María Lighthouse]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Cayo Santa María}}
*[http://www.cayosantamaria.info Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba] {{in lang|en icon}} {{|fr icon}}
*[http://www.canada.com/travel/Canadians+answer+Cuba+call/803858/story.html Canadians Answer Cuba's Call] by Joseph Kula, ''[[Canwest]]'', September 14, 2009
 
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