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'''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]].
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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
'''Cayo Santa María''' (Cay or "Key" of Santa Maria) is an island off [[Cuba]]'s north central coast in the [[Jardines del Rey]] archipelago. 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]].
 
==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 1217 for a total of 89,739857 rooms, are owned by the Cuban group Gaviota. The « Cayos de Villa Clara » project is the construction of 10,000 rooms on the islands of Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Ensenachos and Cayo Las Brujas.{{Citation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=NovemberMarch 20152017}}
 
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), "Starfish Cayo Santa Maria" (1,308 rooms), "Royalton Cayo Santa María" (122 rooms), "Memories Paraiso Beach Resort" (666 rooms), "Grand Memories Santa Maria" (732 rooms), "HotelGolden Tulip Cayo Santa María" (846 rooms), "Warwick Cayo Santa Maria" (800 rooms), "Ocean Casa del Mar by H10" (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=NovemberMarch 20152017}}
 
There is also one more hotel to be built in the easternneighbor area ofisland Cayo Santa MariaEnsenachos, near the Valentin Perla Blanca, the « Lagunas del Este V » that will probably"Iberostars beEnsenachos" a(506 Paradisusrooms).{{Citationcitation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=NovemberMarch 20152017}}
 
The development in the Cayos de Villa Clara continues on the third island called Cayo Las Brujas. The next hotels to open its door will be the Sercotel Cayo Santa Maria followed by the Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria (banyan Tree Resorts). NOTE that these hotels have the name « Cayo Santa Maria » BUT there are not located on the island of Cayo Santa Maria, but about 10 km west of the hotels in Cayo Santa Maria.{{Citation needed|reason=www.cayosantamaria.info|date=October 2016}}
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==
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*[http://www.cayosantamaria.info Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba] {{en icon}} {{fr icon}}
*[http://www.cayosantamaria.info Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba] {{in lang|en|fr}}
*[http://www.canada.com/travel/Canadians+answer+Cuba+call/803858/story.html Canadians Answer Cuba's Call] by Joseph Kula, ''[[Canwest]]'', September 14, 2009
*[http://cayo-santamaria.com Hotels, Weather, Map and more about Cayo Santa Maria.]
 
 
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