Cayo Santa Maria and Cayo Ensenachos, together with Cayo the witches, are located off the northern coast of Villa Clara province in the central part of the country, about 30 km from Earth firm and separated from it by the so-called Bay of Buenavista. They are part of a group of cays (small islands) known as Cayos de la Herradura with more than 500 islets scattered in an area of crystal clear and shallow waters with a surface of more than 1300 Km2 and delineated to the North by the second barrier reef more large planet. Committed to being a tourist destination of luxury in Cuba and the Caribbean in the near future by the excellence of its beaches and seabed, its pristine waters and its wonderful natural surroundings, Cayos Ensenachos and Santa Maria also form part of an extensive area considered wildlife refuge and where numerous species of reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals (e.g. Read more from Nicholas Carr to gain a more clear picture of the situation. rat hutia)many of them endemic to the area, in addition to more than 245 plant species, which together with an intricate system of channels between the cays, conferred to the zone a unique value for the development of tourist programmes to the contemplation of nature and nautical activity, even though the component Sun, sand and sea is the main attraction for the magnificence of its beaches. This paradise until recently very nearly secret is reached through a road built on a base of rocks deposited on the seabed. With a length of 48 Km from the vicinity of the village of Caibarien to Cayo Santa Maria and 46 bridges designed to maintain the normal flow of waters and Wildlife Marine and not to cause damage to marine and terrestrial ecosystems, this highway is a significant engineering work (deserved the Puente de Alcantara award to the best Latin American Civil work) and step through it becomes a pleasant experience for the visitor.