Cayo Ballenato del Medio

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: coast and water

2220 m at 356°: Punta Pastelillo (point); 2550 m at 303°: Punta Gorda (point); 3670 m at 68°: Bajo Estrella (shoal); 5800 m at 283°: Estero Ginferrer (cove); 6550 m at 279°: Playa Santa Rita (beach); 6590 m at 206°: Punta Desengaño (point); 6690 m at 269°: Punta de Robalo (point); 7190 m at 66°: Bajo Caletón Sur (shoal); 7250 m at 169°: Punta Santa Lucía (point); 7660 m at 71°: Punta Júcaro (point); 7960 m at 183°: Ensenada Granadillo (cove); 8060 m at 236°: Playa Baga (beach); 8250 m at 316°: Bahía Número Uno (bay); 8350 m at 306°: Punta Santo Domingo (point); 10340 m at 58°: Punta Mantequilla (point); 12030 m at 50°: Playa Chuchú (beach).

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: islands

1250 m at 259°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 1710 m at 62°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 6740 m at 265°: Cayo Puto (island); 9610 m at 61°: Cayo La Música (island).

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: inland

4190 m at 314°: Almacenes (locality); 5150 m at 321°: Puerto Bufadero (settlement); 5940 m at 139°: La Puerta (settlement); 6490 m at 287°: Gran Club Santa Lucia (hotel); 6530 m at 289°: Club Amigo Mayanabo (hotel); 7090 m at 294°: Estación de Miramar (railway station); 7360 m at 286°: Loma Calisto (hill); 8240 m at 277°: El Tejar (locality); 9590 m at 275°: Alambre de Púas (settlement); 9960 m at 276°: La Fortuna (locality); 10250 m at 255°: Alto de Asunción Borges (locality); 10320 m at 286°: El Rosario (locality).

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: distances

2740 m at 324°: Puerto de Pastelillo; 5950 m at 313°: Puerto Tarafa; 6490 m at 287°: Nuevitas; 65780 m at 155°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 6460 m at 297°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 191280 m at 308°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 160 m at 311°: Refugio de la Fauna; 520 m at 33°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos; 9110 m at 52°: Refugio de la Fauna.

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: close by

1250 m at 259°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 1270 m at 259°: Cayo Ballenato Pequeño (cay); 1710 m at 62°: Cayo Ballenato Grande (island group); 2240 m at 354°: Antiguo Espigón (fishing); 2980 m at 186°: Zona de Pesca (fishing); 3450 m at 302°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (site); 3810 m at 301°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (site); 4050 m at 295°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (site); 6410 m at 318°: Puerto Tarafa (fishing); 6460 m at 284°: Empresa Pesquera Nuevitas (fishing); 6740 m at 265°: Cayo Puto (cay); 6840 m at 314°: El Barco Hundido (reef).

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: on and around

Within 15 km: 92 clinics & polyclinics, 55 stores & supermarkets, 39 farms & plantations, 36 guest houses & hostels, 34 trails & viewpoints, 33 schools, 30 urban parks & plazas, 24 factories & works, 19 government & embassies, 18 historic & heritage.

70 m at 157°: Loma (peaks & volcanoes); 160 m at 311°: Refugio de la Fauna (parks & reserves); 210 m at 130°: Mirador Los Ballenatos (attractions); 520 m at 33°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos (parks & reserves); 2520 m at 320°: Estación de Combustibles (stations & terminals); 3060 m at 308°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 3450 m at 302°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (historic & heritage); 3810 m at 301°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (historic & heritage); 3840 m at 328°: Estación de Amoníaco (stations & terminals); 4050 m at 295°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (historic & heritage); 6140 m at 292°: Casa de Renta (guest houses & hostels); 6300 m at 292°: Casa de Renta Los Reyes (guest houses & hostels); 6310 m at 288°: Casa de renta (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: marine life records

34 records of 28 species within 15 km, 1994 to 2018: 14 fish, 13 crustaceans, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 sharks and rays, 1 corals. That is 4.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 4 (fish); Exosphaeroma productatelson, 2 (crustaceans); Carcharhinus leucas, 2 (sharks and rays); Uromunna caribea, 2 (crustaceans); Lachnolaimus maximus, 1 (fish); Paraimene ibarzabalae, 1 (crustaceans); Dynamenella nuevitas, 1 (crustaceans); Oreochromis mossambicus, 1 (fish); Limnoria platycauda, 1 (crustaceans); Tringa flavipes, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Discosoma carlgreni, 1 (corals); Tringa melanoleuca, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Nov 4.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Ballenato del Medio: notes

Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.

Getting to Cayo Ballenato del Medio

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Nuevitas stands about 14 km away.