Cayo Ballenato Grande

Cayo Ballenato Grande: coast and water

1980 m at 73°: Bajo Estrella (shoal); 3040 m at 126°: Bajo la Guasa (shoal); 3700 m at 279°: Punta Gorda (point); 4030 m at 70°: Punta Sabinal (point); 4740 m at 275°: Bahía del Guincho (cove); 4780 m at 251°: Bajo Punta Mulas (shoal); 7460 m at 60°: Punta del Pitirre (point); 7970 m at 272°: Playa Santa Rita (beach); 8630 m at 58°: Punta Mantequilla (point); 8960 m at 192°: Ensenada Granadillo (cove); 9220 m at 297°: Punta Santo Domingo (point); 9760 m at 237°: Playa Baga (beach); 9780 m at 58°: Punta Frasquillo (point); 10360 m at 48°: Playa Chuchú (beach); 11090 m at 49°: Punta Peña Redonda (point); 11170 m at 91°: Fundo del Júcaro (estuary).

Cayo Ballenato Grande: islands

1710 m at 242°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 2920 m at 249°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 7910 m at 61°: Cayo La Música (island); 8340 m at 260°: Cayo Puto (island); 14370 m at 16°: Cayo Pájaro (island).

Cayo Ballenato Grande: inland

3520 m at 287°: Puerto de Pastelillo (settlement); 5800 m at 156°: La Puerta (settlement); 6590 m at 301°: Puerto Tarafa (settlement); 7220 m at 281°: Club Amigo caracol (hotel); 7920 m at 281°: Nuevitas (town); 8230 m at 266°: Santa Rita (settlement); 9410 m at 215°: Río Ciego de Molina (stream); 9790 m at 278°: Los Filtros (settlement); 11410 m at 271°: Vista Alegre (locality); 11410 m at 271°: Sánchez (locality); 11410 m at 271°: La Fortuna (locality); 11420 m at 100°: Júcaro de Primelles (locality).

Cayo Ballenato Grande: distances

3420 m at 295°: Puerto de Pastelillo; 6700 m at 299°: Puerto Tarafa; 7800 m at 278°: Nuevitas; 65890 m at 156°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 7580 m at 286°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 191970 m at 308°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 1280 m at 253°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos; 1770 m at 247°: Refugio de la Fauna; 7430 m at 50°: Refugio de la Fauna.

Cayo Ballenato Grande: close by

1710 m at 242°: Cayo Ballenato del Medio (island group); 2240 m at 309°: Antiguo Espigón (fishing); 2920 m at 249°: Cayo Ballenato Chico (island group); 2950 m at 249°: Cayo Ballenato Pequeño (cay); 4190 m at 206°: Zona de Pesca (fishing); 4540 m at 283°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (site); 4910 m at 284°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (site); 5260 m at 280°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (site); 7020 m at 305°: Puerto Tarafa (fishing); 7540 m at 302°: El Barco Hundido (reef); 7820 m at 275°: Empresa Pesquera Nuevitas (fishing); 7910 m at 61°: Cayo La Música (cay).

Cayo Ballenato Grande: on and around

Within 15 km: 91 clinics & polyclinics, 56 stores & supermarkets, 40 guest houses & hostels, 35 trails & viewpoints, 33 schools, 30 urban parks & plazas, 29 farms & plantations, 23 factories & works, 19 government & embassies, 18 historic & heritage.

1280 m at 253°: Reserva Natural Los Ballenatos (parks & reserves); 1640 m at 235°: Mirador Los Ballenatos (attractions); 1720 m at 240°: Loma (peaks & volcanoes); 1770 m at 247°: Refugio de la Fauna (parks & reserves); 3330 m at 290°: Estación de Combustibles (stations & terminals); 4020 m at 291°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 4300 m at 305°: Estación de Amoníaco (stations & terminals); 4540 m at 283°: Sitio Arqueológico "El Soberano" (historic & heritage); 4910 m at 284°: Sitio Arqueológico "Pueblo Viejo" (historic & heritage); 5260 m at 280°: Sitio Arqueológico "La Vigía" (historic & heritage); 7360 m at 282°: Casa de Renta (guest houses & hostels); 7500 m at 282°: Casa de Renta Los Reyes (guest houses & hostels); 7570 m at 281°: Casa de Renta "Los Ballenatos" (guest houses & hostels).

Cayo Ballenato Grande: marine life records

40 records of 34 species within 15 km, 1994 to 2023: 18 fish, 14 crustaceans, 4 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 sharks and rays, 1 corals. That is 5.7 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); Sphyraena barracuda, 1 (fish); Dynamenella nuevitas, 1 (crustaceans); Oreochromis mossambicus, 1 (fish); Limnoria platycauda, 1 (crustaceans); Coenobita clypeatus, 1 (crustaceans); Pterois volitans, 1 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Nov 4.

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

Cayo Ballenato Grande: notes

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

Getting to Cayo Ballenato Grande

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Nuevitas stands about 13 km away.