Archipelagos · Granma

Cayo Los Limones

Satellite view of Cayo Los Limones, Cuba
Cayo Los Limones (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Los Limones is an island group at 19°59′12″N 77°39′35″W in Granma province.

GPS 19.98671, -77.6596019°59′12″N 77°39′35″W

Cayo Los Limones: coast and water

1190 m at 159°: Punta Limones (point); 3470 m at 52°: Punta Cachón (point); 3730 m at 51°: Bahía Guanito (cove); 4770 m at 242°: Banco Ravena (reef); 5690 m at 204°: Ensenada Guano (bay); 5830 m at 42°: Punta Coloraditas (point); 6970 m at 7°: Pasa Azuaga (channel); 10290 m at 247°: Colorados de Fuera (shoal).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Los Limones
Cayo Los Limones, wider

Cayo Los Limones: islands

6520 m at 26°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 9830 m at 37°: Cayo Niquero (island); 11940 m at 42°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 12940 m at 14°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 13020 m at 22°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 13100 m at 19°: Cayo Huevo (island); 13130 m at 30°: Cayos Piraguas (island group); 13710 m at 34°: Cayo Piragua (island); 13870 m at 26°: Cayo Antonia (island); 14050 m at 26°: Cayo Cocos (island).

Cayo Los Limones: inland

3080 m at 132°: Marea de Belic (settlement); 4080 m at 109°: Marea de Limones (settlement); 4260 m at 170°: Siete Piezas (settlement); 4450 m at 53°: Cañada Jondón (stream); 5830 m at 195°: El Guano (settlement); 5910 m at 108°: Alto de Piedra (settlement).

Cayo Los Limones: distances

3170 m at 176°: Belic; 6430 m at 203°: Playa las Coloradas; 10850 m at 52°: Niquero; 68510 m at 61°: Sierra Maestra International Airport ; 178730 m at 13°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 186180 m at 90°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 18620 m at 129°: Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma.

Cayo Los Limones: close by

2890 m at 301°: Banco Arriola (reef); 4770 m at 242°: Banco Ravena (reef); 5870 m at 226°: Banco Lavandera (reef); 6520 m at 26°: Cayos Azuagas (island group); 7450 m at 1°: Banco Azuaga (reef); 7590 m at 15°: Cabeza de Azuaga (reef); 9820 m at 37°: Cayo Niquero (cay); 11510 m at 36°: Bajo Damián (reef); 11940 m at 42°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 12940 m at 14°: Cuatro Canalizos (island group); 13020 m at 22°: Cayos Balandias (island group); 13110 m at 19°: Cayo Huevo (cay).

Cayo Los Limones: on and around

Within 15 km: 12 guest houses & hostels, 6 schools, 4 factories & works, 3 banks & exchange, 2 camp sites, 2 museums, 2 farms & plantations, 2 fuel stations, 1 mines & quarries, 1 power plants.

5980 m at 193°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 6430 m at 199°: Campamento de Pioneros Exploradores Marinos Desembarco del Granma (camp sites); 6920 m at 200°: Sol Caribe (guest houses & hostels); 6930 m at 200°: Alojamiento "Sol Caribe" (guest houses & hostels); 7070 m at 201°: Casa de Adamaris (guest houses & hostels); 7600 m at 204°: Campismo Popular Las Coloradas (camp sites); 8970 m at 206°: Granma Museum (museums); 9080 m at 206°: Museo del Granma (museums); 10040 m at 51°: Train (historic & heritage); 10340 m at 49°: Cine Sierra Maestra (theatres & arts); 10380 m at 49°: Parque Céspedes (urban parks & plazas); 10520 m at 52°: Estadio Tirso Hidalgo (stadiums & sport); 11040 m at 52°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals).

Cayo Los Limones: marine life records

4 records of 4 species within 15 km, 2003 to 2024: 1 fish, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 sponges, 1 crustaceans. That is 0.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 1 (fish); Sula sula, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Amphimedon, 1 (sponges); Coenobita clypeatus, 1 (crustaceans).

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

Cayo Los Limones: notes

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

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Sources and data

Name and position: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) (record). Distances are straight-line measurements from these coordinates. Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar. Named places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Positions from public gazetteers can be approximate, so confirm a location with a local operator before you travel.

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