Cayos Balandras

Cayos Balandras: coast and water

2740 m at 129°: Punta Piedras (point); 2810 m at 222°: Ensenada Laguna el Guayabo (cove); 4280 m at 130°: Punta El Guayabo (point); 8310 m at 157°: Pasa del Guayabo (channel); 9410 m at 169°: Punta Mulata (point); 11390 m at 178°: Esteros del Bucanero (cove); 11780 m at 179°: Esteros de los Corsarios (cove); 13160 m at 178°: Boca Oriental de la Ciénaga (cove).

Cayos Balandras: islands

3080 m at 5°: Cayo Canal Ancha (island); 4620 m at 130°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 5890 m at 16°: Cayo Doña María (island); 7930 m at 163°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 11400 m at 8°: Cayo de Navío (island); 11830 m at 149°: Cayo Balandra (island); 12510 m at 351°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 12760 m at 137°: Cayo Vivero (island); 12920 m at 348°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 13560 m at 145°: Cayo Costilla (island); 14380 m at 345°: Cayo Jaquito (island); 14890 m at 346°: Cayo Jaco (island).

Cayos Balandras: inland

2930 m at 248°: Guayabo (stream); 6740 m at 252°: Penrose (settlement); 10250 m at 294°: Cayamas (stream); 10500 m at 248°: Santa Fe Highway Strip (airfield); 10810 m at 295°: Júcaro (stream); 10840 m at 269°: Cayama (settlement).

Cayos Balandras: distances

12680 m at 284°: Júcaro; 16290 m at 254°: Santa Fe; 17130 m at 310°: Playa Bibijagua; 19220 m at 287°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 134820 m at 354°: Port of Mariel (port); 108330 m at 100°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 22730 m at 230°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.

Cayos Balandras: close by

1930 m at 339°: Cayo El Buche (cay); 3080 m at 5°: Cayo Canal Ancha (cay); 3100 m at 7°: Cayo Canal Ancho (cay); 4620 m at 130°: Cayo Los Pájaros (cay); 5890 m at 16°: Cayo Doña María (cay); 7930 m at 163°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 9350 m at 135°: Cayo San Juan (cay); 10960 m at 3°: Cayo del Navio (cay); 11400 m at 8°: Cayo de Navío (cay); 11830 m at 149°: Cayo Balandra (cay); 12510 m at 351°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 12760 m at 137°: Cayo Vivero (cay).

Cayos Balandras: on and around

Within 15 km: 8 schools, 1 attractions, 1 camp sites, 1 guest houses & hostels.

12840 m at 284°: Base Náutica Pesca Fly Avaloncuba (attractions); 14280 m at 293°: Prisión La 60 (camp sites); 14710 m at 277°: Comunidad 46 (guest houses & hostels).

Cayos Balandras: marine life records

6 records of 6 species within 15 km, 2009 to 2009: 4 fish, 1 echinoderms, 1 other. That is 0.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Symphurus urospilus, 1 (fish); Cubanichthys cubensis, 1 (fish); Pterois, 1 (fish); Diplectrum bivittatum, 1 (fish); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Atractosteus tristoechus, 1 (other).

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

Cayos Balandras: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.