Archipelagos · Artemisa
Cayos Caracoles
Cayos Caracoles is an island group at 22°29′07″N 83°04′39″W in Artemisa province.
Cayos Caracoles: coast and water
300 m at 0°: Ensenada de Bacunagua (bay); 5300 m at 60°: Laguna Las Estacas (lagoon); 6590 m at 60°: Laguna El Toro (lagoon); 9600 m at 59°: Laguna La Deseada (lagoon); 9800 m at 209°: Ensenada Guasimal (cove); 14370 m at 59°: Estero Cantón (estuary); 16090 m at 213°: Laguna Media Casa (lagoon); 18350 m at 67°: Punta La Capitana (point); 19990 m at 62°: Laguna La Víbora (lagoon); 21650 m at 123°: Bajo de los Encerados (shoal); 22970 m at 60°: Laguna Los Polines (lagoon); 23270 m at 223°: Maspotán (point); 23270 m at 60°: Laguna Junco Fino (lagoon); 24260 m at 228°: Ensenada de Dayaniguas (bay); 28250 m at 64°: Estero Negro (estuary); 29940 m at 226°: Punta El Convento (point).
Cayos Caracoles: islands
16220 m at 65°: Cayo Los Indios (island).
Cayos Caracoles: inland
1910 m at 283°: Río Bacunagua (stream); 3680 m at 18°: El Salado (locality); 5230 m at 41°: La Palma (stream); 7030 m at 40°: Dos Hermanas (locality); 7170 m at 61°: Arroyo Paso Viejo (stream); 7460 m at 49°: El Viradero (locality); 7570 m at 342°: San Francisco de Majagua (locality); 8010 m at 250°: La Cubana (locality); 9160 m at 306°: Río Sacaleyes (stream); 10460 m at 52°: Monte La Siguanea Chica (hill); 10750 m at 48°: El Pinar (airfield); 11240 m at 344°: Montequemado (locality).
Cayos Caracoles: distances
20640 m at 302°: Los Palacios; 25740 m at 356°: Modesto Serrano (San Cristobal); 25910 m at 6°: San Cristóbal; 78400 m at 157°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 65420 m at 31°: Port of Mariel (port); 89650 m at 41°: Marina Hemingway (marina).
Cayos Caracoles: close by
16220 m at 65°: Cayo Los Indios (cay); 16630 m at 53°: Embarcadero Cantón (fishing).
Cayos Caracoles: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 factories & works, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 places of worship.
10050 m at 56°: Residencia de descanso de Fidel (guest houses & hostels).
Cayos Caracoles: marine life records
3 records of 3 species within 15 km, 1948 to 2014: 2 molluscs, 1 other. That is 0.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Rhombinella laevigata, 1 (molluscs); Stramonita rustica, 1 (molluscs); Chattonella subsalsa, 1 (other).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Caracoles: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
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.