Archipelagos · Cienfuegos
Cayos de Dios
Cayos de Dios is an island group at 21°38′37″N 81°09′41″W in Cienfuegos province.
Cayos de Dios: coast and water
21540 m at 287°: Punta del Este (point); 24150 m at 280°: Playa Tortuga (beach); 27050 m at 328°: Médano Vizcaíno (reef); 28640 m at 270°: Playa Los Cocos (beach); 31010 m at 267°: Playa Los Coquitos (beach); 32380 m at 266°: Playa Blanca (beach); 39580 m at 316°: Herradura de la Sagua (shoal); 41270 m at 262°: Punta Mal Tiempo (point).
Cayos de Dios: islands
260 m at 156°: Cayo Oro (island); 1820 m at 232°: Cayo Sal (island); 3150 m at 73°: Cayo La Trinchera (island); 12510 m at 83°: Cayo Perro (island); 17840 m at 347°: Cayo Arenoso (island); 28110 m at 327°: Cayo Blanco (island); 29870 m at 271°: Cayos Los Pájaros (island group); 33450 m at 266°: Cayo Largo (island); 41770 m at 270°: Cayo Piedra (island); 45260 m at 351°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (island); 45660 m at 268°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 49160 m at 350°: Cayo Borracho (island).
Cayos de Dios: inland
28620 m at 270°: Los Cocos (hamlet); 34750 m at 266°: Sol Club Cayo Largo (hotel); 35040 m at 263°: Gran Caribe Playa Blanca (hotel); 35080 m at 263°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 37140 m at 262°: Lindamar Hotel (hotel); 41740 m at 267°: Combinado (hamlet).
Cayos de Dios: distances
36960 m at 264°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 41460 m at 262°: Paradise Beach; 48870 m at 16°: Playa Girón; 39870 m at 266°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 93330 m at 53°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 42670 m at 266°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayos de Dios: close by
250 m at 157°: Cayo Oro (cay); 1810 m at 232°: Cayo Sal (cay); 3150 m at 73°: Cayo La Trinchera (cay); 8340 m at 98°: Cayo Trabuco (cay); 10890 m at 257°: Cayo Inglés (cay); 12500 m at 83°: Cayo Perro (cay); 12780 m at 80°: Cayo Guano (cay); 12790 m at 80°: Cayo Guano del Este (cay); 17840 m at 347°: Cayo Arenoso (cay).
Cayos de Dios: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 coral reefs.
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Cayos de Dios: marine life records
1067 records of 576 species within 15 km, 1960 to 2015: 784 seagrass and algae, 149 fish, 99 corals, 34 other, 1 molluscs. That is 150.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Orbicella annularis, 23 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 15 (fish); Porites porites, 13 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 12 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 12 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 12 (fish); Scarus iseri, 11 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 10 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 9 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 8 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 8 (fish); Galaxaura rugosa, 8 (seagrass and algae).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos de Dios: notes
The pin is one reference point of a larger group.
Getting to Cayos de Dios
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Guano del Este stands about 13 km away.
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.