Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos de Mangle Colorado
Cayos de Mangle Colorado is an island group at 22°33′15″N 78°37′41″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: coast and water
2540 m at 330°: Punta La Canal (point); 2780 m at 265°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 5080 m at 217°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 5830 m at 259°: Lagunato Blanco (lagoon); 8990 m at 319°: Punta Lechuza (point); 10450 m at 309°: Punta El Morro (point); 13150 m at 166°: Pasa Sabandija (channel); 14200 m at 311°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef).
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: islands
5630 m at 238°: Cayo Botella (island); 5990 m at 319°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 6230 m at 43°: Cayuelo del Perro (island); 6350 m at 5°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (island); 6640 m at 271°: Cayo Güincho (island); 9240 m at 298°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 9630 m at 246°: Cayo Jutía (island); 10460 m at 321°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 11820 m at 289°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 15130 m at 155°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (islet); 15470 m at 117°: Cayo Coco (islet); 15590 m at 265°: Cayo La Cáscara (island).
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: inland
2700 m at 328°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 3450 m at 326°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 6320 m at 319°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 12450 m at 112°: Colonial Hotel (hotel); 12450 m at 112°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel); 12890 m at 111°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel).
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: distances
32080 m at 213°: Kilo 9; 42930 m at 218°: El Asiento; 44260 m at 227°: Arroyo de Agua; 32490 m at 109°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 179860 m at 128°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 5100 m at 312°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 13770 m at 125°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 36320 m at 288°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: close by
2250 m at 310°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 2570 m at 133°: Cayo Agua (cay); 2940 m at 233°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 3280 m at 119°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 4470 m at 134°: Cayo Toro (cay); 4990 m at 276°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 5630 m at 238°: Cayo Botella (cay); 5990 m at 319°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 5990 m at 319°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 5990 m at 319°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 6230 m at 43°: Cayuelo del Perro (cay); 6360 m at 4°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (cay).
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 attractions, 2 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 parks & reserves, 1 coral reefs, 1 camp sites, 1 historic & heritage.
2170 m at 315°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 2290 m at 310°: Delfinario (attractions); 2720 m at 314°: flamingo (attractions); 3690 m at 326°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 12740 m at 110°: Parque El Bagá (attractions); 13770 m at 125°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves); 14550 m at 103°: Campismo Popular Cayo Coco (camp sites); 14570 m at 103°: El Indio (historic & heritage).
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: marine life records
727 records of 193 species within 15 km, 1928 to 2026: 263 seabirds and shorebirds, 205 fish, 81 crustaceans, 59 corals, 54 molluscs, 16 seagrass and algae, 16 marine mammals, 15 echinoderms, 9 sharks and rays, 5 other, 4 turtles. That is 102.8 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 39 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 17 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 8, Sep 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 25, Apr 2, May 5, Jul 3, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos de Mangle Colorado: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
Getting to Cayos de Mangle Colorado
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 12 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.