Cayos de San Felipe

Cayos de San Felipe: coast and water

3810 m at 244°: Punta Playuelas (point); 7520 m at 265°: Punta El Morro (point); 8290 m at 225°: Punta Culebra (point); 8850 m at 161°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel); 9250 m at 153°: Punta del Perro (point); 10250 m at 282°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 12640 m at 146°: Canalizo del Perro (channel); 12990 m at 217°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon).

Cayos de San Felipe: islands

5540 m at 118°: Cayuelo del Perro (island); 7260 m at 175°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 7960 m at 213°: Cayo Valle Cobo (island); 9140 m at 191°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 10660 m at 268°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 11890 m at 236°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 13490 m at 114°: Cayo Jaula (island); 15500 m at 231°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 16460 m at 220°: Cayo Cubera (island); 17540 m at 251°: Cayo Flores (island); 18620 m at 180°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 20300 m at 135°: Cayo Coco (islet).

Cayos de San Felipe: inland

4530 m at 196°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 4630 m at 195°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 4980 m at 189°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 5160 m at 260°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 18180 m at 125°: Oasis Playa Coco (hotel); 19990 m at 291°: Jucarito (locality).

Cayos de San Felipe: distances

38070 m at 206°: Kilo 9; 48480 m at 212°: El Asiento; 49010 m at 220°: Arroyo de Agua; 36040 m at 119°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 184920 m at 130°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 4910 m at 219°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19250 m at 141°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 34060 m at 277°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayos de San Felipe: close by

1350 m at 308°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (cay); 1460 m at 127°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (cay); 4220 m at 230°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4220 m at 230°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4220 m at 230°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 5540 m at 118°: Cayuelo del Perro (cay); 5850 m at 190°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 5930 m at 279°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 7250 m at 175°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 7950 m at 213°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 8080 m at 249°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 9060 m at 242°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay).

Cayos de San Felipe: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 coral reefs.

4390 m at 199°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 5470 m at 194°: flamingo (attractions); 5750 m at 189°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 5840 m at 191°: Delfinario (attractions).

Cayos de San Felipe: marine life records

709 records of 191 species within 15 km, 1928 to 2026: 255 seabirds and shorebirds, 193 fish, 79 crustaceans, 60 corals, 55 molluscs, 23 echinoderms, 16 seagrass and algae, 16 marine mammals, 5 other, 4 turtles, 3 sharks and rays. That is 100.3 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, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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 San Felipe: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.

Getting to Cayos de San Felipe

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 14 km away.