Cayos Falcones

Cayos Falcones: coast and water

2800 m at 266°: Canalizo La Cuberita (channel); 3490 m at 18°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz Lighthouse (lighthouse); 3830 m at 279°: Canal La Cubera (channel); 5170 m at 276°: Canalizo El Santo (channel); 6070 m at 295°: Punta Gorda (point); 12020 m at 300°: Arrecife La Corona (reef); 12830 m at 246°: Paso de Sánchez (channel); 12900 m at 60°: Arrecife de Nicolao (reef).

Cayos Falcones: islands

6610 m at 120°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 8230 m at 187°: Cayo Esponja (island); 19180 m at 139°: Cayo Frío (island); 19510 m at 157°: Cayo Triste (island); 19930 m at 271°: Cayo Matancero (island); 21180 m at 149°: Cayo Levisa (island); 22220 m at 255°: Cayo Rioja (island); 22570 m at 106°: Cayo La Yana (island); 22940 m at 152°: Cayo Chino (island); 23140 m at 165°: Cayo Flamencos (island); 23290 m at 159°: Cayo Parguete (island); 23650 m at 276°: Cayo Punta Arenas (island).

Cayos Falcones: inland

16740 m at 216°: Río Cañas (stream); 19540 m at 220°: Baños de Elguea (resort); 19960 m at 208°: Dos Hermanos (locality); 20390 m at 197°: El Salto (locality); 21190 m at 181°: Río Sierra Morena (stream); 21760 m at 216°: San Juan (locality).

Cayos Falcones: distances

21950 m at 175°: Playa La Fe; 23070 m at 204°: Corralillo; 25200 m at 186°: Sierra Morena; 94570 m at 143°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 111080 m at 263°: Port of Matanzas (port); 65390 m at 269°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Cayos Falcones: close by

3230 m at 18°: Cayo Bahía de Cádiz (cay); 5880 m at 211°: Cayo Tinta (cay); 6610 m at 120°: Archipiélago de Sabana (island group); 7080 m at 138°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 7130 m at 298°: Arrecife Lavandera de Tierra (reef); 8230 m at 187°: Cayo Esponja (cay); 8860 m at 166°: Cayo Pasaje (cay); 9010 m at 110°: Cayo Blanquizal (cay); 9860 m at 118°: Cayo Basura (cay); 11060 m at 289°: Cayo Cabezos (cay); 12020 m at 300°: Arrecife La Corona (reef); 12890 m at 60°: Arrecife de Nicolao (reef).

Cayos Falcones: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs.

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Cayos Falcones: marine life records

517 records of 72 species within 15 km, 1970 to 2001: 309 fish, 206 corals, 2 marine mammals. That is 73.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 37 (corals); Orbicella faveolata, 31 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 28 (fish); Millepora complanata, 28 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 23 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 21 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 20 (corals); Montastraea cavernosa, 18 (corals); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 17 (corals); Haemulon plumierii, 16 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 16 (fish).

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

Cayos Falcones: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.

Getting to Cayos Falcones

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Cayo Bahía de Cádiz stands about 3.5 km away.