Cayos Hijos de Guillermo

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: coast and water

7220 m at 139°: Punta Culebra (point); 7320 m at 100°: Punta Playuelas (point); 8470 m at 103°: Punta Rasa (point); 11080 m at 115°: Punta La Canal (point); 11130 m at 184°: Punta Casola (point); 13660 m at 143°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 14600 m at 200°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 16770 m at 118°: Punta del Perro (point).

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: islands

4060 m at 130°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 6360 m at 173°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 6850 m at 207°: Cayo Jején (island); 7290 m at 179°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 7630 m at 204°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 9540 m at 188°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 10660 m at 88°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 12440 m at 134°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 13230 m at 121°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 14080 m at 214°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 14330 m at 217°: Cayo Candela (island); 15320 m at 226°: Cayo Partido (island).

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: inland

5580 m at 95°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 9250 m at 109°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 9820 m at 112°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 24690 m at 121°: Núñez (locality); 24740 m at 283°: Valentin Perla Blanca (hotel); 25590 m at 117°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: distances

34420 m at 190°: Kilo 9; 42550 m at 210°: Arroyo de Agua; 42550 m at 210°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 45500 m at 112°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 182450 m at 254°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8290 m at 114°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 23600 m at 281°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 26990 m at 123°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: close by

130 m at 118°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 1090 m at 123°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 2330 m at 310°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 2560 m at 14°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 2960 m at 177°: Cayo Guillermito (cay); 3620 m at 188°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 4060 m at 130°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4780 m at 146°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 4980 m at 74°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 5560 m at 195°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 5900 m at 206°: Pulicarpio (cay); 6370 m at 173°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay).

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: on and around

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

10000 m at 112°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 10600 m at 118°: flamingo (attractions); 10980 m at 119°: Delfinario (attractions); 11140 m at 118°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: marine life records

641 records of 165 species within 15 km, 1928 to 2026: 243 seabirds and shorebirds, 182 fish, 60 corals, 51 molluscs, 46 crustaceans, 23 echinoderms, 16 seagrass and algae, 14 marine mammals, 4 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 90.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); 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 6, Apr 1, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayos Hijos de Guillermo: notes

Trips to island groups are booked in advance.