Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila

Cayos Las Cayamas

Satellite view of Cayos Las Cayamas, Cuba
Cayos Las Cayamas (Esri, Maxar)

Cayos Las Cayamas is an island group at 22°26′22″N 78°24′42″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.43955, -78.4116122°26′22″N 78°24′42″W

Cayos Las Cayamas: coast and water

9680 m at 105°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 10730 m at 49°: Punta Almácigo (point); 10980 m at 17°: Laguna Larga (lagoon); 11620 m at 332°: Ensenada Puerto Coco (bay); 11810 m at 350°: Playa Los Flamencos (beach); 12030 m at 40°: Punta Coco (point); 12310 m at 29°: Playa Colorada (beach); 12510 m at 228°: Bahía de Perros (bay).

Wider satellite view around Cayos Las Cayamas
Cayos Las Cayamas, wider

Cayos Las Cayamas: islands

6700 m at 141°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 8570 m at 190°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 10220 m at 304°: Cayo Coco (islet); 15570 m at 176°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 15630 m at 267°: Cayo Eusebio (island); 17460 m at 136°: Cayo Guinea (island); 17970 m at 324°: Cayo Jaula (island); 18010 m at 150°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (island); 18360 m at 134°: Cayo Puta (island); 19870 m at 275°: Cayo Botella (island); 21440 m at 136°: Cayo Mojarra (island); 22300 m at 87°: Cayo Los Santos (islet).

Cayos Las Cayamas: inland

10820 m at 333°: Memories Caribe Beach Resort (hotel); 11630 m at 349°: Pestana Cayo Coco Beach Resort (hotel); 11820 m at 26°: Emperador Laguna Villas and Resort (hotel); 11930 m at 24°: Iberostar Mojito (hotel); 12100 m at 20°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel); 12170 m at 29°: Melia Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayos Las Cayamas: distances

41020 m at 171°: Bolivia; 42010 m at 250°: Kilo 9; 42790 m at 211°: Morón; 8880 m at 74°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 154530 m at 130°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 30640 m at 302°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 11990 m at 294°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayos Las Cayamas: close by

5680 m at 215°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 6700 m at 141°: Cayo Largo El Coco (cay); 6760 m at 141°: Cayos Largo el Coco (cay); 6760 m at 232°: Cayo Sombrero (cay); 7010 m at 347°: Cayo Coco Island (cay); 8570 m at 190°: Cayo Largo La Salina (cay); 9030 m at 117°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (cay); 10220 m at 304°: Cayo Coco (cay); 12180 m at 21°: Diving and Nautical Center (reef); 12300 m at 30°: Diving Center (reef); 12510 m at 40°: Cayuelo Coco (cay); 13860 m at 342°: Arrecifes del Puerto (reef).

Cayos Las Cayamas: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 attractions, 4 factories & works, 4 banks & exchange, 4 coral reefs, 3 theatres & arts, 3 stadiums & sport, 2 fuel stations, 2 stations & terminals, 2 police & fire, 2 stores & supermarkets.

6510 m at 45°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 9030 m at 343°: Finca Sitio La Güira (attractions); 10740 m at 333°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 10770 m at 335°: Arenas Blancas (cuban cuisine & lechón); 11440 m at 349°: Cancha de tenis (stadiums & sport); 11720 m at 38°: Delfinario Cayo Coco (en construcción) (attractions); 11750 m at 36°: Marina Gaviota Bautista (marinas); 11930 m at 28°: Rocarena Climbing Center (attractions); 11990 m at 294°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves); 12020 m at 19°: Fitness Center (stadiums & sport).

Cayos Las Cayamas: marine life records

1917 records of 294 species within 15 km, 1994 to 2026: 687 seabirds and shorebirds, 497 fish, 261 corals, 187 molluscs, 145 crustaceans, 49 echinoderms, 39 seagrass and algae, 17 marine mammals, 15 other, 11 sponges, 6 sharks and rays, 3 turtles. That is 271.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 90 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 65 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 58 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 51 (corals); Egretta rufescens, 47 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 46 (corals); Pluvialis squatarola, 44 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 41 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 37 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 37 (crustaceans); Acanthurus coeruleus, 36 (fish); Himantopus mexicanus, 36 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 9, Mar 1, Jul 2, Sep 5; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 14, Feb 72, Mar 58, Apr 1, May 13, Jul 2, Aug 2, Sep 1, Nov 3.

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

Cayos Las Cayamas: notes

Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.

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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.

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