Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud
Cayos Los Ballenatos
Cayos Los Ballenatos is an island group at 21°34′43″N 81°38′18″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayos Los Ballenatos: coast and water
17660 m at 74°: Playa Blanca (beach); 19200 m at 73°: Playa Los Coquitos (beach); 19400 m at 296°: Canaliito Estopa (channel); 21630 m at 295°: Canalizo Rosario (channel); 23740 m at 69°: Playa Los Palos (beach); 28600 m at 63°: Punta Iguanita (point); 29630 m at 282°: Ensenada Media Luna (cove); 34550 m at 271°: Quebrada Rosario (channel).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: islands
8130 m at 308°: Cayos Peraza (island group); 10180 m at 48°: Cayo Piedra (island); 16140 m at 293°: Cayo Estopita (island); 21220 m at 296°: Cayo Rosarito (island); 26060 m at 284°: Cayo del Rosario (island); 29520 m at 280°: Cayo La Paloma (island); 30870 m at 282°: Cayo La Sigua (island); 37400 m at 271°: Cayos Jardines (island group); 42400 m at 288°: Cayo Tabloncito (island); 44360 m at 278°: Cayo Ron (island); 44970 m at 288°: Cayo La Palma (island); 48400 m at 289°: Cayo Tablones (island).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: inland
9220 m at 56°: Combinado (hamlet); 12700 m at 80°: Lindamar Hotel (hotel); 14670 m at 78°: Villa Coral and Soledad (hotel); 14800 m at 78°: Ole Playa Blanca (hotel); 14840 m at 78°: playa blanca (hotel); 21890 m at 71°: Los Cocos (hamlet).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: distances
8380 m at 81°: Paradise Beach; 12950 m at 76°: Cayo Largo del Sur; 77070 m at 35°: Playa Los Cocos; 10440 m at 66°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 139030 m at 63°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 7880 m at 59°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: close by
20 m at 126°: Cayo los Ballenatos (cay); 4470 m at 81°: Arrecifes Los Ballenatos (reef); 5020 m at 85°: Cayo Hijo de los Ballenatos (cay); 5660 m at 3°: Cayos Alcatraces (cay); 6300 m at 340°: Cayo Rico (cay); 6740 m at 33°: Cayería Los Majáes (island group); 8120 m at 308°: Cayos Peraza (island group); 9190 m at 57°: Diving Center (reef); 9930 m at 49°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 10180 m at 48°: Cayo Piedra (cay); 16140 m at 293°: Cayo Estopita (cay); 16700 m at 72°: Cayo Largo (cay).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: on and around
Within 15 km: 6 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 museums, 1 stations & terminals, 1 cigars & tobacco, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 power plants.
5600 m at 76°: Arrecife de coral (attractions); 7760 m at 53°: Iguanas (attractions); 7880 m at 66°: Dolphinarium (attractions); 9070 m at 56°: Club House (attractions); 9100 m at 56°: Pesca deportiva (attractions); 9110 m at 57°: Marina Cayo Largo (marinas); 9110 m at 56°: Museo Cayo Largo (museums); 9120 m at 54°: Transporte público y otros. Catamaranes (stations & terminals); 9630 m at 56°: Parque Uneca (urban parks & plazas); 12700 m at 78°: Vivero el cocodrilo (attractions).
Cayos Los Ballenatos: marine life records
1935 records of 482 species within 15 km, 1948 to 2026: 588 fish, 561 molluscs, 433 corals, 209 sponges, 75 seabirds and shorebirds, 21 echinoderms, 20 crustaceans, 9 other, 8 seagrass and algae, 7 sharks and rays, 4 turtles. That is 273.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 79 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 60 (corals); Porites astreoides, 57 (corals); Demospongiae, 52 (sponges); Acanthurus coeruleus, 47 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 43 (fish); Scarus iseri, 40 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 39 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 35 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 34 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 33 (fish); Agaricia agaricites, 31 (corals).
Months with records, turtles: Sep 2, Nov 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Los Ballenatos: notes
Ask an operator which cays can be reached.
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.