Archipelagos · Camagüey
Cayos Los Carabineros
Cayos Los Carabineros is an island group at 20°39′08″N 78°39′17″W in Camagüey province.
Cayos Los Carabineros: coast and water
7970 m at 107°: Boca de Juan Grín (channel); 9150 m at 92°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 12580 m at 293°: Canal Cachiboca (channel); 16760 m at 302°: Laguna de Boca Piedra (lagoon); 20510 m at 48°: Punta Macho (point); 22560 m at 303°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 30910 m at 114°: Punta Macao (point); 31320 m at 300°: Laguna Las Anclitas (lagoon).
Cayos Los Carabineros: islands
2230 m at 96°: Cayo Carabinero (island); 5750 m at 277°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 6560 m at 30°: Cayo Las Cruces (island); 7420 m at 92°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 7900 m at 31°: Cayo Galán (island); 10360 m at 287°: Cayos Cachiboca (island group); 10490 m at 52°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 11150 m at 106°: Cayo Juan Grín (island); 11410 m at 66°: Cayo La Poza (island); 11670 m at 39°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 18180 m at 307°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 19350 m at 301°: Cayo Piedra Grande (island).
Cayos Los Carabineros: inland
49290 m at 59°: Arroyo Naranjo (stream); 49460 m at 42°: San Miguel (locality); 50450 m at 53°: Duquesa (locality); 50710 m at 41°: Las Alegrías (hamlet); 51740 m at 58°: Sabanilla (locality); 52280 m at 60°: Toma Vientos (locality).
Cayos Los Carabineros: distances
68560 m at 84°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 70850 m at 85°: Playa Bonita; 84550 m at 6°: Playa Santa María; 119550 m at 44°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 175770 m at 55°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 185020 m at 312°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 38260 m at 321°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayos Los Carabineros: close by
940 m at 149°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group); 1800 m at 109°: Cayo Bartolo (cay); 2010 m at 280°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 2230 m at 96°: Cayo Carabinero (cay); 5070 m at 323°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (cay); 5740 m at 277°: Cayos Los Indios (island group); 6050 m at 280°: Cayo Ballena (cay); 6560 m at 30°: Cayo Las Cruces (cay); 7420 m at 92°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 7900 m at 31°: Cayo Galán (cay); 8020 m at 17°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 8050 m at 98°: Cayos Peralta (island group).
Cayos Los Carabineros: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayos Los Carabineros: marine life records
997 records of 72 species within 15 km, 2001 to 2025: 543 fish, 453 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 141.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 115 (corals); Porites astreoides, 58 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 46 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 44 (fish); Scarus iseri, 40 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 40 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 35 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 34 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 33 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 32 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 30 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 29 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Los Carabineros: notes
Remote cays may need a permit, arranged by an operator.
Getting to Cayos Los Carabineros
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Cachiboca stands about 10 km away.
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.