Archipelagos · Isla de la Juventud
Cayos los Cayuelos
Cayos los Cayuelos is an island group at 21°34′03″N 82°32′15″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayos los Cayuelos: coast and water
1260 m at 227°: Canalizo Punta del Este (channel); 1290 m at 232°: Punta del Este (point); 4710 m at 239°: Punta Seboruco Alto (point); 9770 m at 239°: Playa Blanca (beach); 9870 m at 235°: Quebrado de los Corrales (reef); 12790 m at 330°: Boca Oriental de la Ciénaga (cove); 13500 m at 313°: Santa Isabel (estuary); 14390 m at 333°: Esteros del Bucanero (cove).
Cayos los Cayuelos: islands
9920 m at 90°: Cayo Matías (island); 10120 m at 1°: Cayo Guayabo (island); 10980 m at 90°: Cayo Matiitas (island); 11980 m at 8°: Cayo Melones (island); 16930 m at 69°: Cayo Coco (island); 17260 m at 344°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 17340 m at 92°: Cayo Hicacos (island); 17410 m at 37°: Cayos Bocas de Alonso (island group); 17540 m at 359°: Cayo San Juan (island); 21150 m at 78°: Cayo Palma (island); 21480 m at 351°: Cayo Los Pájaros (island); 27120 m at 344°: Cayo El Buche (island).
Cayos los Cayuelos: inland
6990 m at 271°: Carril del Indio (locality); 8180 m at 269°: Caridad del Cerro (locality); 13350 m at 270°: Palma Alta (locality); 16120 m at 321°: Manjuarí (stream); 17700 m at 319°: La Reforma (settlement); 18540 m at 316°: El Chalet (settlement).
Cayos los Cayuelos: distances
20750 m at 243°: Playa Larga; 30060 m at 311°: Santa Fe; 33470 m at 325°: Júcaro; 39120 m at 319°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 159690 m at 352°: Port of Mariel (port); 99870 m at 87°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 26110 m at 291°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayos los Cayuelos: close by
1300 m at 232°: Cueva de Punta del Este (site); 9860 m at 235°: Quebrado de los Corrales (reef); 9920 m at 90°: Cayo Matías (cay); 10120 m at 1°: Cayo Guayabo (cay); 10980 m at 90°: Cayo Matiitas (cay); 11130 m at 46°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 11980 m at 8°: Cayo Melones (cay); 13090 m at 3°: Cayo Costilla (cay); 14100 m at 356°: Cayo Balandra (cay); 14700 m at 57°: Cayo Flamenco (cay); 15020 m at 7°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 16930 m at 69°: Cayo Coco (cay).
Cayos los Cayuelos: marine life records
912 records of 130 species within 15 km, 1904 to 2019: 371 fish, 306 corals, 211 sponges, 11 crustaceans, 7 other, 3 molluscs, 3 turtles. That is 129.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 56 (corals); Demospongiae, 52 (sponges); Scarus iseri, 38 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 38 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 33 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 32 (fish); Porites astreoides, 29 (corals); Agelas sceptrum, 29 (sponges); Sparisoma viride, 26 (fish); Stichopathes, 26 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 24 (fish); Porites porites, 20 (corals).
Months with records, turtles: Apr 1, Sep 1, Nov 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos los Cayuelos: notes
The pin is one reference point of a larger group.
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.