Archipelagos · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad is an island group at 22°32′18″N 78°39′04″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: coast and water
6740 m at 354°: Punta Rasa (point); 7240 m at 238°: Punta Jutía (point); 7550 m at 347°: Punta Playuelas (point); 8880 m at 100°: Canalizo del Perro (channel); 9630 m at 100°: Ensenada Vistela (cove); 10020 m at 256°: Punta Casola (point); 10120 m at 325°: Punta El Morro (point); 13890 m at 323°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef).
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: islands
4220 m at 90°: Cayo Agua (islet); 6490 m at 346°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 6790 m at 251°: Cayo Jutía (island); 8580 m at 19°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (island); 8800 m at 279°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 9140 m at 11°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 9780 m at 170°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 9830 m at 4°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island); 10720 m at 298°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 10780 m at 337°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 14480 m at 76°: Cayo Jaula (island); 14820 m at 144°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (islet).
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: inland
4160 m at 13°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 4230 m at 14°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 6770 m at 344°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 14210 m at 101°: Colonial Hotel (hotel); 14550 m at 143°: El Mango (locality); 15890 m at 97°: Las Caletas (locality).
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: distances
29350 m at 210°: Kilo 9; 40110 m at 217°: El Asiento; 41340 m at 227°: Arroyo de Agua; 34250 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 180650 m at 127°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 5380 m at 345°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 14960 m at 114°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 34730 m at 292°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: close by
2720 m at 244°: Cayo Botella (cay); 2940 m at 53°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 3280 m at 11°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 3470 m at 311°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 4220 m at 90°: Cayo Agua (cay); 4670 m at 293°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 5220 m at 88°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 5740 m at 103°: Cayo Toro (cay); 6490 m at 346°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 6490 m at 346°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 6490 m at 346°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 6790 m at 280°: Cayo Mortero (cay).
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 attractions, 2 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves.
3290 m at 11°: Delfinario (attractions); 3400 m at 14°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 3680 m at 6°: flamingo (attractions); 4830 m at 3°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 14580 m at 100°: Parque El Bagá (attractions); 14960 m at 114°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves).
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: marine life records
680 records of 172 species within 15 km, 1928 to 2026: 259 seabirds and shorebirds, 192 fish, 59 corals, 55 crustaceans, 54 molluscs, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 15 marine mammals, 8 sharks and rays, 5 other, 1 turtles, 1 sponges. That is 96.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 39 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 7, Sep 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 2, May 5, Jul 3, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos Piedra de la Caridad: notes
Ask an operator which cays can be reached.
Getting to Cayos Piedra de la Caridad
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 14 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.