Archipelagos · Camagüey
Cayos San Juan
Cayos San Juan is an island group at 20°38′34″N 77°54′28″W in Camagüey province.
Cayos San Juan: coast and water
5210 m at 203°: Canal de Media Luna (channel); 8190 m at 11°: Ensenada Manopla (cove); 9190 m at 258°: Punta Saliente (point); 9650 m at 310°: Punta Bonita (point); 9680 m at 312°: Playa Metilla (beach); 12500 m at 56°: Punta San José (point); 13280 m at 68°: Estero San Bernardo (estuary); 13820 m at 43°: Laguna Aguilera (marsh).
Cayos San Juan: islands
40 m at 28°: Cayo San Juan de Afuera (island); 1780 m at 246°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 2600 m at 215°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 4520 m at 257°: Cayos de Sevilla (island group); 5030 m at 58°: Cayos de Manopla (island group); 8540 m at 162°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 8910 m at 64°: Cayo Fragata (island); 10600 m at 295°: Cayos Carnero (island group); 11800 m at 249°: Cayos de Mordazo (island group); 12990 m at 133°: Cayo Culebra (island); 13880 m at 226°: Cayo Médano (island); 14860 m at 154°: Cayo La Loma (island).
Cayos San Juan: inland
8250 m at 358°: Perdido (stream); 11960 m at 356°: Yaguabo (locality); 12490 m at 354°: La Engracia (settlement); 12630 m at 311°: La Gloria (hamlet); 12770 m at 322°: Santa Clara (hamlet); 13170 m at 1°: El Prado (settlement).
Cayos San Juan: distances
9610 m at 313°: Playa Bonita; 12170 m at 309°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 32230 m at 80°: Guayabal; 86630 m at 4°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 121210 m at 34°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 224200 m at 109°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Cayos San Juan: close by
40 m at 32°: Cayo San Juan de Afuera (cay); 80 m at 276°: Cayo San Juan 2 (cay); 1250 m at 194°: Cayo la Playa (cay); 1780 m at 246°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 2610 m at 215°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 2810 m at 341°: Cayos San Juan (island group); 3420 m at 20°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 4490 m at 42°: Cayo Manopla (cay); 4520 m at 257°: Cayos de Sevilla (island group); 4550 m at 74°: Cayo Dos Hermanos Guacanayabo (cay); 5040 m at 58°: Cayos de Manopla (island group); 5150 m at 94°: Cayo los Bayameses (cay).
Cayos San Juan: on and around
Within 15 km: 12 schools, 10 stores & supermarkets, 8 clinics & polyclinics, 7 places of worship, 6 government & embassies, 6 trails & viewpoints, 4 banks & exchange, 4 factories & works, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 3 historic & heritage.
11830 m at 313°: Cuadro de Pelota (stadiums & sport); 12190 m at 311°: Cine Santa Cruz del Sur (theatres & arts); 12190 m at 312°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 12300 m at 311°: Museo Municipal (museums); 12350 m at 311°: Paladar El Faro (cuban cuisine & lechón); 13050 m at 312°: Terminal Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 13050 m at 312°: Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 13660 m at 316°: Santa Cruz del Sur (1km) (trails & viewpoints); 13910 m at 317°: Vertientes (80km) (trails & viewpoints); 14170 m at 318°: Camagüey (80km) (trails & viewpoints).
Cayos San Juan: marine life records
10 records of 10 species within 15 km: 9 fish, 1 molluscs. That is 1.4 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cephalopholis cruentata, 1 (fish); Holacanthus tricolor, 1 (fish); Priacanthus, 1 (fish); Epinephelus guttatus, 1 (fish); Holocentrus adscensionis, 1 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 1 (fish); Euvola laurentii, 1 (molluscs); Holacanthus ciliaris, 1 (fish); Hypoplectrus puella, 1 (fish); Bodianus rufus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos San Juan: notes
Trips to island groups are booked in advance.
Getting to Cayos San Juan
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Santa Cruz del Sur 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.