Cayo Borracho

Cayo Borracho: coast and water

5830 m at 71°: Estero Migote (cove); 14050 m at 37°: Bay of Pigs (bay); 15240 m at 46°: Punta Rosario (point); 15430 m at 20°: Punta Cazones (point); 16760 m at 17°: Punta Guaníval (point); 17210 m at 89°: Punta El Brinco (point); 18660 m at 37°: Caletón Rosario (cove); 19170 m at 261°: Punta de Espeque (point).

Cayo Borracho: islands

3180 m at 33°: Cayo Alcatraz (island); 4100 m at 153°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (island); 4560 m at 195°: Cayo Miguel (island group); 5340 m at 0°: Cayo Mogote (island); 7900 m at 228°: Cayo Blanco (island); 15580 m at 248°: Cayos Blancos del Sur (island group); 16490 m at 252°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (island); 18410 m at 133°: Cayo Piedras (island); 23180 m at 273°: Cayo El Calvario (island); 23380 m at 285°: Cayo Cancamán (island); 23930 m at 289°: Cayo Cobo (island); 27220 m at 220°: Cayo Sigua (island).

Cayo Borracho: inland

8190 m at 347°: Laguna los Caballos (lake); 13520 m at 359°: Cazones (locality); 14800 m at 66°: Lagunillas (locality); 16110 m at 53°: Rosario (locality); 19820 m at 335°: San Lázaro (locality); 20380 m at 37°: Laguna La Nasa (lake).

Cayo Borracho: distances

8450 m at 29°: Playa Los Cocos; 22120 m at 93°: Playa Girón; 22950 m at 18°: Playa Máquina; 59890 m at 211°: Vilo Acuña International Airport ; 83580 m at 84°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 61510 m at 213°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 30100 m at 77°: Refugio de Faunas; 39840 m at 16°: Criadero de Manjuaris (Cuban gar).

Cayo Borracho: close by

3190 m at 33°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 4100 m at 153°: Cayo Rancho de Cándido (cay); 4560 m at 195°: Cayo Miguel (island group); 5340 m at 0°: Cayo Mogote (cay); 7900 m at 228°: Cayo Blanco (cay); 11580 m at 230°: Las Lavanderas (reef); 14130 m at 73°: Centro de Buceo Punta Perdiz (reef); 14730 m at 81°: Punta Perdiz (reef); 14980 m at 49°: Cueva de los Peces (reef); 15500 m at 279°: Cayo Cayuelo (cay); 15580 m at 248°: Cayos Blancos del Sur (island group); 16490 m at 252°: Cayo Ernest Thaelmann (cay).

Cayo Borracho: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 attractions, 3 trails & viewpoints.

5020 m at 316°: Las Salinas (attractions); 7930 m at 340°: Mirador #3 (attractions); 9050 m at 348°: Mirador #2 (attractions); 10140 m at 353°: Mirador #1 (attractions); 14080 m at 73°: Playa Punta Perdiz (attractions).

Cayo Borracho: marine life records

347 records of 68 species within 10 km, 1910 to 2026: 279 seabirds and shorebirds, 18 echinoderms, 18 fish, 17 seagrass and algae, 6 crustaceans, 4 corals, 3 other, 2 molluscs. That is 110.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Egretta rufescens, 40 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Hydroprogne caspia, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa melanoleuca, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Megaceryle alcyon, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Feb 30, Mar 33, May 4, Jun 1, Sep 3, Dec 27.

Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.

Cayo Borracho: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.