Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Botella

Satellite view of Cayo Botella, Cuba
Cayo Botella (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Botella is a cay at 22°27′16″N 78°36′16″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.45455, -78.6043522°27′16″N 78°36′16″W

Cayo Botella: coast and water

1840 m at 154°: Pasa Sabandija (channel); 12040 m at 334°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 12080 m at 207°: Punta Caldera (point); 12580 m at 227°: Laguna de Jiguaní (lagoon); 12840 m at 207°: Laguna de la Caldera (lagoon); 13130 m at 216°: Boca de la Caldera (channel); 13610 m at 306°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 13710 m at 234°: Ensenada Jiguaní (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Botella
Cayo Botella, wider

Cayo Botella: islands

4920 m at 121°: Cayo Eusebio (island); 9330 m at 356°: Cayo Agua (islet); 9500 m at 3°: Cayo del Perro (island); 10490 m at 333°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 10900 m at 318°: Cayo Botella (island); 13770 m at 327°: Cayo Valle Cobo (island); 14400 m at 321°: Cayo Güincho (island); 15580 m at 313°: Cayo Mortero (island); 16870 m at 338°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 17380 m at 221°: Cayo El Toro (island); 17410 m at 312°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 17540 m at 243°: Cayo Ladrones (island).

Cayo Botella: inland

8880 m at 55°: Núñez (locality); 11620 m at 56°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel); 11690 m at 54°: Iberostar Cayo Coco (hotel); 14020 m at 56°: Oasis Playa Coco (hotel); 16860 m at 62°: Memories Caribe Beach Resort (hotel); 16870 m at 338°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel).

Cayo Botella: distances

25350 m at 231°: Kilo 9; 36290 m at 190°: Las Charcas; 36740 m at 232°: El Asiento; 28370 m at 88°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 171250 m at 126°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 15790 m at 337°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 9440 m at 70°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Botella: close by

240 m at 267°: Cayo Salina (cay); 2440 m at 97°: Cayo Partido (cay); 3170 m at 264°: Cayo La Manuy (cay); 4760 m at 123°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (cay); 4800 m at 142°: Cayo Eusebio del Oeste (cay); 4920 m at 121°: Cayo Eusebio (cay); 8040 m at 6°: Cayo Toro (cay); 9330 m at 356°: Cayo Agua (cay); 9500 m at 3°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 10490 m at 333°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 10900 m at 318°: Cayo Botella (cay); 11350 m at 348°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group).

Cayo Botella: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 attractions, 2 trails & viewpoints, 1 parks & reserves, 1 marinas, 1 camp sites, 1 historic & heritage, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 surfing & kiteboarding.

9440 m at 70°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves); 11750 m at 54°: Parque El Bagá (attractions); 13240 m at 342°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 13240 m at 342°: Delfinario (attractions); 13710 m at 341°: flamingo (attractions); 14020 m at 57°: Campismo Popular Cayo Coco (camp sites); 14040 m at 57°: El Indio (historic & heritage); 14850 m at 342°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Botella: marine life records

43 records of 27 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 20 seabirds and shorebirds, 11 crustaceans, 5 molluscs, 2 other, 2 fish, 1 marine mammals, 1 echinoderms, 1 sponges. That is 13.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Dendrocygna arborea, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Leptuca leptodactyla, 4 (crustaceans); Aliger gigas, 3 (molluscs); Clibanarius tricolor, 3 (crustaceans); Egretta rufescens, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Coenobita clypeatus, 2 (crustaceans); Lithopoma phoebium, 1 (molluscs); Tringa melanoleuca, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Crocodylus acutus, 1 (other).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Apr 2, Jul 1.

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

Cayo Botella: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

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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.

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