Cays & islands · Guantánamo
Cayo Bruja
Cayo Bruja is a cay at 20°41′59″N 75°19′00″W in Guantánamo province.
Cayo Bruja: coast and water
970 m at 163°: Ensenada Ramona (bay); 1450 m at 270°: Punta Verraco (point); 1880 m at 351°: Punta Juaquín (point); 3010 m at 203°: Punta Diamante (point); 3270 m at 212°: Punta Larga (point); 3320 m at 221°: Bahia De Sagua De Tanamo (harbour); 3510 m at 194°: Punta Cayo Largo (point); 3940 m at 118°: Ensenada del Canal (cove).
Cayo Bruja: islands
1730 m at 270°: Cayo Juanito (island); 1860 m at 180°: Cayo Medio (island); 2540 m at 223°: Cayo Turrones (island); 3180 m at 267°: Cayo Alto (island); 3400 m at 180°: Cayo Rosario (island); 3510 m at 166°: Cayo Arena (island); 3680 m at 152°: Cayo Ratones (island); 3700 m at 180°: Cayo Largo (island); 3740 m at 142°: Cayo Quemado (island); 3930 m at 298°: Cayo Pájaros (island); 3930 m at 242°: Cayo Limón (island); 13870 m at 270°: Cayo Ratón (island).
Cayo Bruja: inland
3930 m at 242°: Río Limones (stream); 4090 m at 205°: Molasses (settlement); 4680 m at 176°: Río Grande (stream); 5820 m at 172°: Cascarera (settlement); 6340 m at 84°: Canal Dos (settlement); 6430 m at 129°: Cayo Mambí (town).
Cayo Bruja: distances
5070 m at 223°: Playa Tánamo; 5370 m at 137°: Frank País; 6140 m at 273°: Barrederas; 92240 m at 114°: Gustavo Rizo Airport ; 39440 m at 96°: Port of Moa (port); 99350 m at 216°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).
Protected: 19950 m at 213°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal.
Cayo Bruja: close by
1730 m at 270°: Cayo Juanito (cay); 1850 m at 180°: Cayo Medio (cay); 2540 m at 223°: Cayo Turrones (cay); 3180 m at 267°: Cayo Alto (cay); 3400 m at 180°: Cayo Rosario (cay); 3510 m at 166°: Cayo Arena (cay); 3680 m at 152°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 3710 m at 180°: Cayo Largo (cay); 3740 m at 142°: Cayo Quemado (cay); 3930 m at 298°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 3930 m at 242°: Cayo Limón (cay); 9030 m at 84°: Camaronera (fishing).
Cayo Bruja: on and around
Within 15 km: 4 guest houses & hostels, 3 schools, 3 coral reefs, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 stations & terminals, 2 government & embassies, 1 sugar mills & refineries, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 places of worship, 1 garages & car services.
6060 m at 131°: Parque Eliseo Matos (urban parks & plazas); 6470 m at 129°: Terminal Ómnibus (stations & terminals); 6540 m at 129°: Casa de Papito (guest houses & hostels); 6590 m at 126°: Wapen (theatres & arts); 6800 m at 125°: Casa de Héctor y Magaly (guest houses & hostels); 7010 m at 122°: Museo Municipal Frank País (museums); 7410 m at 178°: Casa de la mama de betty (guest houses & hostels); 14220 m at 151°: Monumento (historic & heritage); 15000 m at 150°: Sagua de Tánamo (stations & terminals).
Cayo Bruja: marine life records
24 records of 17 species within 10 km, 1930 to 2012: 13 echinoderms, 5 molluscs, 2 corals, 2 fish, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 sharks and rays. That is 7.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Ophiomyxa tumida, 3 (echinoderms); Ophiomusa valida, 2 (echinoderms); Amphiophiura oedignatha, 2 (echinoderms); Littoraria angulifera, 2 (molluscs); Ophiacantha scutata, 2 (echinoderms); Ophiozonella nivea, 2 (echinoderms); Deltocyathus eccentricus, 1 (corals); Puperita pupa, 1 (molluscs); Ophioplax spinulifera, 1 (echinoderms); Rhabdadenia biflora, 1 (seagrass and algae); Vitta meleagris, 1 (molluscs); Neobythites elongatus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Bruja: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.