Cayo Burro

Cayo Burro: coast and water

2730 m at 353°: Laguna Real (lagoon); 5820 m at 340°: Punta Covarrubias (point); 5980 m at 111°: Punta Arenas (point); 6430 m at 169°: Bahía Escobar (cove); 7580 m at 96°: Bahía Guincho (bay); 7830 m at 248°: Punta Picúa (point); 8760 m at 121°: Punta Mustelero (point); 9040 m at 312°: Punta Blanche (point); 9140 m at 153°: El Esterón (inlet); 11190 m at 108°: Punta Mastelero (point); 11870 m at 112°: Punta Desgraciada (point); 12670 m at 136°: Punta La Morena (point); 13130 m at 145°: Punta Gorda (point); 13280 m at 124°: Punta Gracia (point); 13650 m at 137°: Punta Alegre (point); 14200 m at 102°: Punta Blanca (point).

Cayo Burro: islands

5070 m at 237°: Cayo La Iguana (island); 9150 m at 101°: Cayo Guincho (island); 13470 m at 130°: Cayo Juan Claro (island); 14950 m at 125°: Cayo Puerco (island).

Cayo Burro: inland

5210 m at 335°: Covarrubias Club All Inclusive (hotel); 7210 m at 222°: Loma Jibarita (hill); 9660 m at 174°: La Ciega (locality); 10130 m at 191°: Francisco Rodríguez (locality); 10190 m at 300°: Los Morrillos (locality); 11040 m at 209°: Isabel (locality); 12090 m at 115°: Playa Las Bocas (settlement); 12300 m at 220°: Guabineyón Ocho (settlement); 12660 m at 185°: Raúl Queral (locality); 12880 m at 163°: Puerto Padre (town); 13400 m at 158°: Río La Farola (stream); 13580 m at 170°: El Militar Uno (settlement).

Cayo Burro: distances

13030 m at 162°: Puerto Padre; 18070 m at 141°: Playa Boca de Río; 18530 m at 137°: Playa Santo Domingo; 46940 m at 221°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 69690 m at 293°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 167660 m at 152°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Cayo Burro: close by

20 m at 166°: Cayo Barro (cay); 5080 m at 237°: Cayo La Iguana (cay); 9150 m at 101°: Cayo Guincho (cay); 13470 m at 130°: Cayo Juan Claro (cay); 13590 m at 301°: Los morrillos (fishing); 14950 m at 125°: Cayo Puerco (cay); 18260 m at 119°: Cayo Largo (cay); 18910 m at 119°: Cayo Totí (cay); 19040 m at 122°: La Sarina (cay); 23280 m at 279°: Cayo Largo (cay); 24610 m at 274°: Los Cayuelos (island group).

Cayo Burro: on and around

Within 15 km: 45 guest houses & hostels, 15 schools, 14 garages & car services, 14 stores & supermarkets, 12 government & embassies, 10 clinics & polyclinics, 9 factories & works, 6 theatres & arts, 6 historic & heritage, 6 pharmacies.

5190 m at 335°: Hotel Covarruvias (guest houses & hostels); 11100 m at 169°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 11360 m at 113°: Casa en la playa (guest houses & hostels); 11420 m at 114°: Casa de Yayo (guest houses & hostels); 11630 m at 114°: Embarque Ferry (stations & terminals); 11980 m at 114°: Paladar El Estafador (cuban cuisine & lechón); 12520 m at 160°: Parque de Los Delfines (urban parks & plazas); 12580 m at 160°: Casa de la Cultura Municipal (theatres & arts); 12590 m at 161°: Teatro del Pueblo Puerto Padre (theatres & arts); 12610 m at 160°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 12610 m at 161°: El Quijote (historic & heritage); 12610 m at 160°: Parque de la Independencia (urban parks & plazas); 12620 m at 160°: Estatua de la Libertad (attractions).

Cayo Burro: marine life records

63 records of 55 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2016: 53 molluscs, 7 fish, 1 corals, 1 crustaceans, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 20.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Caecidae, 2 (molluscs); Lampanella minima, 2 (molluscs); Truncatella pulchella, 2 (molluscs); Haminoea elegans, 2 (molluscs); Lucinidae, 2 (molluscs); Stylommatophora, 2 (molluscs); Acanthopleura granulata, 2 (molluscs); Pterois, 2 (fish); Meioceras nitidum, 1 (molluscs); Nerita peloronta, 1 (molluscs); Cenchritis muricatus, 1 (molluscs); Truncatella, 1 (molluscs).

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

Cayo Burro: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

Getting to Cayo Burro

• Navigation: the lighthouse El faro stands about 11 km away.