Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento is a cay at 22°40′10″N 78°50′28″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: coast and water
9830 m at 117°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 11680 m at 107°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 19160 m at 112°: Punta Playuelas (point); 19440 m at 209°: Canalizo Chorros (channel); 19670 m at 150°: Punta Casola (point); 20510 m at 190°: Canalizo Patabán (channel); 20850 m at 170°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 20920 m at 114°: Playa El Paso (beach).
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: islands
14150 m at 148°: Cayo Jején (island); 14880 m at 150°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 14910 m at 245°: Cayo Guanal (island); 15570 m at 156°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 16110 m at 122°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 16360 m at 248°: Cayo Iguana (island); 16510 m at 182°: Cayo Partido (island); 16980 m at 141°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 17910 m at 226°: Cayo Cureña (island); 18000 m at 234°: Cayo Vinagre (island); 18340 m at 163°: Cayo Piso (island); 18910 m at 250°: Cayo Mogote (island).
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: inland
13610 m at 268°: Valentin Perla Blanca (hotel); 18860 m at 183°: San Pedro (locality); 19060 m at 266°: Memories Azul Beach Resorts (hotel); 19450 m at 266°: Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Resort & Spa (hotel); 20210 m at 266°: Royalton Cayo Sta Maria (hotel); 21440 m at 267°: Hotel Playa Cayo Santa Maria (hotel).
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: distances
40130 m at 173°: Kilo 9; 44180 m at 194°: Arroyo de Agua; 44180 m at 194°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 57520 m at 114°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 174220 m at 251°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 20360 m at 117°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 12690 m at 264°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 39070 m at 122°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: close by
2240 m at 122°: Cayo Caimancito (cay); 3530 m at 297°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 4850 m at 293°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 6210 m at 295°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 7680 m at 225°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 8030 m at 294°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 9820 m at 117°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 11680 m at 107°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 12100 m at 119°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 12110 m at 158°: Cayo Flores (cay); 12220 m at 119°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 12810 m at 283°: Centro de Acopio Pesquero (fishing).
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves, 1 markets & malls.
12690 m at 264°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves); 13260 m at 266°: Sendero Playa las Gaviotas (attractions); 14980 m at 268°: Playa Las Terrazas (attractions).
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: marine life records
129 records of 47 species within 10 km, 1938 to 2024: 83 fish, 37 corals, 4 marine mammals, 2 echinoderms, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 crustaceans, 1 molluscs. That is 41.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Millepora complanata, 10 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 8 (fish); Pseudodiploria strigosa, 8 (corals); Acropora palmata, 7 (corals); Haemulon flavolineatum, 7 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 6 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 4 (fish); Holacanthus ciliaris, 4 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 4 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 4 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Apr 1, Sep 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Caimán de Barlovento: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
Getting to Cayo Caimán de Barlovento
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 4.7 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.