Cayo Caimancito

Cayo Caimancito: coast and water

6920 m at 295°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 7600 m at 115°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 8470 m at 240°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 12840 m at 113°: Punta El Morro (point); 13940 m at 265°: Punta del Este de Santa María (point); 18150 m at 112°: Punta Rasa (point); 19110 m at 132°: Lagunato Blanco (lagoon); 19430 m at 262°: Lagunato de Santa María (lagoon).

Cayo Caimancito: islands

5760 m at 299°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (island); 7070 m at 296°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island); 8440 m at 297°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 9860 m at 119°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 11660 m at 136°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 12190 m at 153°: Cayo Jején (island); 13780 m at 161°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 15010 m at 144°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 15520 m at 189°: Cayo Partido (island); 16360 m at 138°: Cayo Mortero (island); 17530 m at 114°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 18600 m at 233°: Cayo Cureña (island).

Cayo Caimancito: inland

15130 m at 110°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 17530 m at 114°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel); 17880 m at 189°: San Pedro (locality); 19040 m at 114°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 20040 m at 116°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 20230 m at 116°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel).

Cayo Caimancito: distances

38780 m at 176°: Kilo 9; 43550 m at 197°: Arroyo de Agua; 43550 m at 197°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 55300 m at 113°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 175640 m at 252°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 18130 m at 117°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 14520 m at 269°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 36830 m at 122°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Caimancito: close by

2240 m at 302°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (cay); 5760 m at 299°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (cay); 7070 m at 296°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (cay); 7590 m at 115°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 8440 m at 297°: Cayos Santa María (island group); 8480 m at 240°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 9530 m at 104°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 9860 m at 119°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 9990 m at 119°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 10250 m at 296°: Cayos Caimán de los Cayuelos (island group); 10390 m at 165°: Cayo Flores (cay); 10950 m at 119°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay).

Cayo Caimancito: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs, 1 parks & reserves.

14520 m at 269°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María (parks & reserves).

Cayo Caimancito: marine life records

126 records of 45 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2024: 83 fish, 37 corals, 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 marine mammals. That is 40.1 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 2.

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

Cayo Caimancito: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

Getting to Cayo Caimancito

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 6.9 km away.