Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Chino
Cayo Chino is a cay at 22°59′37″N 80°23′14″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Chino: coast and water
3730 m at 141°: Punta Chicharrón (point); 4270 m at 147°: Ensenada de Millones (cove); 4900 m at 223°: Ensenada de Sierra Morena (bay); 6660 m at 136°: Punta los Jimaguas (point); 7310 m at 118°: Ensenada del Estero Negro (cove); 10230 m at 103°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 10840 m at 89°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon); 13130 m at 311°: Bahía de Santa Clara (bay).
Cayo Chino: islands
1980 m at 170°: Cayo Tricornia (island); 2140 m at 5°: Cayo Levisa (island); 2910 m at 79°: Cayo Ramajes (island); 3140 m at 121°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 3840 m at 307°: Cayo Triste (island); 5100 m at 83°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (island); 5660 m at 86°: Cayo La Solapa (island); 5780 m at 52°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 8450 m at 301°: Cayo Negrito (island); 8560 m at 28°: Cayo Picheles (island); 11650 m at 2°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 12860 m at 6°: Cayo Cera (island).
Cayo Chino: inland
8380 m at 174°: Mercedita (locality); 8430 m at 246°: El Griego (locality); 8690 m at 164°: Felicia (locality); 8740 m at 197°: La Caridad (settlement); 9480 m at 248°: Sucesores de Hoyos (locality); 9610 m at 151°: María Josefa (locality).
Cayo Chino: distances
6720 m at 157°: Salinas del Jatal; 9030 m at 260°: Playa La Fe; 12570 m at 182°: Rancho Veloz; 71980 m at 141°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 93960 m at 183°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 78440 m at 284°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 31200 m at 127°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Chino: close by
1980 m at 170°: Cayo Tricornia (cay); 2140 m at 6°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 2900 m at 238°: Cayo Parguete (cay); 2910 m at 79°: Cayo Ramajes (cay); 3140 m at 121°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 3840 m at 307°: Cayo Triste (cay); 5060 m at 246°: Cayo Flamencos (cay); 5090 m at 83°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (cay); 5170 m at 64°: Cayo Negro (cay); 5660 m at 86°: Cayo La Solapa (cay); 5780 m at 52°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 6130 m at 18°: Cayo Frío (cay).
Cayo Chino: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 schools, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 salt works, 1 farms & plantations, 1 camp sites, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 theatres & arts, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 historic & heritage.
6340 m at 208°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 9070 m at 257°: Campismo Sierra Morena (camp sites); 12610 m at 182°: Casa de la Cultura (theatres & arts); 12610 m at 182°: Parque Rancho Veloz (urban parks & plazas); 12620 m at 182°: José Martí (historic & heritage); 12640 m at 182°: Terminal de Ómnibus Rancho Veloz (stations & terminals).
Cayo Chino: marine life records
16 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2020: 13 marine mammals, 2 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 molluscs. That is 5.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Cetacea, 1 (marine mammals); Recurvirostra americana, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 13.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Chino: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.