Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Coco
Cayo Coco is a cay at 23°02′22″N 80°19′08″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Coco: coast and water
6300 m at 142°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon); 9320 m at 193°: Pasa de Guillermo (channel); 9860 m at 358°: Canalizo El Hacha (channel); 9970 m at 148°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 10240 m at 76°: Bahía de Filipinas (bay); 10270 m at 141°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 10410 m at 128°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon); 11550 m at 196°: Laguna del Jatal (lagoon).
Cayo Coco: islands
2890 m at 238°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 3890 m at 309°: Cayo Picheles (island); 4760 m at 353°: Cayo Espartillo (island); 5440 m at 153°: Cayo Tío Juan (island); 8010 m at 72°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 8100 m at 144°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 8670 m at 234°: Cayo Chino (island); 9460 m at 324°: Cayo Cera (island); 9580 m at 38°: Pichado Key (historical) (island); 9590 m at 54°: Cayo Cuaba (island); 10720 m at 288°: Cayo Mosquitico (island); 11560 m at 235°: Cayo Parguete (island).
Cayo Coco: inland
12080 m at 188°: Manglar (locality); 13210 m at 180°: Eugenia (locality); 13500 m at 186°: Majá (locality); 13980 m at 171°: Carahatas (settlement); 14520 m at 200°: Ferreiro (hamlet); 14790 m at 205°: Mercedita (locality).
Cayo Coco: distances
12090 m at 201°: Salinas del Jatal; 17200 m at 143°: Playa de Durán; 17250 m at 247°: Playa La Fe; 72030 m at 148°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 99700 m at 187°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 84270 m at 279°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 29850 m at 143°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Coco: close by
1840 m at 191°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 2890 m at 237°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 3700 m at 219°: Cayo Negro (cay); 3880 m at 309°: Cayo Picheles (cay); 4040 m at 78°: Cayo Partido (cay); 4760 m at 353°: Cayo Espartillo (cay); 4870 m at 43°: Cayo Alto (cay); 4880 m at 203°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (cay); 4950 m at 196°: Cayo La Solapa (cay); 5160 m at 278°: Cayo Frío (cay); 5440 m at 153°: Cayo Tío Juan (cay); 5690 m at 169°: Cayo Guajiro (cay).
Cayo Coco: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 salt works, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón.
14640 m at 223°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón).
Cayo Coco: marine life records
14 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2005: 13 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 4.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 12 (marine mammals); Cetacea, 1 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 13.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Coco: 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.