Cays & islands · Villa Clara

Cayo Conuco

Satellite view of Cayo Conuco, Cuba
Cayo Conuco (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Conuco is a cay at 22°32′42″N 79°29′00″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 22.54513, -79.4834722°32′42″N 79°29′00″W

Cayo Conuco: coast and water

1730 m at 185°: Ensenada La Sortija (bay); 2070 m at 238°: Laguna la Sortija (lagoon); 4250 m at 109°: Punta Brava (point); 4640 m at 111°: Ensenada del Muerto (cove); 4700 m at 116°: Punta del Muerto (point); 4740 m at 119°: Playa de Caibarién (beach); 4770 m at 282°: Playa Jinaguayabo (beach); 5010 m at 134°: Ensenada del Vizcaíno (cove); 5960 m at 132°: Punta Vizcaíno (point); 8760 m at 128°: Estero de Guaní (bay); 10040 m at 314°: Punta Gorda (point); 11200 m at 71°: Restinga de Guaraná (shoal); 12330 m at 121°: Pasa del Cobre (channel); 13270 m at 112°: Restinga de la Glorieta (shoal); 14230 m at 103°: Bajo de Guaní (shoal); 14940 m at 135°: Punta Yagüey (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Conuco
Cayo Conuco, wider

Cayo Conuco: islands

5310 m at 350°: Cayo Guayo (island); 7470 m at 123°: Cayo Ratones (island); 9540 m at 19°: Cayo Verde (island); 12480 m at 19°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group).

Cayo Conuco: inland

4290 m at 132°: Ciudad Pesquera Caibarién (settlement); 4570 m at 190°: Marcelo Salado (settlement); 4720 m at 178°: El Crucero (settlement); 5020 m at 180°: Desiderio (hamlet); 5310 m at 161°: Vista Hermosa (locality); 5310 m at 161°: El Aguacate (locality); 6140 m at 258°: Los Cocos (settlement); 6850 m at 275°: León (locality); 7080 m at 194°: Jiquibú (locality); 7190 m at 134°: José Sierra (locality); 7680 m at 206°: La Quinta (locality); 7680 m at 206°: El Guasimal (locality).

Cayo Conuco: distances

3460 m at 160°: Caibarién; 4860 m at 284°: Playa Jinaguayabo; 8700 m at 227°: Remedios; 47580 m at 263°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 107740 m at 246°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 84160 m at 87°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 37230 m at 114°: Parque Nacional Caguanes; 39190 m at 142°: Flora y Fauna.

Cayo Conuco: close by

2540 m at 142°: Empresa Pesquera Industrial de Caibarién (fishing); 5310 m at 350°: Cayo Guayo (cay); 7470 m at 123°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 7470 m at 123°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 9540 m at 19°: Cayo Verde (cay); 12480 m at 19°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group); 16200 m at 322°: Cayo Mojabraga (cay); 16590 m at 338°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (cay); 18230 m at 333°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (cay); 19320 m at 119°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 19420 m at 357°: Cayo Fragoso (cay); 19660 m at 10°: Cabezo de la Ginebra (reef).

Cayo Conuco: on and around

Within 15 km: 88 guest houses & hostels, 52 stores & supermarkets, 20 schools, 17 places of worship, 8 urban parks & plazas, 7 factories & works, 7 attractions, 6 museums, 5 banks & exchange, 5 garages & car services.

110 m at 301°: Campismo Cayo Conuco (camp sites); 2340 m at 160°: Terminal de Caibarién (stations & terminals); 2470 m at 156°: José Martí (historic & heritage); 2580 m at 154°: María del Carmen Zozaya (historic & heritage); 2590 m at 153°: Parque La Libertad (urban parks & plazas); 2640 m at 156°: América (theatres & arts); 2640 m at 146°: Hostal Sarife (guest houses & hostels); 2640 m at 152°: Museo Municipal María Escobar Laredo (museums); 2660 m at 148°: Hostal La Rubia (guest houses & hostels); 2710 m at 148°: Hostal Maceo 812 (guest houses & hostels); 3460 m at 165°: Beisbolito (stadiums & sport); 3770 m at 153°: Parque La Güira (urban parks & plazas); 3810 m at 159°: Parque Zoológico (urban parks & plazas).

Cayo Conuco: marine life records

50 records of 37 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2016: 18 fish, 13 molluscs, 12 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 turtles, 2 marine mammals, 1 sharks and rays, 1 crustaceans, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 15.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Limia vittata, 4 (fish); Melampus coffea, 4 (molluscs); Larus delawarensis, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Actitis macularius, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fasciolaria tulipa, 1 (molluscs); Chaetodon capistratus, 1 (fish); Holocentrus adscensionis, 1 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 1 (fish); Gambusia puncticulata, 1 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 1 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Dec 6.

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

Cayo Conuco: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

VisaSafetyWeather

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.

← All cays & islandsCays, diving, fishing and archaeology