Cayo Corúa

Cayo Corúa: coast and water

850 m at 223°: Punta Felton (point); 2110 m at 223°: Punta Palmarito (point); 2110 m at 223°: Ensenada Musupiel (cove); 2960 m at 43°: Ensenada Hoya (cove); 3150 m at 67°: Punta Angostura (point); 5100 m at 10°: Punta Carenero (point); 5370 m at 85°: Ensenada Limón (cove); 5840 m at 90°: Punta Gorda (point).

Cayo Corúa: islands

2330 m at 130°: Cayo Madama (islet); 2540 m at 127°: Cayo Yarey Chico (island); 2540 m at 127°: Cayo Yarey Grande (island); 5060 m at 87°: Cayo Limón (island); 5700 m at 106°: Cayo Ratón (island); 6090 m at 124°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 9090 m at 100°: Cayo Grande (island); 9580 m at 111°: Cayo Lechuza (island); 9730 m at 113°: Cayo Santillana (island); 10380 m at 120°: Cayo Tortuga (island); 13470 m at 340°: Cayo Iguana (island); 13570 m at 265°: Cayo Juan Vicente (island).

Cayo Corúa: inland

1890 m at 93°: Palmarito (settlement); 2860 m at 81°: El Canal (settlement); 3180 m at 195°: Cuatro Caminos (settlement); 4740 m at 218°: Cajimaya (settlement); 5480 m at 258°: Vuelta Larga Cangregera (settlement); 5590 m at 30°: Villa Cayo Saetia (hotel).

Cayo Corúa: distances

1080 m at 287°: Felton; 7170 m at 291°: Guatemala; 7370 m at 141°: Nicaro-Levisa; 76080 m at 275°: Frank Pais International Airport ; 20100 m at 307°: Port of Antilla (port); 89040 m at 200°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 26490 m at 139°: Parque Nacional Pico Cristal; 28940 m at 330°: Comité Militar Banes; 35540 m at 218°: Parque Nacional La Mensura Pilotos.

Cayo Corúa: close by

2330 m at 130°: Cayo Madama (cay); 2540 m at 127°: Cayo Yarey Chico (cay); 2540 m at 127°: Cayo Yarey Grande (cay); 3130 m at 101°: Isla Makey (cay); 5060 m at 87°: Cayo Limón (cay); 5700 m at 106°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 6090 m at 124°: Cayos las Pedronas (island group); 6960 m at 64°: Cayo Saetía (cay); 7520 m at 88°: Cayo Pájaros (cay); 9090 m at 100°: Cayo Grande (cay); 9580 m at 111°: Cayo Lechuza (cay); 9730 m at 113°: Cayo Santillana (cay).

Cayo Corúa: on and around

Within 15 km: 13 schools, 12 guest houses & hostels, 7 police & fire, 7 places of worship, 7 mines & quarries, 7 stations & terminals, 7 coral reefs, 6 theatres & arts, 6 garages & car services, 5 factories & works.

1070 m at 288°: Prque de Felton (urban parks & plazas); 2140 m at 330°: La Guayaba (urban parks & plazas); 2280 m at 127°: Cayo Madama isla (attractions); 3970 m at 121°: Puerto de Nicaro (mines & quarries); 4190 m at 121°: Establecimientos de bebidas y alojamiento (attractions); 4410 m at 121°: Casa Videojuegos EHR (guest houses & hostels); 4430 m at 125°: Casa de alquiler (guest houses & hostels); 5110 m at 13°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 5150 m at 12°: Campamento de Pioneros Cayo Seitía (camp sites); 5260 m at 129°: Cine (theatres & arts); 5620 m at 32°: Casa de los Pilotos (guest houses & hostels); 6330 m at 55°: Cantera (mines & quarries); 6700 m at 295°: Campo de Fútbol Guatemala (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Corúa: marine life records

51 records of 35 species within 10 km, 1986 to 2026: 23 fish, 11 molluscs, 7 crustaceans, 3 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 other, 1 corals, 1 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 echinoderms. That is 16.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Abudefduf saxatilis, 5 (fish); Acanthopleura granulata, 4 (molluscs); Coenobita clypeatus, 4 (crustaceans); Ocypode quadrata, 2 (crustaceans); Halichoeres bivittatus, 2 (fish); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 2 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 2 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 2 (fish); Phyllorhiza punctata, 2 (other); Dallocardia muricata, 1 (molluscs); Plagusia depressa, 1 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Corúa: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

Getting to Cayo Corúa

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Punta Mayarí stands about 9.4 km away.