Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Cuadrado
Cayo Cuadrado is a cay at 22°59′03″N 80°10′29″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Cuadrado: coast and water
3780 m at 60°: Punta del Infierno (point); 3840 m at 271°: Punta La Chiva (point); 5100 m at 52°: Ensenada Rincón del Infierno (cove); 5140 m at 101°: Punta Corúa (point); 6230 m at 232°: Punta Julián (point); 8650 m at 210°: Playa de Durán (beach); 9380 m at 39°: Bahía Isabela de Sagua (bay); 9550 m at 234°: Canal de Bomba (channel).
Cayo Cuadrado: islands
3490 m at 181°: Cayo Pelón (island); 4070 m at 282°: Cayo La Chiva (island); 4370 m at 34°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (island); 4760 m at 7°: Cayo El Barbero (island); 9470 m at 14°: Archipiélago Sabana Camagüey (island group); 9640 m at 64°: Cayos Rabihorcados (island group); 12720 m at 54°: Cayo Esquivel del Sur (island); 12870 m at 303°: Cayo Partido (island); 13060 m at 25°: Cayuelo de Gandón (island); 13210 m at 27°: Cayo Arbolito (island); 13620 m at 272°: Cayo Guajiro (island); 14990 m at 310°: Cayo Alto (island).
Cayo Cuadrado: inland
10440 m at 165°: Pancho Pérez (settlement); 12710 m at 152°: Alcover (locality); 12770 m at 184°: Macum (hamlet); 12790 m at 139°: Júcaro (hamlet); 13100 m at 184°: Silencio (locality); 14300 m at 232°: Maja (stream).
Cayo Cuadrado: distances
8650 m at 210°: Playa de Durán; 15560 m at 111°: Playa de Punta Gorda; 17350 m at 107°: Isabela de Sagua; 59650 m at 156°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 96680 m at 196°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 98100 m at 197°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).
Protected: 17980 m at 170°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Cuadrado: close by
2790 m at 130°: Cayo Las Glorias (cay); 3110 m at 352°: Las Picuas (cay); 3400 m at 160°: Cayo Veloz (cay); 3490 m at 181°: Cayo Pelón (cay); 4060 m at 282°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 4270 m at 139°: Cayo Punta Rosas (cay); 4370 m at 34°: Cayo Ocho Arrobas (cay); 4760 m at 7°: Cayo El Barbero (cay); 4870 m at 109°: Cayo Bamba (cay); 5240 m at 261°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 5950 m at 236°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 6440 m at 52°: Cayo Rancho del Cojo (cay).
Cayo Cuadrado: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 salt works.
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Cayo Cuadrado: marine life records
21 records of 2 species within 10 km, 1996 to 2005: 20 marine mammals, 1 echinoderms. That is 6.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 20 (marine mammals); Ophiolepis impressa, 1 (echinoderms).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 20.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Cuadrado: notes
Take your rubbish away and keep off the mangrove.
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.