Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Cucaracha
Cayo Cucaracha is a cay at 20°51′43″N 78°43′13″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Cucaracha: coast and water
6240 m at 196°: Canal de Cayo Largo (channel); 11550 m at 161°: Punta Antón (point); 16090 m at 207°: Laguna de Boca Piedra (lagoon); 17090 m at 228°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 19240 m at 255°: Ensenada Las Anclitas por el Norte (cove); 23790 m at 345°: Canal de Algodones (channel); 25290 m at 255°: Punta Caballones (point); 28470 m at 146°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel).
Cayo Cucaracha: islands
7890 m at 151°: Cayo Antón (island); 9730 m at 338°: Cayo Bonito (island); 14690 m at 212°: Cayo Piedra Chica (island); 16210 m at 163°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 16540 m at 148°: Cayo Antoncito (island); 18150 m at 150°: Cayo Felipe (island); 20540 m at 189°: Cayos Cachiboca (island group); 20770 m at 141°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 22240 m at 252°: Cayo Anclitas (island group); 22590 m at 138°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 24290 m at 164°: Cayos Los Carabineros (island group); 25200 m at 163°: Laberinto de Las Doce Leguas (island group).
Cayo Cucaracha: inland
39220 m at 36°: San Pedro (stream); 39840 m at 64°: Santo Domingo (hamlet); 40300 m at 56°: Santa Isabel (locality); 41980 m at 71°: San Miguel (locality); 42160 m at 72°: La Palmerita (locality); 42470 m at 63°: Laguna Guano (locality).
Cayo Cucaracha: distances
62770 m at 14°: Playa Santa María; 73570 m at 51°: La Clarita; 73760 m at 53°: Vertientes; 109690 m at 55°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 169610 m at 63°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 164940 m at 307°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 18480 m at 290°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Cucaracha: close by
1430 m at 322°: Cayo Mégano de Cucaracha (cay); 7890 m at 151°: Cayo Antón (cay); 8800 m at 206°: Cayo Largo (cay); 9730 m at 338°: Cayo Bonito (cay); 10550 m at 110°: Cayo Chocolate (cay); 10730 m at 115°: Cayo Tarantlin (cay); 11280 m at 146°: Cayo Gordo (cay); 11780 m at 129°: Cayo La Lisa (cay); 12120 m at 4°: Cayo Mosquito (island group); 13070 m at 170°: Cayo Cruces (cay); 13280 m at 170°: Cayo Vivero (cay); 14000 m at 146°: Cayo Antón (cay).
Cayo Cucaracha: marine life records
28 records of 15 species within 10 km, 1938 to 2024: 22 molluscs, 3 fish, 1 other, 1 crustaceans, 1 corals. That is 8.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Nerita versicolor, 6 (molluscs); Nerita peloronta, 5 (molluscs); Acanthopleura granulata, 3 (molluscs); Mycteroperca bonaci, 2 (fish); Puperita pupa, 2 (molluscs); Lutjanus cyanopterus, 1 (fish); Crocodylus acutus, 1 (other); Melampus monile, 1 (molluscs); Coenobita clypeatus, 1 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 1 (corals); Chiton squamosus, 1 (molluscs); Chiton marmoratus, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Cucaracha: notes
A cay can lie inside a protected area.
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.