Cayo El Sapo

Cayo El Sapo: coast and water

1760 m at 160°: Punta Casola (point); 4130 m at 97°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 5660 m at 222°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 9700 m at 99°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 10170 m at 77°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 10960 m at 358°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 12090 m at 9°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 12370 m at 67°: Punta La Canal (point).

Cayo El Sapo: islands

2270 m at 63°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 2680 m at 37°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 5920 m at 8°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 6230 m at 312°: Cayo Flores (island); 6600 m at 66°: Cayo Güincho (island); 7880 m at 92°: Cayo Botella (island); 8190 m at 33°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 10350 m at 85°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 11280 m at 51°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 11680 m at 270°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island); 14560 m at 87°: Cayo Agua (islet); 15500 m at 51°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group).

Cayo El Sapo: inland

11990 m at 61°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 12050 m at 63°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 12260 m at 66°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 16230 m at 191°: Máximo Gómez (sugar mill); 18180 m at 202°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement); 19460 m at 210°: Mario Martínez (locality).

Cayo El Sapo: distances

24880 m at 191°: Kilo 9; 33870 m at 216°: Arroyo de Agua; 33870 m at 216°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 44160 m at 100°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 178740 m at 257°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 10730 m at 56°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 24550 m at 102°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 25930 m at 303°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo El Sapo: close by

2270 m at 63°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 2590 m at 34°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 2680 m at 37°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 3080 m at 324°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 3100 m at 292°: Cayo La Cáscara (cay); 3130 m at 153°: Cayo Cubera (cay); 3790 m at 332°: Cayo Jején (cay); 3810 m at 35°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 4080 m at 359°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 4130 m at 110°: Cayo Jutía (cay); 4170 m at 61°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 4360 m at 343°: Pulicarpio (cay).

Cayo El Sapo: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 coral reefs, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport.

11620 m at 67°: flamingo (attractions); 11660 m at 70°: Delfinario (attractions); 11870 m at 70°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 12020 m at 62°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).

Cayo El Sapo: marine life records

196 records of 80 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 74 seabirds and shorebirds, 43 molluscs, 28 fish, 21 crustaceans, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 6 marine mammals, 5 corals, 1 other, 1 sharks and rays. That is 62.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 8 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sesuvium portulacastrum, 7 (seagrass and algae); Grapsus grapsus, 6 (crustaceans); Oreaster reticulatus, 6 (echinoderms); Himantopus mexicanus, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Sep 2.

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

Cayo El Sapo: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.