Cayo Felipe de Barlovento

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: coast and water

3830 m at 238°: Playa El Paso (beach); 4490 m at 203°: Punta La Canal (point); 7340 m at 206°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 7600 m at 272°: Playa Pilar (beach); 11850 m at 146°: Ensenada Vistela (cove); 13080 m at 224°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 13620 m at 132°: Punta La Jaula (point); 14950 m at 217°: Punta Jutía (point).

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: islands

1460 m at 307°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 4100 m at 115°: Cayuelo del Perro (island); 6360 m at 184°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 8590 m at 199°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 9810 m at 164°: Cayo Toro (island); 10680 m at 210°: Cayo Botella (island); 11910 m at 258°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 12070 m at 112°: Cayo Jaula (island); 12690 m at 256°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 15940 m at 250°: Cayo Jején (island); 16290 m at 247°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 20340 m at 237°: Cayo Piso (island).

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: inland

3940 m at 231°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 4110 m at 221°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 4370 m at 212°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 4770 m at 248°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel); 15880 m at 133°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel); 19250 m at 119°: Playa Coco Hotel (hotel).

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: distances

37810 m at 208°: Kilo 9; 48370 m at 214°: El Asiento; 49120 m at 222°: Arroyo de Agua; 34590 m at 119°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 183460 m at 130°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 5180 m at 236°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 17840 m at 143°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 35330 m at 278°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: close by

1460 m at 307°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 2810 m at 307°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (cay); 4100 m at 115°: Cayuelo del Perro (cay); 4770 m at 248°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4770 m at 248°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4770 m at 248°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 5350 m at 204°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 6360 m at 184°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 7260 m at 285°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 7980 m at 223°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 8220 m at 170°: Cayo Agua (cay); 8280 m at 163°: Cayo del Perro (cay).

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: on and around

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

4160 m at 218°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 5070 m at 209°: flamingo (attractions); 5210 m at 203°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 5350 m at 205°: Delfinario (attractions).

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: marine life records

599 records of 138 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 240 seabirds and shorebirds, 155 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 17 echinoderms, 16 seagrass and algae, 12 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays, 1 turtles. That is 190.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 25 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 6, Sep 6; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Felipe de Barlovento: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

Getting to Cayo Felipe de Barlovento

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 12 km away.