Cayo Felipe de Sotavento

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: coast and water

3380 m at 203°: Punta Rasa (point); 3420 m at 224°: Punta Playuelas (point); 6690 m at 185°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 8350 m at 187°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 10010 m at 157°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel); 12160 m at 186°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 16060 m at 220°: Punta Casola (point); 16420 m at 131°: Punta La Jaula (point).

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: islands

1340 m at 128°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 7480 m at 240°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 8230 m at 168°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 9830 m at 184°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 10680 m at 154°: Cayo del Perro (island); 12190 m at 156°: Cayo Toro (island); 13930 m at 210°: Cayo Jutía (island); 14650 m at 240°: Cayo Jején (island); 16460 m at 215°: Cayo Cubera (island); 19470 m at 177°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 19550 m at 168°: Cayo Salina (islet); 20490 m at 161°: Cayo Partido (island).

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: inland

4270 m at 191°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 4360 m at 247°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 5290 m at 182°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 5760 m at 177°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 18680 m at 132°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel); 19100 m at 127°: Las Caletas (locality).

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: distances

38370 m at 204°: Kilo 9; 48630 m at 210°: El Asiento; 48970 m at 219°: Arroyo de Agua; 37370 m at 119°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 186270 m at 130°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 5060 m at 204°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 20560 m at 141°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 32910 m at 276°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: close by

1350 m at 128°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 2810 m at 127°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (cay); 4140 m at 212°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4140 m at 212°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4140 m at 212°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 4790 m at 272°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 6580 m at 180°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 6870 m at 120°: Cayuelo del Perro (cay); 7480 m at 240°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 8180 m at 203°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 8230 m at 168°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 8610 m at 233°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay).

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: 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.

4990 m at 184°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 6150 m at 182°: flamingo (attractions); 6510 m at 178°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 6570 m at 180°: Delfinario (attractions).

Cayo Felipe de Sotavento: marine life records

603 records of 143 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 238 seabirds and shorebirds, 162 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 17 echinoderms, 16 seagrass and algae, 12 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 191.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (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 Sotavento: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Felipe de Sotavento

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 15 km away.