Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Flores

Satellite view of Cayo Flores, Cuba
Cayo Flores (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Flores is a cay at 22°34′07″N 78°47′48″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.56851, -78.7965422°34′07″N 78°47′48″W

Cayo Flores: coast and water

5950 m at 81°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 7960 m at 32°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 9340 m at 185°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 11360 m at 64°: Playa Pilar (beach); 11370 m at 129°: Punta Jutía (point); 11550 m at 300°: Cabezo Los Colorados (reef); 13770 m at 73°: Punta Playuelas (point); 14600 m at 77°: Punta Rasa (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Flores
Cayo Flores, wider

Cayo Flores: islands

2970 m at 106°: Cayo Jején (island); 3290 m at 121°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 7340 m at 115°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 7370 m at 224°: Cayo Partido (island); 7950 m at 49°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 8530 m at 104°: Cayo Mortero (island); 9550 m at 197°: Cayería La Baliza (island group); 10170 m at 123°: Cayo Jutía (island); 12370 m at 95°: Cayo Valle Cobo (island); 12620 m at 58°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 14960 m at 329°: Cayo Caimán de la Sardina (island); 15910 m at 325°: Cayo Caimán del Faro (island).

Cayo Flores: inland

13680 m at 78°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel); 15190 m at 84°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 15420 m at 85°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 15490 m at 86°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 21090 m at 301°: Valentin Perla Blanca (hotel); 21120 m at 186°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement).

Cayo Flores: distances

28650 m at 180°: Kilo 9; 35120 m at 206°: Arroyo de Agua; 35120 m at 206°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 49550 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 175290 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 13630 m at 82°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19810 m at 300°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 30120 m at 108°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Flores: close by

2970 m at 106°: Cayo Jején (cay); 3290 m at 121°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 3340 m at 90°: Pulicarpio (cay); 3480 m at 150°: Cayo La Cáscara (cay); 3830 m at 227°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 3860 m at 230°: Cayo Los Anegadizos (cay); 4520 m at 91°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 5720 m at 73°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 6230 m at 132°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 6380 m at 173°: Cayo Piso (cay); 6380 m at 108°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 6540 m at 69°: Cayo Guillermito (cay).

Cayo Flores: on and around

Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.

.

Cayo Flores: marine life records

17 records of 13 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 5 seabirds and shorebirds, 5 marine mammals, 4 fish, 2 crustaceans, 1 molluscs. That is 5.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Steno bredanensis, 3 (marine mammals); Tursiops truncatus, 2 (marine mammals); Dendrocygna arborea, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa melanoleuca, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pseudupeneus maculatus, 1 (fish); Diaphus garmani, 1 (fish); Ocypode quadrata, 1 (crustaceans); Dajaus monticola, 1 (fish); Blennius, 1 (fish); Coenobita clypeatus, 1 (crustaceans); Fregata magnificens, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Diodora listeri, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 2, Sep 3.

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

Cayo Flores: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

VisaSafetyWeather

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.

← All cays & islandsCays, diving, fishing and archaeology