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Cayo Guajiro

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

Cayo Guajiro is a cay at 22°59′22″N 80°18′28″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 22.98941, -80.3078222°59′22″N 80°18′28″W

Cayo Guajiro: coast and water

2270 m at 217°: Laguna Tronconera (lagoon); 3030 m at 216°: Laguna Caravera (lagoon); 3370 m at 209°: Ensenada del Estero Negro (cove); 5550 m at 123°: Punta del Negro Congo (point); 7010 m at 239°: Punta Jutía (point); 7020 m at 218°: Laguna del Jatal (lagoon); 7180 m at 227°: Pasas Las Calderas (channel); 7350 m at 181°: Ensenada de Cuni (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Guajiro
Cayo Guajiro, wider

Cayo Guajiro: islands

3250 m at 290°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (island); 3770 m at 105°: Cayo Las Picúas (island); 4410 m at 308°: Cayo Negro (island); 5370 m at 319°: Cayo Cayeras (island); 8130 m at 273°: Cayo Chino (island); 9040 m at 333°: Cayo Picheles (island); 10380 m at 39°: Cayo Mahomito (island); 10440 m at 351°: Cayo Espartillo (island); 11130 m at 11°: Cayo Esperanza (island); 11690 m at 128°: Cayo Zarapico (island); 12830 m at 263°: Cayo Flamencos (island); 13950 m at 20°: Pichado Key (historical) (island).

Cayo Guajiro: inland

8140 m at 186°: Arroyo Hondo (stream); 8500 m at 198°: Gómez (locality); 9170 m at 208°: Sitio Las Cañas (locality); 10280 m at 195°: Sabanilla (hamlet); 10540 m at 215°: La Piedra (settlement); 10840 m at 203°: Josefa (locality).

Cayo Guajiro: distances

7890 m at 224°: Salinas del Jatal; 12350 m at 131°: Playa de Durán; 14840 m at 215°: Rancho Veloz; 66750 m at 146°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 94320 m at 188°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 86440 m at 283°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 24840 m at 137°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Guajiro: close by

1520 m at 62°: Cayo Tío Juan (cay); 2590 m at 288°: Cayo La Solapa (cay); 3250 m at 290°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (cay); 3770 m at 105°: Cayo Las Picúas (cay); 4050 m at 339°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 4400 m at 308°: Cayo Negro (cay); 5350 m at 281°: Cayo Ramajes (cay); 5370 m at 319°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 5550 m at 258°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 5690 m at 349°: Cayo Coco (cay); 7040 m at 24°: Cayo Partido (cay); 7900 m at 259°: Cayo Tricornia (cay).

Cayo Guajiro: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 schools, 1 salt works, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 farms & plantations, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 historic & heritage, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 stations & terminals, 1 theatres & arts.

12220 m at 245°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14860 m at 215°: José Martí (historic & heritage); 14860 m at 215°: Parque Rancho Veloz (urban parks & plazas); 14860 m at 215°: Terminal de Ómnibus Rancho Veloz (stations & terminals); 14890 m at 215°: Casa de la Cultura (theatres & arts).

Cayo Guajiro: marine life records

31 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 30 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 9.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 30 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 30.

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

Cayo Guajiro: notes

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

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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.

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