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Cayo Guayo

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

Cayo Guayo is a cay at 22°35′32″N 79°29′33″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 22.59216, -79.4923822°35′32″N 79°29′33″W

Cayo Guayo: coast and water

6350 m at 165°: Canalizo Macuca (channel); 6400 m at 177°: Canalizo de la Sortija (channel); 7000 m at 174°: Ensenada La Sortija (bay); 8250 m at 143°: Punta Brava (point); 9080 m at 146°: Playa de Caibarién (beach); 10660 m at 150°: Punta Vizcaíno (point); 13200 m at 144°: Estero de Guaní (bay); 13820 m at 35°: Punta de Guanal (point).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Guayo
Cayo Guayo, wider

Cayo Guayo: islands

5310 m at 170°: Cayo Conuco (island); 5500 m at 46°: Cayo Verde (island); 8260 m at 38°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group); 11440 m at 333°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (island); 11730 m at 142°: Cayo Ratones (island); 11790 m at 310°: Cayo Mojabraga (island); 13270 m at 326°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (island); 14160 m at 360°: Cayo Fragoso (island).

Cayo Guayo: inland

5070 m at 236°: La Luisa (locality); 8480 m at 161°: Caibarién (town); 9080 m at 153°: Ciudad Pesquera Caibarién (settlement); 9310 m at 196°: Texico (settlement); 9390 m at 264°: María Teresa (hamlet); 9730 m at 179°: Marcelo Salado (settlement).

Cayo Guayo: distances

5570 m at 223°: Playa Jinaguayabo; 8740 m at 166°: Caibarién; 12400 m at 206°: Remedios; 47610 m at 257°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 109140 m at 243°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 84950 m at 90°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Guayo: close by

5310 m at 170°: Cayo Conuco (cay); 5500 m at 46°: Cayo Verde (cay); 7650 m at 161°: Empresa Pesquera Industrial de Caibarién (fishing); 8260 m at 38°: Cayos de la Virazón (island group); 11440 m at 333°: Cayo del Medio del Indio (cay); 11730 m at 142°: Cayo Ratones (cay); 11740 m at 142°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 11780 m at 310°: Cayo Mojabraga (cay); 13270 m at 326°: Cayo del Medio de Mojabraga (cay); 14160 m at 360°: Cayo Fragoso (cay); 14770 m at 16°: Cabezo de la Ginebra (reef); 16480 m at 327°: Cayo Sombrero (cay).

Cayo Guayo: on and around

Within 15 km: 88 guest houses & hostels, 49 stores & supermarkets, 18 schools, 16 places of worship, 8 urban parks & plazas, 7 factories & works, 7 attractions, 6 museums, 5 banks & exchange, 5 garages & car services.

5240 m at 171°: Campismo Cayo Conuco (camp sites); 5640 m at 224°: Campismo de Playa Jinaguayabo (camp sites); 7620 m at 167°: Terminal de Caibarién (stations & terminals); 7730 m at 166°: José Martí (historic & heritage); 7790 m at 162°: Hostal Sarife (guest houses & hostels); 7810 m at 160°: Hostal La Marina (guest houses & hostels); 7820 m at 165°: María del Carmen Zozaya (historic & heritage); 7820 m at 165°: Parque La Libertad (urban parks & plazas); 7830 m at 163°: Hostal La Rubia (guest houses & hostels); 7870 m at 164°: Museo Municipal María Escobar Laredo (museums); 7900 m at 165°: América (theatres & arts); 8030 m at 224°: Casa del Chino Capestane (historic & heritage); 8760 m at 168°: Beisbolito (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Guayo: marine life records

20 records of 12 species within 10 km, 1955 to 2015: 10 seabirds and shorebirds, 7 molluscs, 2 marine mammals, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 6.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Melampus coffea, 4 (molluscs); Actitis macularius, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Larus delawarensis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita tessellata, 1 (molluscs); Cypraeidae, 1 (molluscs); Ziphius cavirostris, 1 (marine mammals); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Vitta virginea, 1 (molluscs); Cocos nucifera, 1 (seagrass and algae); Mesoplodon, 1 (marine mammals).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Dec 4.

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

Cayo Guayo: notes

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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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