Cayo Guincho

Cayo Guincho: coast and water

3080 m at 148°: Punta la Boca (point); 3390 m at 143°: La Boca (inlet); 3430 m at 148°: Punta Carenero (point); 3450 m at 263°: Punta Arenas (point); 3650 m at 115°: Punta Tomate (point); 7140 m at 130°: Hacienda las Salinas (estuary); 7430 m at 182°: Punta La Morena (point); 7570 m at 278°: Punta Piedra (point); 8080 m at 217°: El Esterón (inlet); 8980 m at 239°: Bahía Escobar (cove); 9070 m at 196°: Bahía de Puerto Padre (bay); 9150 m at 189°: Punta Gorda (point); 12410 m at 94°: Punta Herradura (point); 12550 m at 169°: Playa Boca de Río (beach); 13120 m at 303°: Punta Covarrubias (point); 13510 m at 139°: Hacienda Yamacia (estuary).

Cayo Guincho: islands

7050 m at 169°: Cayo Juan Claro (island); 7600 m at 155°: Cayo Puerco (island); 9150 m at 281°: Cayo Burro (island); 9990 m at 136°: Cayo Largo (island); 10630 m at 135°: Cayo Totí (island); 10980 m at 139°: La Sarina (island); 13280 m at 266°: Cayo La Iguana (island).

Cayo Guincho: inland

4100 m at 131°: Playa La Llanita (settlement); 5010 m at 156°: Punta Carenero (settlement); 9630 m at 279°: Club Amigo Caracol (hotel); 10730 m at 211°: Río Parada (stream); 11250 m at 226°: La Ciega (locality); 11950 m at 198°: Aguada (settlement); 11970 m at 173°: Río Santo Domingo (stream); 12090 m at 99°: La Herradura (settlement); 12770 m at 130°: Río de Mano (stream); 12910 m at 300°: Covarrubias Club All Inclusive (hotel); 12960 m at 300°: Hotel Brisas Covarrubias (hotel); 13000 m at 300°: Playa Covarrubias (settlement).

Cayo Guincho: distances

11840 m at 205°: Puerto Padre; 12340 m at 163°: Playa Santo Domingo; 12550 m at 169°: Playa Boca de Río; 52130 m at 230°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 78660 m at 292°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 162030 m at 154°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Protected: 35280 m at 107°: Reserva Ecológica Caletones.

Cayo Guincho: close by

7050 m at 169°: Cayo Juan Claro (cay); 7600 m at 155°: Cayo Puerco (cay); 9140 m at 281°: Cayo Barro (cay); 9150 m at 281°: Cayo Burro (cay); 9990 m at 136°: Cayo Largo (cay); 10630 m at 135°: Cayo Totí (cay); 10980 m at 139°: La Sarina (cay); 13280 m at 266°: Cayo La Iguana (cay); 22390 m at 293°: Los morrillos (fishing).

Cayo Guincho: on and around

Within 15 km: 50 guest houses & hostels, 20 salt works, 20 schools, 17 stores & supermarkets, 14 garages & car services, 11 factories & works, 11 government & embassies, 11 clinics & polyclinics, 7 coral reefs, 7 pharmacies.

3060 m at 151°: Casa en la playa (guest houses & hostels); 3210 m at 153°: Casa de Yayo (guest houses & hostels); 3470 m at 152°: Embarque Ferry (stations & terminals); 3700 m at 148°: Paladar El Estafador (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3770 m at 149°: Casa de Playa Los Bruzones (guest houses & hostels); 5570 m at 101°: Campismo Playa Corella (camp sites); 7890 m at 174°: Campamento de pioneros (camp sites); 11090 m at 205°: Parque de Los Delfines (urban parks & plazas); 11190 m at 205°: Casa de la Cultura Municipal (theatres & arts); 11190 m at 205°: Anfiteatro (theatres & arts); 11200 m at 205°: Parque de la Independencia (urban parks & plazas); 11210 m at 205°: Teatro del Pueblo Puerto Padre (theatres & arts); 11220 m at 205°: Estatua de la Libertad (attractions).

Cayo Guincho: marine life records

56 records of 49 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2021: 53 molluscs, 1 corals, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 fish. That is 17.8 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Caecidae, 2 (molluscs); Lampanella minima, 2 (molluscs); Truncatella pulchella, 2 (molluscs); Haminoea elegans, 2 (molluscs); Lucinidae, 2 (molluscs); Stylommatophora, 2 (molluscs); Acanthopleura granulata, 2 (molluscs); Meioceras nitidum, 1 (molluscs); Nerita peloronta, 1 (molluscs); Cenchritis muricatus, 1 (molluscs); Truncatella, 1 (molluscs); Costoanachis scutulata, 1 (molluscs).

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

Cayo Guincho: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.

Getting to Cayo Guincho

• Navigation: the lighthouse El faro stands about 2.4 km away.