Cayo Güincho

Cayo Güincho: coast and water

5360 m at 297°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 5990 m at 198°: Punta Jutía (point); 6020 m at 36°: Punta Rasa (point); 6040 m at 25°: Punta Playuelas (point); 6720 m at 6°: Punta Lechuza (point); 6940 m at 231°: Punta Casola (point); 8970 m at 98°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel); 10100 m at 336°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef).

Cayo Güincho: islands

3900 m at 277°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 4460 m at 340°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 4630 m at 263°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 5920 m at 310°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 6600 m at 246°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 8090 m at 1°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 8230 m at 325°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 9300 m at 40°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 9650 m at 100°: Cayo del Perro (island); 11040 m at 244°: Cayo Piso (island); 14260 m at 142°: Cayo Salina (islet); 15470 m at 240°: Cayería La Baliza (island group).

Cayo Güincho: inland

5430 m at 61°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 5540 m at 47°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 5660 m at 67°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 6340 m at 8°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 17260 m at 249°: San Pedro (locality); 19260 m at 104°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayo Güincho: distances

29140 m at 201°: Kilo 9; 39290 m at 210°: El Asiento; 39710 m at 221°: Arroyo de Agua; 38870 m at 106°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 185180 m at 127°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 4390 m at 41°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19630 m at 114°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 30060 m at 292°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Güincho: close by

1730 m at 75°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 2480 m at 255°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 3450 m at 325°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 3550 m at 149°: Cayo Botella (cay); 3890 m at 277°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 4340 m at 248°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 4450 m at 263°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 4460 m at 340°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4590 m at 208°: Cayo Jutía (cay); 4630 m at 263°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 4670 m at 113°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 5110 m at 74°: Boat Adventure (fishing).

Cayo Güincho: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 coral reefs.

5020 m at 69°: flamingo (attractions); 5080 m at 74°: Delfinario (attractions); 5300 m at 74°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 5450 m at 57°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Güincho: marine life records

602 records of 136 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 244 seabirds and shorebirds, 155 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 13 marine mammals, 4 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 191.6 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 7; 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 Güincho: notes

A cay can lie inside a protected area.