Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Jaco
Cayo Jaco is a cay at 22°17′31″N 77°54′09″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Jaco: coast and water
4540 m at 358°: Punta Negro (point); 5940 m at 76°: Punta del Alto del Puerto (point); 9040 m at 94°: Bajo de Minerva (reef); 9760 m at 185°: Laguna La Corona del Guanal (lagoon); 14390 m at 165°: Ensenada de Playa Judío (cove); 15020 m at 155°: Punta La Ca (point); 18150 m at 155°: Punta Solo (point); 20090 m at 296°: Punta Bopre (point).
Cayo Jaco: islands
2110 m at 263°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (island); 2540 m at 69°: Cayo del Ahogado (island); 4900 m at 343°: Cayo Mégano Grande (island); 5340 m at 266°: Cayo Montañés (island); 5370 m at 304°: Cayo Norte (island); 8380 m at 170°: Cayo Ajisito (island); 9120 m at 119°: Playa Cayo Cruz (islet); 10070 m at 275°: Archipiélago de Camagüey (island group); 10480 m at 125°: Cayo Cruz (island); 11820 m at 159°: Cayo Alto del Ají (island); 16730 m at 145°: Cayo Cabrón (island); 17970 m at 151°: Cayo Solo (island).
Cayo Jaco: inland
9990 m at 124°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 10200 m at 125°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 10250 m at 163°: Alto del Ají (hill).
Cayo Jaco: distances
26030 m at 164°: Cayo Romano; 31740 m at 205°: Playa Guaney; 31930 m at 228°: Playa la Mula; 47660 m at 293°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 105810 m at 141°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 84880 m at 293°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Jaco: close by
1030 m at 261°: Cayo del Gallego (cay); 2110 m at 244°: Cayo La Pasa (cay); 2110 m at 263°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (cay); 2510 m at 147°: Cayo El Coco (cay); 2550 m at 69°: Cayo del Ahogado (cay); 2940 m at 321°: Cayo Guanal (cay); 3600 m at 168°: Cayo Caobal (cay); 4210 m at 273°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 4660 m at 193°: Cayo Kiko (cay); 4890 m at 343°: Cayo Mégano Grande (cay); 5340 m at 266°: Cayo Montañés (cay); 5370 m at 304°: Cayo Norte (cay).
Cayo Jaco: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 coral reefs, 3 stores & supermarkets, 1 fuel stations, 1 historic & heritage, 1 marinas, 1 attractions.
10360 m at 127°: Iguana (historic & heritage); 10640 m at 126°: Puerto Deportivo (marinas); 10980 m at 126°: Delfinario (attractions).
Cayo Jaco: marine life records
90 records of 48 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2026: 62 fish, 16 seabirds and shorebirds, 7 molluscs, 2 crustaceans, 1 corals, 1 other, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 28.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Acanthurus coeruleus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 6 (fish); Platalea ajaja, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Microspathodon chrysurus, 5 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 5 (fish); Scarus vetula, 5 (fish); Lutjanus apodus, 4 (fish); Scarus iseri, 3 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 3 (fish); Cantherhines pullus, 2 (fish); Sterna maxima, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Jaco: notes
Land only where a guide allows it.
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.