Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud

Cayo Jaquito

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

Cayo Jaquito is a cay at 21°54′37″N 82°38′27″W in Isla de la Juventud province.

GPS 21.91014, -82.6407021°54′37″N 82°38′27″W

Cayo Jaquito: coast and water

6340 m at 7°: Canal del Inglés (channel); 6630 m at 140°: Canal de la Cruz (channel); 11500 m at 151°: Canal Ancha (channel); 14220 m at 268°: Playa Colombo (beach); 14310 m at 270°: Punta Colombo (point); 15590 m at 176°: Punta de Piedras Segunda (point); 15590 m at 173°: Pasa El Mogote (channel); 16090 m at 174°: Ensenada Laguna el Guayabo (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Jaquito
Cayo Jaquito, wider

Cayo Jaquito: islands

1570 m at 146°: Cayo El Inglés (island); 2320 m at 132°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 7760 m at 347°: Cayo Grande (island); 9800 m at 148°: Cayo Doña María (island); 10230 m at 338°: Cayos de la Manteca (island group); 12470 m at 166°: Cayo El Buche (island); 22310 m at 165°: Cayos Los Dos Hermanos (island group); 25940 m at 158°: Cayo Balandra (island); 26300 m at 152°: Cayo Vivero (island); 28750 m at 304°: Cayo La Resaca (island); 28940 m at 155°: Cayo Melones (island); 29460 m at 302°: Cayos Alcatraces (island group).

Cayo Jaquito: inland

11270 m at 213°: Júcaro (stream); 11420 m at 245°: Cooperativa de Producción Agropecuaria Capitán San Luis (farm); 11440 m at 255°: Simón (stream); 12130 m at 250°: La Fuente Luminosa (settlement); 12400 m at 216°: El Torno (settlement); 13010 m at 200°: Arroyo Guayabo (stream).

Cayo Jaquito: distances

9750 m at 261°: Playa de Flamencos; 10010 m at 253°: Playa Bibijagua; 12940 m at 265°: Playa Colombo; 16980 m at 240°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 120600 m at 355°: Port of Mariel (port); 115040 m at 106°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 31760 m at 206°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.

Cayo Jaquito: close by

500 m at 352°: Cayo Jaco (cay); 1570 m at 145°: Cayo El Inglés (cay); 1590 m at 17°: Cayo Quitasol (cay); 2320 m at 132°: Cayos de los Inglesitos (island group); 5180 m at 125°: Cayo del Navio (cay); 5910 m at 117°: Cayo de Navío (cay); 7750 m at 347°: Cayo Grande (cay); 9790 m at 148°: Cayo Doña María (cay); 10230 m at 338°: Cayos de la Manteca (island group); 11530 m at 160°: Cayo Canal Ancha (cay); 11550 m at 160°: Cayo Canal Ancho (cay); 12470 m at 166°: Cayo El Buche (cay).

Cayo Jaquito: on and around

Within 15 km: 4 schools, 2 camp sites, 2 attractions, 2 peaks & volcanoes, 2 mines & quarries, 1 guest houses & hostels, 1 museums, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 stadiums & sport.

10000 m at 260°: Campismo Arenas Negras (camp sites); 12610 m at 229°: Prisión La 60 (camp sites); 13260 m at 258°: Paladar (guest houses & hostels); 13460 m at 255°: Presidio Modelo (museums); 13970 m at 219°: Base Náutica Pesca Fly Avaloncuba (attractions); 14340 m at 270°: Punta Colombo (peaks & volcanoes); 14440 m at 255°: Sierra Caballos (peaks & volcanoes); 14460 m at 264°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 14550 m at 256°: Sierra de Caballos (attractions); 14560 m at 256°: Zona de vuelo en Parapente "Sierra de Caballos" (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Jaquito: marine life records

9 records of 9 species within 10 km, 1931 to 2009: 5 crustaceans, 2 other, 1 fish, 1 echinoderms. That is 2.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Vermiliopsis, 1 (other); Anathelges, 1 (crustaceans); Cubanichthys cubensis, 1 (fish); Pomatostegus stellatus, 1 (other); Diastylis scorpioides, 1 (crustaceans); Pagurus stimpsoni, 1 (crustaceans); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) sheardi, 1 (crustaceans); Cirolana parva, 1 (crustaceans).

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

Cayo Jaquito: notes

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

VisaSafetyWeather

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.

← All cays & islandsCays, diving, fishing and archaeology