Cayo Jején

Cayo Jején: coast and water

3510 m at 60°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 4760 m at 276°: Canalizo El Meganito (channel); 7720 m at 10°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 8520 m at 47°: Punta El Morro (point); 8710 m at 137°: Punta Jutía (point); 9400 m at 51°: Playa Pilar (beach); 12180 m at 87°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 13250 m at 84°: Punta La Canal (point).

Cayo Jején: islands

860 m at 182°: Cayo Contrabando (islet); 3600 m at 110°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 5930 m at 253°: Cayos Los Anegadizos (island group); 6850 m at 27°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 7330 m at 221°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 7830 m at 95°: Cayo Güincho (island); 9480 m at 91°: Cayo Valle Cobo (island); 10320 m at 111°: Cayo Botella (island); 10850 m at 47°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 11170 m at 70°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 14550 m at 261°: Cayo La Lisa (island); 14640 m at 60°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island).

Cayo Jején: inland

11020 m at 69°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 12690 m at 80°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 12690 m at 81°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 20540 m at 180°: El Pino (locality); 20810 m at 194°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement); 21790 m at 202°: Loma de Aja (hill).

Cayo Jején: distances

27950 m at 186°: Kilo 9; 35710 m at 210°: Arroyo de Agua; 35710 m at 210°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 46580 m at 104°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 177840 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 10980 m at 76°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 22710 m at 298°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 27150 m at 108°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Jején: close by

860 m at 182°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 950 m at 30°: Pulicarpio (cay); 1820 m at 66°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 2430 m at 207°: Cayo La Cáscara (cay); 2970 m at 286°: Cayo Flores (cay); 3420 m at 110°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 3590 m at 110°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 3620 m at 46°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 3790 m at 152°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 3940 m at 93°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 4430 m at 121°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 4540 m at 46°: Cayo Guillermito (cay).

Cayo Jején: on and around

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

12540 m at 85°: flamingo (attractions); 12580 m at 79°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 12710 m at 87°: Delfinario (attractions); 12920 m at 86°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Jején: marine life records

281 records of 102 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 118 fish, 57 corals, 44 seabirds and shorebirds, 21 molluscs, 14 crustaceans, 9 echinoderms, 8 seagrass and algae, 7 marine mammals, 2 sharks and rays, 1 other. That is 89.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Millepora complanata, 13 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 12 (fish); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 10 (fish); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Pelecanus occidentalis, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Scarus vetula, 7 (fish); Arenaria interpres, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Haemulon sciurus, 6 (fish); Sparisoma rubripinne, 6 (fish); Montastraea cavernosa, 6 (corals).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 3, Sep 4.

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

Cayo Jején: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.