Cays & islands · Villa Clara
Cayo Juan Ruíz
Cayo Juan Ruíz is a cay at 22°59′58″N 80°20′16″W in Villa Clara province.
Cayo Juan Ruíz: coast and water
3380 m at 150°: Laguna Tronconera (lagoon); 3760 m at 160°: Laguna Caravera (lagoon); 5700 m at 120°: Laguna de Santiago (lagoon); 6360 m at 200°: Pasas Las Calderas (channel); 6740 m at 191°: Laguna del Jatal (lagoon); 8750 m at 118°: Punta del Negro Congo (point); 9100 m at 113°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 10340 m at 101°: Laguna Joaquín Pérez (lagoon).
Cayo Juan Ruíz: islands
660 m at 115°: Cayo La Solapa (island); 1670 m at 346°: Cayo Negro (island); 5100 m at 263°: Cayo Chino (island); 5370 m at 241°: Cayo Tricornia (island); 7020 m at 351°: Cayo Picheles (island); 9610 m at 33°: Cayo Alto (island); 11080 m at 124°: Cayo Costa Rasa (island); 11330 m at 313°: Cayo Mosquitico (island); 11960 m at 337°: Cayo Barco Perdido (island); 12340 m at 127°: Cayo del Sur (island); 12660 m at 343°: Cayo Cera (island); 12950 m at 71°: Los Conucos (island).
Cayo Juan Ruíz: inland
7510 m at 177°: Manglar (locality); 8940 m at 168°: Eugenia (locality); 9920 m at 205°: Mercedita (locality); 10380 m at 232°: La Panchita (settlement); 11060 m at 178°: Sabanilla (hamlet); 11060 m at 195°: Crimea (hamlet).
Cayo Juan Ruíz: distances
7220 m at 199°: Salinas del Jatal; 14120 m at 261°: Playa La Fe; 14310 m at 203°: Rancho Veloz; 69410 m at 144°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 95030 m at 186°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 83210 m at 283°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).
Protected: 27770 m at 134°: Mogotes de Jumagua.
Cayo Juan Ruíz: close by
670 m at 116°: Cayo La Solapa (cay); 1660 m at 346°: Cayo Negro (cay); 2200 m at 268°: Cayo Ramajes (cay); 2960 m at 350°: Cayo Cayeras (cay); 3100 m at 31°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 3250 m at 110°: Cayo Guajiro (cay); 3270 m at 226°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 4410 m at 95°: Cayo Tío Juan (cay); 4880 m at 23°: Cayo Coco (cay); 5070 m at 287°: Cayo Levisa (cay); 5090 m at 263°: Cayo Chino (cay); 5360 m at 241°: Cayo Tricornia (cay).
Cayo Juan Ruíz: on and around
Within 15 km: 3 schools, 1 salt works, 1 cuban cuisine & lechón, 1 farms & plantations, 1 camp sites, 1 fuel stations, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 historic & heritage, 1 stations & terminals.
10170 m at 232°: El Círculo (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14150 m at 259°: Campismo Sierra Morena (camp sites); 14340 m at 203°: Parque Rancho Veloz (urban parks & plazas); 14350 m at 202°: José Martí (historic & heritage); 14360 m at 202°: Terminal de Ómnibus Rancho Veloz (stations & terminals); 14360 m at 203°: Casa de la Cultura (theatres & arts).
Cayo Juan Ruíz: marine life records
21 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1970 to 2020: 18 marine mammals, 2 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 molluscs. That is 6.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 17 (marine mammals); Cetacea, 1 (marine mammals); Recurvirostra americana, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 18.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Juan Ruíz: 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.