Cayo la Guardia

Cayo la Guardia: coast and water

6110 m at 89°: Punta Patabán (point); 8160 m at 281°: Laguna La Corona del Guanal (lagoon); 9470 m at 105°: Punta del Este de Cayo Cruz (point); 11790 m at 156°: Punta Los Machos (point); 13120 m at 315°: Ensenada del Atravesado (cove); 13340 m at 213°: Laguna Las Traviesas (lagoon); 15590 m at 146°: Punta Blanca (point); 15940 m at 293°: Laguna Media Esponja (lagoon).

Cayo la Guardia: islands

2910 m at 275°: Cayo Alto del Ají (island); 3410 m at 135°: Cayo Cabrón (island); 3550 m at 308°: Cayo La Garza (island); 4700 m at 162°: Cayo Solo (island); 6440 m at 298°: Cayo Ajisito (island); 7710 m at 308°: Cayo Punta del Cristo (island); 10210 m at 145°: Cayo Los Machos (island); 10650 m at 309°: Cayo Kiko (island); 10880 m at 129°: Cayo Palomo (island); 13770 m at 319°: Cayo La Pasa (island); 14040 m at 146°: Cayo Punta La Cera (island); 14420 m at 320°: Cayo Boca del Atravesado (island).

Cayo la Guardia: inland

4470 m at 289°: Alto del Ají (hill); 5630 m at 12°: Iberostar Coral Esmeralda (hotel); 5800 m at 11°: Iberostar Selection Esmeralda (hotel); 24160 m at 128°: Punta El Inglés (locality); 28720 m at 237°: Charco de los Algodones (pond); 29910 m at 137°: Versalles (settlement).

Cayo la Guardia: distances

13750 m at 180°: Cayo Romano; 27060 m at 230°: Playa Guaney; 32150 m at 199°: Playa Jigüey; 59220 m at 301°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 92530 m at 140°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 96180 m at 297°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo la Guardia: close by

2510 m at 165°: Cayo Yuraguanal (cay); 2520 m at 262°: Cayo Judío (cay); 2900 m at 275°: Cayo Alto del Ají (cay); 3320 m at 160°: Cayo Alegre (cay); 3420 m at 135°: Cayo Cabrón (cay); 3550 m at 308°: Cayo La Garza (cay); 4540 m at 300°: Cayo Siche (cay); 4700 m at 162°: Cayo Solo (cay); 5510 m at 15°: Cayo Cruz (cay); 6000 m at 261°: Cayo San Esteban (cay); 6440 m at 298°: Cayo Ajisito (cay); 6960 m at 7°: Playa Cayo Cruz (cay).

Cayo la Guardia: on and around

Within 15 km: 3 stores & supermarkets, 2 coral reefs, 1 fuel stations, 1 marinas, 1 attractions, 1 historic & heritage.

5140 m at 15°: Puerto Deportivo (marinas); 5200 m at 20°: Delfinario (attractions); 5220 m at 12°: Iguana (historic & heritage).

Cayo la Guardia: marine life records

18 records of 18 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2026: 6 molluscs, 6 seabirds and shorebirds, 2 crustaceans, 1 corals, 1 echinoderms, 1 fish, 1 other. That is 5.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Phyllonotus pomum, 1 (molluscs); Manicina areolata, 1 (corals); Macrostrombus costatus, 1 (molluscs); Oreaster reticulatus, 1 (echinoderms); Arenaria interpres, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita peloronta, 1 (molluscs); Megaceryle alcyon, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pterois, 1 (fish); Tellina radiata, 1 (molluscs); Pelecanus occidentalis, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cerithium litteratum, 1 (molluscs); Calidris alba, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo la Guardia: notes

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