Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo La Higuereta
Cayo La Higuereta is a cay at 22°16′43″N 78°23′20″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo La Higuereta: coast and water
4870 m at 152°: Punta El Guincho (point); 6860 m at 143°: Lagunato de Judas (lagoon); 7250 m at 167°: Laguna la Escondida (lagoon); 7590 m at 249°: Playa La Tinaja (beach); 8540 m at 163°: Laguna la Dichosa (lagoon); 11870 m at 244°: Laguna Ciega (lagoon); 12060 m at 240°: Laguna la Garita (lagoon); 16070 m at 145°: Laguna Marcelina (lagoon).
Cayo La Higuereta: islands
2920 m at 217°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (islet); 10210 m at 338°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 10620 m at 66°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 11100 m at 62°: Cayo Guinea (island); 12770 m at 79°: Cayo Mojarra (island); 12820 m at 8°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 20860 m at 36°: Cayo Soldado (islet); 20970 m at 36°: Cayo Salado (island); 23510 m at 268°: Isla de Turiguano (island); 24640 m at 44°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 24840 m at 313°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (islet); 27590 m at 314°: Cayo Partido (island).
Cayo La Higuereta: inland
6800 m at 222°: Casimbas de la Tasajera (locality); 13110 m at 180°: Cayo Piedras (locality); 14450 m at 144°: Playa de Cunagua (settlement); 16390 m at 270°: La Loma (settlement); 16990 m at 147°: Embarcadero Santa Gertrudis (hamlet); 17150 m at 160°: La Rosa de los Chinos (locality).
Cayo La Higuereta: distances
23000 m at 170°: Bolivia; 30870 m at 233°: Morón; 32850 m at 241°: Las Charcas; 21210 m at 17°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 141880 m at 125°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 44330 m at 320°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 26370 m at 330°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayo La Higuereta: close by
2640 m at 333°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 2790 m at 209°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (cay); 2920 m at 217°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (cay); 7150 m at 71°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (cay); 7570 m at 115°: Cayo Judas (cay); 7670 m at 301°: Cayo Juan Griego (cay); 8710 m at 67°: Cayo Alto (cay); 10210 m at 338°: Cayo Largo La Salina (cay); 10620 m at 66°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 10720 m at 66°: Cayo Alto Remanemte (cay); 11100 m at 62°: Cayo Guinea (cay); 12100 m at 65°: Cayo Puta (cay).
Cayo La Higuereta: marine life records
6 records of 4 species within 10 km, 2017 to 2025: 6 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Fregata magnificens, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Mar 2, Sep 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo La Higuereta: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
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.