Cayo La Iguana

Cayo La Iguana: coast and water

5420 m at 274°: San Esteban (lagoon); 6130 m at 70°: Punta Piedra (point); 6420 m at 279°: Cayo Largo (lagoon); 6560 m at 123°: Bahía Escobar (cove); 6720 m at 36°: Laguna Real (lagoon); 7460 m at 37°: Punta Malagueta (point); 8540 m at 15°: Punta Covarrubias (point); 9840 m at 87°: Punta Arenas (point); 9960 m at 123°: El Esterón (inlet); 10780 m at 333°: Punta Los Morrillos (point); 11970 m at 80°: Bahía Guincho (bay); 13210 m at 126°: Bahía de Puerto Padre (bay); 13740 m at 86°: Punta Guincho (point); 14510 m at 116°: Punta La Morena (point); 14910 m at 93°: Punta Mastelero (point); 14980 m at 96°: Punta la Boca (point).

Cayo La Iguana: islands

5080 m at 57°: Cayo Burro (island); 13290 m at 86°: Cayo Guincho (island).

Cayo La Iguana: inland

4230 m at 157°: Río El Yarey (stream); 6000 m at 200°: Santa Isabel Uno (settlement); 6060 m at 271°: Arroyo La Cana (stream); 7000 m at 188°: Isabel (locality); 7750 m at 15°: Covarrubias Club All Inclusive (hotel); 7790 m at 15°: Hotel Brisas Covarrubias (hotel); 9060 m at 330°: Los Morrillos (locality); 9840 m at 236°: Arroyo El Negro (stream); 10490 m at 231°: La Lisia (hamlet); 10520 m at 140°: La Morena (settlement); 10540 m at 205°: R Ortiz (locality); 11450 m at 252°: Marañón Uno (settlement).

Cayo La Iguana: distances

12670 m at 140°: Puerto Padre; 16590 m at 198°: Vázquez; 19280 m at 126°: Playa Boca de Río; 42090 m at 219°: Hermanos Ameijeiras Airport ; 66970 m at 297°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 167330 m at 150°: Marina Marlin Santiago de Cuba (marina).

Cayo La Iguana: close by

5070 m at 57°: Cayo Barro (cay); 5080 m at 57°: Cayo Burro (cay); 12260 m at 323°: Los morrillos (fishing); 13280 m at 86°: Cayo Guincho (cay); 15730 m at 112°: Cayo Juan Claro (cay); 17490 m at 110°: Cayo Puerco (cay); 19820 m at 289°: Cayo Largo (cay); 20810 m at 283°: Los Cayuelos (island group); 21120 m at 107°: Cayo Largo (cay); 21700 m at 110°: La Sarina (cay); 21740 m at 107°: Cayo Totí (cay).

Cayo La Iguana: on and around

Within 15 km: 43 guest houses & hostels, 16 schools, 14 garages & car services, 14 stores & supermarkets, 12 government & embassies, 10 clinics & polyclinics, 8 factories & works, 6 theatres & arts, 6 historic & heritage, 5 pharmacies.

7760 m at 16°: Hotel Covarruvias (guest houses & hostels); 8820 m at 219°: Casa de Odalys (guest houses & hostels); 10380 m at 141°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 12140 m at 146°: Finca los Bruzones Servicios de Roturación de Tierras (guest houses & hostels); 12410 m at 138°: José Martí (attractions); 12410 m at 138°: Parque José Martí (urban parks & plazas); 12420 m at 137°: Parque de Los Delfines (urban parks & plazas); 12430 m at 137°: Casa de la Cultura Municipal (theatres & arts); 12430 m at 137°: Teatro del Pueblo Puerto Padre (theatres & arts); 12440 m at 137°: El Quijote (historic & heritage); 12450 m at 139°: Busto a las Madres (historic & heritage); 12460 m at 137°: Museo Municipal (museums); 12460 m at 139°: Monumento a Máximo Gómez (historic & heritage).

Cayo La Iguana: marine life records

9 records of 8 species within 10 km, 2007 to 2010: 7 fish, 1 crustaceans, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 2.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pterois, 2 (fish); Myripristis jacobus, 1 (fish); Coenobita clypeatus, 1 (crustaceans); Thalassoma bifasciatum, 1 (fish); Himantopus mexicanus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Haemulon flavolineatum, 1 (fish); Acanthurus, 1 (fish); Microspathodon chrysurus, 1 (fish).

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

Cayo La Iguana: notes

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

Getting to Cayo La Iguana

• Navigation: the lighthouse El faro stands about 15 km away.