Cayo Las Casimbas

Cayo Las Casimbas: coast and water

7910 m at 106°: Boca Guajaba (inlet); 10970 m at 158°: Ensenada de Loma Chica (cove); 12630 m at 143°: Laguna del Hato (lagoon); 15100 m at 166°: Punta Róbalo (point); 16560 m at 320°: Playa Blanca (beach); 17450 m at 320°: Punta Blanca (point); 17590 m at 237°: Laguna de las Calabazas (lagoon); 18120 m at 314°: Estero La Lancha (estuary).

Cayo Las Casimbas: islands

1670 m at 187°: Cayo Anegadizo de Romano (islet); 2760 m at 102°: Cayo La Espera (island); 8720 m at 198°: Cayo Corúa (islet); 12130 m at 235°: Cayo Cucubao (island); 13090 m at 335°: Cayo Grillo (island); 13590 m at 153°: Cayo Garrapón (island); 16110 m at 326°: Cayo Madera (island); 19180 m at 327°: Cayo Policarpio (island); 19780 m at 327°: Cayo Estanislao (island); 21530 m at 329°: Cayo Guanalito (island); 22250 m at 320°: Cayo Las Bocainas (island); 23820 m at 303°: Cayo Romano (island).

Cayo Las Casimbas: inland

6330 m at 17°: Punta Mangle (settlement); 14150 m at 142°: Cayo Guajaba Hato Loma (hill); 19320 m at 168°: Viaró (settlement); 19380 m at 193°: Piloto (hamlet); 19950 m at 200°: Arroyo Aguas Verdes (stream); 20510 m at 228°: La Redonda (settlement).

Cayo Las Casimbas: distances

17470 m at 220°: Playa Guanaja; 19510 m at 191°: Playa Piloto; 23570 m at 302°: Cayo Romano; 63040 m at 200°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 59590 m at 139°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 126710 m at 304°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Las Casimbas: close by

1670 m at 187°: Cayo Anegadizo de Romano (cay); 2750 m at 102°: Cayo La Espera (cay); 3610 m at 78°: Cayo Anconcito (cay); 4580 m at 121°: Cayo Ancón (cay); 5340 m at 147°: Cayo La Alegría (cay); 6410 m at 111°: Cayo Montañés (cay); 6800 m at 173°: Cayo Toro (cay); 7680 m at 203°: Cayo Iguana (cay); 7860 m at 208°: Cayo Delicias Sabana-Camagüey (cay); 8720 m at 197°: Cayo Corúa (cay); 8830 m at 191°: Cayo Sardina (cay); 9470 m at 241°: Cayo Mojarra (cay).

Cayo Las Casimbas: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 coral reefs, 1 peaks & volcanoes.

8830 m at 354°: Silla de Romano (peaks & volcanoes).

Cayo Las Casimbas: marine life records

256 records of 45 species within 10 km, 1906 to 2001: 166 fish, 88 corals, 2 marine mammals. That is 81.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 26 (corals); Acanthurus bahianus, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Orbicella annularis, 15 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 12 (fish); Haemulon flavolineatum, 10 (fish); Siderastrea siderea, 10 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 10 (fish); Pseudodiploria clivosa, 10 (corals); Ocyurus chrysurus, 9 (fish); Cephalopholis fulva, 9 (fish); Millepora complanata, 7 (corals).

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

Cayo Las Casimbas: notes

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