Cays & islands · Villa Clara

Cayo Las Picúas

Satellite view of Cayo Las Picúas, Cuba
Cayo Las Picúas (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Las Picúas is a cay at 22°58′51″N 80°16′20″W in Villa Clara province.

GPS 22.98073, -80.2722422°58′51″N 80°16′20″W

Cayo Las Picúas: coast and water

1800 m at 329°: Laguna Las Picúas (lagoon); 1880 m at 356°: Laguna La Bola (lagoon); 2000 m at 167°: Ensenada Cuberas (cove); 2230 m at 131°: Laguna Punta de Arenas (lagoon); 5640 m at 255°: Laguna Caravera (lagoon); 6140 m at 86°: Punta La Chiva (point); 6370 m at 173°: Bahía de Carahatas (bay); 7760 m at 232°: Ensenada Las Calderas (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Las Picúas
Cayo Las Picúas, wider

Cayo Las Picúas: islands

4830 m at 149°: Cayo Costa Rasa (island); 5820 m at 120°: Cayo El Chivo (island); 6230 m at 150°: Cayo del Sur (island); 7460 m at 354°: Cayo Partido (island); 8010 m at 297°: Cayo Negro (island); 8330 m at 42°: Los Conucos (island); 9070 m at 269°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 9970 m at 88°: Cayo Cuadrado (island); 10170 m at 70°: Las Picuas (island); 11410 m at 267°: Cayo Tricornia (island); 11480 m at 104°: Cayo Veloz (island); 12250 m at 306°: Cayo Frío (island).

Cayo Las Picúas: inland

8370 m at 230°: Manglar (locality); 8450 m at 213°: Arroyo Hondo (stream); 9480 m at 221°: Gómez (locality); 11200 m at 195°: San Francisco (hamlet); 11500 m at 180°: Tierra Hueca (hamlet); 11700 m at 234°: Felicia (locality).

Cayo Las Picúas: distances

9110 m at 141°: Playa de Durán; 10260 m at 242°: Salinas del Jatal; 16540 m at 228°: Rancho Veloz; 63950 m at 148°: Abel Santamaria International Airport ; 93970 m at 191°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 90210 m at 283°: Marina Gaviota Varadero (marina).

Protected: 21760 m at 143°: Mogotes de Jumagua.

Cayo Las Picúas: close by

2860 m at 306°: Cayo Tío Juan (cay); 3770 m at 285°: Cayo Guajiro (cay); 4810 m at 95°: Cayo Las Toninas (cay); 4820 m at 149°: Cayo Costa Rasa (cay); 5740 m at 157°: Cayo Corrales (cay); 5830 m at 120°: Cayo El Chivo (cay); 6120 m at 78°: Cayo La Chiva (cay); 6230 m at 150°: Cayo del Sur (cay); 6360 m at 286°: Cayo La Solapa (cay); 6970 m at 313°: Cayo Gallina (cay); 7020 m at 287°: Cayo Juan Ruíz (cay); 7460 m at 354°: Cayo Partido (cay).

Cayo Las Picúas: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 schools, 1 salt works.

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Cayo Las Picúas: marine life records

36 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2005 to 2005: 35 marine mammals, 1 molluscs. That is 11.5 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Tursiops truncatus, 35 (marine mammals); Onustus longleyi, 1 (molluscs).

Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 35.

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

Cayo Las Picúas: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.

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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.

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