Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Los Careyes
Cayo Los Careyes is a cay at 20°38′41″N 78°25′23″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Los Careyes: coast and water
4200 m at 200°: Canalizo Mexicana (channel); 6720 m at 201°: Punta Rosales (point); 6920 m at 189°: Punta Caguamas (point); 12300 m at 149°: Laguna La Caguama (lagoon); 12560 m at 161°: Punta Macao (point); 16580 m at 105°: Canal Inglesito (channel); 17040 m at 329°: Punta Macho (point); 17140 m at 146°: Punta Cabeza del Este (point); 17850 m at 41°: Canal de Pingüe (channel); 22350 m at 53°: Pasa la Uva (channel); 24300 m at 104°: Canal de Botijuela (channel); 27040 m at 24°: Fondeadero San Francisco (anchorage); 27870 m at 43°: Punta de las Angosturas (point); 28300 m at 99°: Banco Botijuela (shoal); 29170 m at 304°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 29450 m at 271°: Punta de Indios (point).
Cayo Los Careyes: islands
3000 m at 3°: Cayo Atravesado (island); 3970 m at 44°: Cayo Cubera (island); 4460 m at 20°: Cayo Jocú (island); 4880 m at 120°: Cayo de los Alfaquis (island); 7480 m at 145°: Cayo Alto la Jía (island); 7760 m at 239°: Cayo Camposanto (island); 7900 m at 169°: Cayo Las Caguamas (island); 9460 m at 333°: Cayo La Cafetera (island); 12820 m at 100°: Cayo Sombrerito (island); 13340 m at 327°: Cayo Punta de Macho (island); 16120 m at 269°: Cayos Peralta (island group); 16680 m at 272°: Cayos Laberinto de las Doce Leguas (island group); 17440 m at 295°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 18050 m at 68°: Cayo Pailita (island); 18850 m at 97°: Cayo Granada (island); 19350 m at 301°: Cayo Rancho Alegre (island); 19540 m at 294°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 21360 m at 291°: Cayo Galán (island); 21880 m at 272°: Cayo Carabinero (island); 23320 m at 291°: Cayo Felipe (island); 24360 m at 295°: Cayo Antoncito (island); 25200 m at 100°: Cayo Botijuela (island); 26790 m at 28°: Cayo Verraco (island group); 27430 m at 308°: Cayo La Lisa (island).
Cayo Los Careyes: inland
24930 m at 46°: Sardiñas (locality).
Cayo Los Careyes: distances
44780 m at 80°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 46980 m at 82°: Playa Bonita; 73760 m at 23°: Vertientes; 104830 m at 35°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 157130 m at 50°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 204150 m at 307°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Cayo Los Careyes: close by
2560 m at 175°: Cayo la Loma (cay); 2660 m at 133°: Cayo Las Varas (cay); 2890 m at 288°: Cayo Corúa (cay); 2990 m at 258°: Cayo Juan Yero (cay); 3010 m at 3°: Cayo Atravesado (cay); 3790 m at 84°: Cayo Cubero (cay); 3970 m at 44°: Cayo Cubera (cay); 3970 m at 95°: Cayo Los Hoyos (cay); 4420 m at 309°: Cayo Cedro (cay); 4470 m at 20°: Cayo Jocú (cay); 4880 m at 120°: Cayo de los Alfaquis (cay); 4920 m at 138°: Cayo La Yerba (cay).
Cayo Los Careyes: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Los Careyes: marine life records
178 records of 40 species within 10 km, 1974 to 2025: 95 fish, 81 corals, 1 sponges, 1 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 56.7 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Porites porites, 17 (corals); Siderastrea siderea, 15 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 10 (corals); Scarus iseri, 9 (fish); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 9 (fish); Porites astreoides, 9 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 7 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 7 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 7 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 7 (fish); Chaetodon capistratus, 7 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Los Careyes: notes
Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.
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.