Cays & islands · Isla de la Juventud
Cayo Los Pájaros
Cayo Los Pájaros is a cay at 21°33′03″N 83°01′50″W in Isla de la Juventud province.
Cayo Los Pájaros: coast and water
3060 m at 77°: Ensenada de Punta Sucia (bay); 3850 m at 28°: Cabezo Punta Sucia (reef); 8570 m at 78°: Estero Las Piedras (estuary); 9010 m at 288°: Punta Ojo de Agua (point); 9620 m at 249°: Caleta Grande (bay); 9740 m at 289°: Punta Cocodrilo (point); 9880 m at 161°: Caleta del Purgatorio (cove); 10030 m at 216°: Estero de Simeón (cove); 10390 m at 28°: Playa Roja (beach); 12690 m at 143°: Laguna Alvariño (lagoon); 15390 m at 290°: Punta de la Playita (point); 15570 m at 289°: Cabezo de Moya (reef); 17050 m at 294°: Punta La Carreta (point); 17460 m at 1°: Laguna Zapatico (lagoon); 18280 m at 132°: Caleta de Agustín Jol (cove); 19020 m at 357°: Laguna Cementerio de Los Perros (lagoon).
Cayo Los Pájaros: islands
3850 m at 286°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 9750 m at 288°: Cayo Cocodrilos (island); 18760 m at 296°: Cayo Buch (island); 18880 m at 298°: Cayo Francés (island); 27230 m at 49°: Isla de la Juventud (island).
Cayo Los Pájaros: inland
3320 m at 151°: Villares (locality); 5260 m at 93°: Palma Garza (locality); 8910 m at 242°: Caleta Grande (settlement); 9130 m at 246°: Cooperativa Caleta (farm); 9690 m at 150°: El Jorobado (locality); 9860 m at 42°: Mina Lela (mine); 10390 m at 28°: Reparto Isla del Tesoro (locality); 13240 m at 79°: Cayo Las Palmas (locality); 14480 m at 27°: Itabo Tract de San Pedro (locality); 15440 m at 0°: Los Indios (stream); 15510 m at 294°: El Cayuelo (locality); 17860 m at 73°: Las Tunas (stream).
Cayo Los Pájaros: distances
10390 m at 28°: Playa Roja; 26870 m at 34°: Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud; 29520 m at 350°: Playa Buenavista; 40580 m at 39°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 162610 m at 10°: Port of Mariel (port); 150880 m at 87°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).
Protected: 11340 m at 280°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés; 28920 m at 67°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier.
Cayo Los Pájaros: close by
3840 m at 28°: Cabezo Punta Sucia (reef); 3850 m at 286°: Cayería Los Boquerones (island group); 9750 m at 288°: Cayo Cocodrilos (cay); 11630 m at 15°: Perca (reef); 15570 m at 289°: Cabezo de Moya (reef); 18590 m at 298°: Punta Francés (reef); 18760 m at 296°: Cayo Buch (cay); 18890 m at 298°: Cayo Francés (cay).
Cayo Los Pájaros: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 marinas, 1 coral reefs, 1 mines & quarries, 1 parks & reserves, 1 attractions.
9000 m at 35°: Marina Colony (marinas); 11320 m at 43°: Quarry (mines & quarries); 11340 m at 280°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés (parks & reserves); 13550 m at 327°: pesquero mío (attractions).
Cayo Los Pájaros: marine life records
10 records of 9 species within 10 km, 1941 to 2016: 4 crustaceans, 4 molluscs, 2 fish. That is 3.2 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cyprinodon variegatus, 2 (fish); Cardisoma guanhumi, 1 (crustaceans); Sphaeromopsis sanctaluciae, 1 (crustaceans); Exosphaeroma productatelson, 1 (crustaceans); Alvania, 1 (molluscs); Excorallana delaneyi, 1 (crustaceans); Cerithidium, 1 (molluscs); Argopecten nucleus, 1 (molluscs); Amphithalamus, 1 (molluscs).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Los Pájaros: 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.