Cayo Media Luna

Cayo Media Luna: coast and water

1660 m at 200°: Playa Pilar (beach); 2330 m at 225°: Punta El Morro (point); 3550 m at 137°: Punta Playuelas (point); 6570 m at 272°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 7960 m at 139°: Punta La Canal (point); 9350 m at 175°: Lagunato Blanco (lagoon); 13930 m at 188°: Punta Jutía (point); 17980 m at 213°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel).

Cayo Media Luna: islands

4260 m at 203°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 4480 m at 145°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 4790 m at 92°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island); 4980 m at 255°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 7230 m at 227°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 10470 m at 141°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 11260 m at 171°: Cayo Botella (island); 11320 m at 109°: Cayuelo del Perro (island); 12360 m at 190°: Cayo Jutía (island); 13020 m at 140°: Cayo Agua (islet); 14370 m at 199°: Cayo Cubera (island); 14900 m at 139°: Cayo Toro (island).

Cayo Media Luna: inland

4160 m at 146°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 7780 m at 139°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 22150 m at 125°: Colonial Hotel (hotel); 22150 m at 125°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel); 22300 m at 124°: Iberostar Cayo Coco (hotel); 22520 m at 124°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayo Media Luna: distances

36830 m at 197°: Kilo 9; 46230 m at 214°: Arroyo de Agua; 46230 m at 214°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 41670 m at 116°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 187430 m at 254°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 5500 m at 150°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 23980 m at 132°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 28130 m at 277°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Media Luna: close by

4250 m at 203°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4330 m at 285°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 4330 m at 244°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 4480 m at 145°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4480 m at 145°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4480 m at 145°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 4790 m at 92°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (cay); 4890 m at 253°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 4980 m at 254°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 5690 m at 202°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 5930 m at 99°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 6320 m at 227°: Cayo Guillermito (cay).

Cayo Media Luna: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 coral reefs, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas.

6790 m at 139°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 7770 m at 144°: flamingo (attractions); 8240 m at 145°: Delfinario (attractions); 8310 m at 143°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Media Luna: marine life records

601 records of 142 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 239 seabirds and shorebirds, 161 fish, 58 corals, 49 molluscs, 44 crustaceans, 16 echinoderms, 16 seagrass and algae, 13 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 191.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 6, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Media Luna: notes

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