Cayo Negro Maco

Cayo Negro Maco: coast and water

3660 m at 242°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 5160 m at 82°: Punta Rasa (point); 5650 m at 334°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 9880 m at 182°: Punta Jutía (point); 11390 m at 255°: Canalizo El Meganito (channel); 12810 m at 115°: Punta del Perro (point); 13820 m at 217°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 15580 m at 220°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel).

Cayo Negro Maco: islands

4280 m at 86°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 4470 m at 160°: Cayo Güincho (island); 4890 m at 190°: Cayo Mortero (island); 5530 m at 211°: Cayo de Piedra (island); 5610 m at 213°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 7480 m at 60°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island); 9240 m at 118°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 10130 m at 198°: Cayo Cubera (island); 11730 m at 121°: Cayo Agua (islet); 13870 m at 302°: Cayo Caimancito (island); 16110 m at 302°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 16310 m at 241°: Cayo Partido (island).

Cayo Negro Maco: inland

4050 m at 83°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 5640 m at 94°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 17860 m at 142°: Vieta (locality); 20690 m at 120°: Núñez (locality); 21660 m at 114°: Colonial Hotel (hotel); 22090 m at 114°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayo Negro Maco: distances

32600 m at 196°: Kilo 9; 42060 m at 215°: Arroyo de Agua; 42060 m at 215°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 41640 m at 111°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 184770 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 4490 m at 101°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 22960 m at 122°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 27240 m at 285°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Negro Maco: close by

1440 m at 198°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 2980 m at 312°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 3000 m at 263°: Cayo Guillermito (cay); 3770 m at 255°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 3930 m at 310°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 4060 m at 310°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 4250 m at 23°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 4280 m at 86°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4280 m at 86°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4280 m at 86°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 4390 m at 212°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 4460 m at 160°: Cayo Güincho (cay).

Cayo Negro Maco: 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.

6250 m at 101°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 6680 m at 111°: flamingo (attractions); 7030 m at 113°: Delfinario (attractions); 7200 m at 112°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Negro Maco: marine life records

597 records of 134 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 241 seabirds and shorebirds, 154 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 13 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 190.0 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 Negro Maco: notes

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