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Cayo Pancho la Vega

Satellite view of Cayo Pancho la Vega, Cuba
Cayo Pancho la Vega (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Pancho la Vega is a cay at 22°24′12″N 78°19′59″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.40323, -78.3330622°24′12″N 78°19′59″W

Cayo Pancho la Vega: coast and water

440 m at 174°: Punta La Harina (point); 1970 m at 40°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 15000 m at 352°: Playa Colorada (beach); 15310 m at 342°: Laguna Larga (lagoon); 16160 m at 346°: Playa Larga (beach); 16970 m at 344°: Punta Raza (point); 17350 m at 342°: Punta Caimanera (point); 17440 m at 340°: Playa Dorada (beach).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Pancho la Vega
Cayo Pancho la Vega, wider

Cayo Pancho la Vega: islands

4030 m at 253°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 7310 m at 65°: Cayo Salado (island); 9680 m at 65°: Cayos Las Auras (island); 12080 m at 72°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 14540 m at 318°: Cayo Coco Island (island); 14990 m at 203°: Cayo La Higuereta (island); 15150 m at 69°: Cayo Los Santos (islet); 17050 m at 176°: Cayo Judas (island); 18080 m at 79°: Cayo Los Paisajes (islet); 19350 m at 64°: Cayo Paredón Grande (island); 20950 m at 65°: Cayo Sigua (islet); 21130 m at 83°: Cayo Mosca (islet).

Cayo Pancho la Vega: inland

8680 m at 329°: Vaciadero (locality); 14270 m at 123°: Alto de Juan Sáez (hill); 14650 m at 353°: Bluebay Cayo coco (hotel); 14880 m at 349°: Emperador Laguna Villas and Resort (hotel); 14950 m at 351°: Sol Cayo Coco (hotel); 15060 m at 348°: oasis playa coco (hotel).

Cayo Pancho la Vega: distances

36540 m at 183°: Bolivia; 39490 m at 149°: Playa la Mula; 44470 m at 223°: Morón; 6440 m at 4°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 145750 m at 130°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 39640 m at 301°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 21010 m at 295°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Pancho la Vega: close by

4040 m at 253°: Cayo Largo El Coco (cay); 4050 m at 252°: Cayos Largo el Coco (cay); 7100 m at 66°: Fishing spot (fishing); 7110 m at 66°: Fishing spot (fishing); 7250 m at 66°: Cayo Soldado (cay); 7310 m at 65°: Cayo Salado (cay); 9030 m at 297°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 9220 m at 45°: Cayo Queche (cay); 9450 m at 155°: Cayo Guinea (cay); 9640 m at 65°: Cayo Aura (cay); 9680 m at 65°: Cayos Las Auras (cay); 10100 m at 149°: Cayo Puta (cay).

Cayo Pancho la Vega: on and around

Within 15 km: 6 coral reefs, 4 factories & works, 3 attractions, 2 fuel stations, 2 stations & terminals, 2 banks & exchange, 1 clinics & polyclinics, 1 government & embassies, 1 police & fire, 1 marinas.

9340 m at 338°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 11520 m at 350°: Transgaviota Ciego - Camagüey (stations & terminals); 13290 m at 356°: Delfinario Cayo Coco (en construcción) (attractions); 13530 m at 355°: Marina Gaviota Bautista (marinas); 14820 m at 350°: Rocarena Climbing Center (attractions); 14880 m at 352°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 14880 m at 351°: Sport Court (stadiums & sport).

Cayo Pancho la Vega: marine life records

114 records of 29 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 105 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 marine mammals, 1 other, 1 sharks and rays, 1 seagrass and algae, 1 corals, 1 crustaceans, 1 fish. That is 36.3 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Egretta rufescens, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 7 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Mergus serrator, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 2, Sep 1; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 6, Feb 8, Mar 11, May 10, Jul 1.

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

Cayo Pancho la Vega: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.

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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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