Cays & islands · Pinar del Río
Cayo Prieto
Cayo Prieto is a cay at 22°46′58″N 83°47′43″W in Pinar del Río province.
Cayo Prieto: coast and water
2710 m at 81°: Punta Brava (point); 3800 m at 353°: Punta Gallegos (point); 6590 m at 87°: Bahía Puerto Esperanza (bay); 6690 m at 237°: Estero Manatí (bay); 7530 m at 241°: Punta Pan de Azúcar (point); 9020 m at 73°: Punta Lavandera (point); 9730 m at 242°: Punta Francés (point); 10420 m at 26°: Quebrado San Cayetano (channel).
Cayo Prieto: islands
20 m at 276°: Cayo Largo (island); 2410 m at 55°: Cayo Redondo (island); 2780 m at 348°: Cayo Inés de Soto (island); 3500 m at 57°: Cayos Legua (island group); 4060 m at 103°: Cayo la Pasa de la Legua (island); 5240 m at 62°: Cayo Pescador (island); 6460 m at 240°: Cayos Boquerones (island group); 11380 m at 75°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 13100 m at 82°: Cayo Jíbaro (island); 13260 m at 76°: Cayo Las Uvas (island); 13420 m at 243°: Los Cayuelos (island group); 14640 m at 73°: Cayo Verracos (island group).
Cayo Prieto: inland
3350 m at 175°: Arroyo Ojo de Agua (stream); 4460 m at 127°: Pozo Redondo (locality); 5340 m at 227°: Río Duque (stream); 5860 m at 155°: Bella Luz (locality); 5950 m at 98°: Arroyo Salado (stream); 6600 m at 106°: El Potero la Esperanza (locality).
Cayo Prieto: distances
6640 m at 102°: La Esperanza; 14890 m at 90°: Playa Arroyo Berracos; 18140 m at 137°: República de Chile (Cuba); 143840 m at 81°: José Martí International Airport ; 109530 m at 78°: Port of Mariel (port); 136750 m at 75°: Marina Hemingway (marina).
Protected: 21840 m at 178°: Parque Nacional Viñales.
Cayo Prieto: close by
20 m at 262°: Cayo Largo (cay); 2410 m at 55°: Cayo Redondo (cay); 2790 m at 348°: Cayo Inés de Soto (cay); 3500 m at 57°: Cayos Legua (island group); 4070 m at 103°: Cayo la Pasa de la Legua (cay); 5240 m at 62°: Cayo Pescador (cay); 6460 m at 240°: Cayos Boquerones (island group); 6570 m at 98°: Muelle (Jetée, Pier) (fishing); 9530 m at 79°: Cayo Coruita (cay); 11380 m at 75°: Cayos Uvas (island group); 13100 m at 82°: Cayo Jíbaro (cay); 13260 m at 76°: Cayo Las Uvas (cay).
Cayo Prieto: on and around
Within 15 km: 27 guest houses & hostels, 4 schools, 3 cuban cuisine & lechón, 2 historic & heritage, 2 marinas, 1 coral reefs, 1 clinics & polyclinics, 1 theatres & arts, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stores & supermarkets.
6420 m at 98°: Las Cabañas (guest houses & hostels); 6570 m at 99°: Casa Ismael y Laura (guest houses & hostels); 6580 m at 103°: Casa Maribel - Cabana del Sol (guest houses & hostels); 6660 m at 98°: Martí (historic & heritage); 6690 m at 101°: Cine (theatres & arts); 6760 m at 98°: La Pesca Deportiva (marinas); 6810 m at 107°: El Barchito (historic & heritage); 6930 m at 97°: La Pesca Profesional (marinas); 13100 m at 144°: Sierra San Vicente (peaks & volcanoes); 14160 m at 142°: Paladar El Sabor (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14170 m at 142°: Paladar El Matancero y Clarita (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14190 m at 142°: Paladar Las Palmitas (cuban cuisine & lechón); 14600 m at 163°: Mirador (attractions).
Cayo Prieto: marine life records
8 records of 3 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2016: 6 marine mammals, 1 seabirds and shorebirds, 1 crustaceans. That is 2.5 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Trichechus manatus, 6 (marine mammals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Anilocra laticauda, 1 (crustaceans).
Months with records, marine mammals: Jan 3.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Prieto: 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.