Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Puerco

Satellite view of Cayo Puerco, Cuba
Cayo Puerco (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Puerco is a cay at 22°07′00″N 78°34′59″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.11667, -78.5833322°07′00″N 78°35′00″W

Cayo Puerco: coast and water

5050 m at 43°: Hacienda la Serrena (estuary); 9350 m at 67°: Hacienda Judas Grande (estuary); 10400 m at 318°: Ensenada del Indio (bay); 11740 m at 327°: Punta Gorda (point); 12460 m at 348°: Estero La Isla (estuary); 13510 m at 341°: Estero La Cochiquera (estuary); 14470 m at 318°: Ensenada de Mancho (cove); 14510 m at 318°: Ensenada del Macío (bay).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Puerco
Cayo Puerco, wider

Cayo Puerco: islands

14920 m at 324°: Cayo Pájaro (island).

Cayo Puerco: inland

0 m at 43°: Carlos Lens (hamlet); 1720 m at 270°: Novillo (locality); 2730 m at 171°: San Juan (locality); 4450 m at 214°: Patria (settlement); 4570 m at 259°: Morón (town); 4590 m at 215°: Patria o Muerte (sugar mill); 4640 m at 259°: Nh Krystal Laguna V and Resort (hotel); 5060 m at 137°: El Cocal (hamlet); 5060 m at 137°: El Jazmín (settlement); 5560 m at 281°: Loma Ciega (settlement); 5890 m at 227°: Dos Hermanas (settlement); 6350 m at 126°: La Palma (settlement).

Cayo Puerco: distances

4630 m at 262°: Morón; 8780 m at 282°: Las Charcas; 16450 m at 229°: Ciro Redondo; 46410 m at 34°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 150420 m at 115°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 52750 m at 351°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Cayo Puerco: close by

1900 m at 296°: Alevinaje (fishing); 5060 m at 127°: Centro de Conservación de Cocodrilos (fishing); 10890 m at 7°: Laguna La Redonda (fishing); 14920 m at 324°: Cayo Pájaro (cay); 17340 m at 348°: Isla de Turiguano (cay); 24060 m at 49°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (cay); 24310 m at 50°: Cayo las Piedras de Momito (cay).

Cayo Puerco: on and around

Within 15 km: 42 guest houses & hostels, 24 schools, 22 stores & supermarkets, 11 factories & works, 7 places of worship, 6 garages & car services, 5 urban parks & plazas, 4 fuel stations, 4 stations & terminals, 3 pharmacies.

3780 m at 267°: Hostal San Fernando (guest houses & hostels); 4020 m at 272°: Hostal El Cisne (guest houses & hostels); 4150 m at 264°: Llemy (guest houses & hostels); 4410 m at 276°: Paladar La Rueda (cuban cuisine & lechón); 4420 m at 273°: Teatro Reguero (theatres & arts); 4460 m at 259°: Parque José Antonio Echeverría (urban parks & plazas); 4470 m at 274°: Parque Agramonte (urban parks & plazas); 4490 m at 215°: Museo Central Azucarero Patria (museums); 4500 m at 273°: Agustín López Morales (attractions); 4520 m at 265°: Casa de la Cultura (theatres & arts); 4530 m at 261°: San Carlos (theatres & arts); 4590 m at 258°: Caonabo (museums); 4610 m at 255°: Antiguo Hotel Ritz (attractions).

Cayo Puerco: marine life records

17 records of 5 species within 10 km, 1995 to 2023: 15 fish, 2 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 5.4 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Nandopsis tetracanthus, 11 (fish); Diapterus rhombeus, 2 (fish); Centropomus, 2 (fish); Charadrius vociferus, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds); Megaceryle alcyon, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).

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

Cayo Puerco: notes

Land only where a guide allows it.

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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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