Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Puga
Cayo Puga is a cay at 20°43′54″N 78°06′12″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Puga: coast and water
2670 m at 129°: Pasa Mordaza de la Tierra (channel); 5750 m at 311°: Estero Sabanalamar (estuary); 6110 m at 20°: Fundo de la Palizada (estuary); 6160 m at 115°: Estero Esterón (estuary); 7510 m at 320°: Ensenada de Manaca (lagoon); 9800 m at 177°: Canal Pasa Honda (channel); 13440 m at 106°: Punta Bonita (point); 14020 m at 187°: Canal Pasa Ancha (channel).
Cayo Puga: islands
4210 m at 244°: Cayos Pilón (island group); 5490 m at 249°: Cayo La Torre (island); 6060 m at 176°: Cayos Bergantines (island group); 6620 m at 263°: Cayo Piloncito (island); 7520 m at 164°: Jardines y Jardinillos de la Reina (island group); 8810 m at 175°: Cayos Pasa Honda (island group); 9040 m at 123°: Cayos Pinipiniche (island group); 9420 m at 305°: Cayo Manatí (island); 10850 m at 291°: Cayo Punta Iguna (island); 12020 m at 117°: Cayos Carnero (island group); 12180 m at 130°: Cayo Largo de Mordazo (island); 14110 m at 136°: Cayería la Sierra (island group).
Cayo Puga: inland
7880 m at 15°: Laguna Vaganó (locality); 7950 m at 28°: El Olimpo (hamlet); 8100 m at 116°: Arroyo Pinipiniche (stream); 8710 m at 25°: El Manguito (locality); 9410 m at 36°: Brao (locality); 9410 m at 36°: Ramblazo de Juan Recio (locality).
Cayo Puga: distances
11120 m at 101°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 13710 m at 104°: Playa Bonita; 52220 m at 94°: Guayabal; 80990 m at 19°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 126220 m at 44°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 214100 m at 344°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Cayo Puga: close by
3170 m at 140°: Cayos Mate Adentro (island group); 4210 m at 244°: Cayos Pilón (island group); 5490 m at 249°: Cayo La Torre (cay); 6060 m at 176°: Cayos Bergantines (island group); 6620 m at 263°: Cayo Piloncito (cay); 7520 m at 164°: Jardines y Jardinillos de la Reina (island group); 8260 m at 178°: Cayo Becky (cay); 8810 m at 175°: Cayos Pasa Honda (island group); 9050 m at 123°: Cayos Pinipiniche (island group); 9420 m at 305°: Cayo Manatí (cay); 9450 m at 175°: Cayos Mate (island group); 9560 m at 309°: Cayo Reisel (cay).
Cayo Puga: on and around
Within 15 km: 11 schools, 9 stores & supermarkets, 7 places of worship, 6 trails & viewpoints, 6 government & embassies, 6 clinics & polyclinics, 4 factories & works, 3 sugar mills & refineries, 3 banks & exchange, 2 stations & terminals.
10700 m at 96°: Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 10710 m at 96°: Terminal Santa Cruz del Sur (stations & terminals); 10720 m at 82°: Nuevitas (160km) (trails & viewpoints); 10740 m at 84°: Guáimaro (117km) (trails & viewpoints); 10780 m at 85°: Florida (115km) (trails & viewpoints); 10810 m at 87°: Camagüey (80km) (trails & viewpoints); 10840 m at 89°: Vertientes (80km) (trails & viewpoints); 10860 m at 90°: Santa Cruz del Sur (1km) (trails & viewpoints); 11160 m at 99°: Monumento (attractions); 11180 m at 100°: Museo Municipal (museums).
Cayo Puga: marine life records
9 records of 9 species within 10 km: 9 fish. That is 2.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Cephalopholis cruentata, 1 (fish); Holacanthus tricolor, 1 (fish); Priacanthus, 1 (fish); Epinephelus guttatus, 1 (fish); Holocentrus adscensionis, 1 (fish); Acanthurus chirurgus, 1 (fish); Holacanthus ciliaris, 1 (fish); Hypoplectrus puella, 1 (fish); Bodianus rufus, 1 (fish).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Puga: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
Getting to Cayo Puga
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Santa Cruz del Sur stands about 13 km away.
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.