Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Puta
Cayo Puta is a cay at 22°19′31″N 78°16′58″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Puta: coast and water
10910 m at 339°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 12680 m at 213°: Lagunato de Judas (lagoon); 13150 m at 203°: Ensenada de Santa Gertrudis (cove); 13750 m at 353°: Laguna El Níspero (lagoon); 14370 m at 262°: Pasa Vieja Los Griegos (channel); 14710 m at 2°: Pasa El Almácigo (channel); 16500 m at 205°: Laguna Nazaret (lagoon); 18460 m at 185°: Laguna Marcelina (lagoon).
Cayo Puta: islands
1520 m at 232°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 3170 m at 150°: Cayo Mojarra (island); 10100 m at 329°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (island); 11700 m at 7°: Cayo Soldado (islet); 11750 m at 310°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 12440 m at 257°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group); 13260 m at 16°: Cayos Las Auras (island); 13940 m at 27°: Cayo del Medio (islet); 15390 m at 286°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 17580 m at 266°: Cayo Juan Griego (island); 18370 m at 314°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 22310 m at 38°: Cayo Sigua (islet).
Cayo Puta: inland
15320 m at 320°: La Bandera (locality); 16770 m at 304°: La Silla (locality); 19140 m at 244°: La Tinaja Grande (locality); 21240 m at 34°: Paredon Grande (airfield); 21380 m at 199°: Cayo Horqueta (locality); 21940 m at 167°: Embarcadero Jigüey (settlement).
Cayo Puta: distances
28680 m at 194°: Bolivia; 29390 m at 148°: Playa la Mula; 41390 m at 142°: Playa Guaney; 15810 m at 343°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 136220 m at 129°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 48760 m at 306°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 29930 m at 306°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Cayo Puta: close by
1180 m at 275°: Cayo Guinea (cay); 1430 m at 231°: Cayo Alto Remanemte (cay); 1520 m at 232°: Cayo La Aguada (cay); 3170 m at 150°: Cayo Mojarra (cay); 3420 m at 238°: Cayo Alto (cay); 5050 m at 236°: Cayo Lajiales de Judas (cay); 7280 m at 90°: Cayo Alto de Juan Saez (cay); 8840 m at 78°: Cayo Romano Occidental (cay); 9280 m at 206°: Cayo Judas (cay); 10100 m at 329°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (cay); 11590 m at 7°: Fishing spot (fishing); 11610 m at 7°: Fishing spot (fishing).
Cayo Puta: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 peaks & volcanoes.
7640 m at 91°: Alto de Juan Sáez (peaks & volcanoes).
Cayo Puta: marine life records
3 records of 2 species within 10 km, 2023 to 2025: 3 seabirds and shorebirds. That is 1.0 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Dendrocygna arborea, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 1 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Puta: notes
Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.
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.