Cayo Sombrero

Cayo Sombrero: coast and water

11550 m at 165°: Pasa Nueva Los Griegos (channel); 13940 m at 2°: Playa La Jaula (beach); 14300 m at 223°: Punta Cerrillo (point); 14750 m at 223°: Punta Cerrillos (point); 14760 m at 84°: Ensenada del Jato (cove); 15510 m at 336°: Punta La Jaula (point); 16210 m at 197°: Laguna La Picúa (lagoon); 16480 m at 83°: Canalizo Perico Díaz (channel).

Cayo Sombrero: islands

5700 m at 138°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 6770 m at 52°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 9590 m at 96°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 10380 m at 342°: Cayo Coco (islet); 11700 m at 280°: Cayo Eusebio del Oeste (islet); 13300 m at 295°: Cayo Partido (island); 13390 m at 89°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (island); 15850 m at 292°: Cayo Salina (islet); 17070 m at 160°: Cayo de Los Tratantes (islet); 19800 m at 119°: Cayo La Aguada (island); 21020 m at 72°: Cayo Queche (island); 23120 m at 119°: Cayo Mojarra (island).

Cayo Sombrero: inland

11670 m at 28°: Be Live Playa Coco (hotel); 13460 m at 337°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel); 13580 m at 339°: Iberostar Cayo Coco (hotel); 13880 m at 348°: Oasis Playa Coco (hotel); 13910 m at 2°: Playa Coco Hotel (hotel); 14350 m at 32°: Cayo Coco (settlement).

Cayo Sombrero: distances

35660 m at 254°: Kilo 9; 36470 m at 215°: Las Charcas; 36530 m at 208°: Morón; 15350 m at 65°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 156110 m at 127°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 29040 m at 315°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 10680 m at 328°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayo Sombrero: close by

2080 m at 103°: Cayo Rabihorcado (cay); 5700 m at 138°: Cayo Largo La Salina (cay); 6760 m at 52°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 9590 m at 96°: Cayo Largo El Coco (cay); 9600 m at 97°: Cayos Largo el Coco (cay); 9870 m at 174°: Cayo Juan Griego (cay); 10380 m at 342°: Cayo Coco (cay); 10800 m at 288°: Cayo Eusebio (cay); 10990 m at 287°: Cayo Eusebio del Este (cay); 11620 m at 19°: Cayo Coco Island (cay); 11710 m at 280°: Cayo Eusebio del Oeste (cay); 13060 m at 150°: Cayos del Canal Nuevo (island group).

Cayo Sombrero: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 parks & reserves, 1 farms & plantations, 1 fuel stations, 1 stations & terminals, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stores & supermarkets, 1 theatres & arts, 1 camp sites.

10680 m at 328°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco (parks & reserves); 13110 m at 12°: Finca Sitio La Güira (attractions); 13250 m at 48°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 13600 m at 339°: Parque El Bagá (attractions); 13740 m at 2°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 13840 m at 348°: Campismo Popular Cayo Coco (camp sites); 13850 m at 349°: El Indio (historic & heritage); 13970 m at 3°: Arenas Blancas (cuban cuisine & lechón).

Cayo Sombrero: marine life records

101 records of 23 species within 10 km, 2000 to 2025: 94 seabirds and shorebirds, 3 crustaceans, 2 corals, 2 marine mammals. That is 32.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Egretta rufescens, 18 (seabirds and shorebirds); Himantopus mexicanus, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 5 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Dendrocygna arborea, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Mergus serrator, 2 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 2 (crustaceans).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 6, Feb 7, Mar 9, May 10, Sep 1.

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

Cayo Sombrero: notes

Most cays are reached by boat with a guide.