Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayo Valle Cobo
Cayo Valle Cobo is a cay at 22°33′32″N 78°40′35″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayo Valle Cobo: coast and water
4940 m at 158°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 5110 m at 225°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 6460 m at 341°: Playa Pilar (beach); 8570 m at 101°: Punta del Perro (point); 10510 m at 327°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 11290 m at 314°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 11980 m at 108°: Canalizo del Perro (channel); 13620 m at 237°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel).
Cayo Valle Cobo: islands
1730 m at 255°: Cayo Güincho (island); 3470 m at 131°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 4200 m at 255°: Cayo Mortero (island); 4940 m at 319°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 6350 m at 261°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 8110 m at 105°: Cayo del Perro (island); 8180 m at 23°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island); 8980 m at 315°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 12370 m at 275°: Cayo Flores (island); 12670 m at 160°: Cayo La Manuy (island); 15420 m at 140°: Cayo Partido (island); 15850 m at 251°: Cayo Candela (island).
Cayo Valle Cobo: inland
3780 m at 56°: Iberostar Daiquiri (hotel); 3790 m at 54°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 3950 m at 63°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 12920 m at 143°: Vieta (locality); 17600 m at 106°: Iberostar Cayo Coco (hotel); 18850 m at 103°: Las Caletas (locality).
Cayo Valle Cobo: distances
30180 m at 204°: Kilo 9; 40520 m at 212°: El Asiento; 41140 m at 222°: Arroyo de Agua; 37380 m at 107°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 184110 m at 127°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 3130 m at 22°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 18300 m at 117°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 31460 m at 290°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayo Valle Cobo: close by
1730 m at 255°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 3380 m at 74°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 3470 m at 131°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 3470 m at 177°: Cayo Botella (cay); 4140 m at 15°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 4140 m at 15°: Cayo Guillermo (reef); 4140 m at 15°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 4210 m at 255°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 4370 m at 303°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 4950 m at 319°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4990 m at 96°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 5540 m at 270°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay).
Cayo Valle Cobo: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 coral reefs.
3310 m at 65°: flamingo (attractions); 3350 m at 74°: Delfinario (attractions); 3570 m at 74°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 3850 m at 49°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).
Cayo Valle Cobo: marine life records
604 records of 136 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 246 seabirds and shorebirds, 155 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 13 marine mammals, 4 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 192.3 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 6, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 2, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Valle Cobo: 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.