Cays & islands · Camagüey
Cayo Vivero
Cayo Vivero is a cay at 20°44′40″N 78°41′50″W in Camagüey province.
Cayo Vivero: coast and water
6310 m at 113°: Pasa Felipe (channel); 7010 m at 39°: Canal de la Lisa (channel); 8920 m at 242°: Punta Las Crucecitas (point); 8990 m at 233°: Canal Cachiboca (channel); 14680 m at 278°: Punta de Pilotos (point); 15230 m at 276°: Pasa Piedra Grande (channel); 17170 m at 128°: Pasa Boca de Juan Grin (channel); 29740 m at 356°: Bajo Mosquito (shoal).
Cayo Vivero: islands
5640 m at 75°: Cayo Antón (island); 6350 m at 167°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (island); 6420 m at 99°: Cayo Antoncito (island); 9230 m at 112°: Cayo Galán (island); 10200 m at 166°: Cayos Los Hierros (island group); 11120 m at 106°: Cayo Tarantín (island); 12470 m at 150°: Cayo Bartolo (island); 13230 m at 107°: Cayo Yuraguana (island); 13930 m at 280°: Cayo Boca de la Piedra de Piloto (island); 14560 m at 347°: Cayo Mégano de Cucaracha (island); 15830 m at 110°: Cayo La Poza (island); 16190 m at 279°: Cayo Boca de Piedra Chiquita (island).
Cayo Vivero: inland
40600 m at 33°: Las Casimbas (locality); 45780 m at 49°: Batista (locality); 47020 m at 47°: San Nicolás (locality); 47300 m at 41°: Santa Isabel (locality); 47630 m at 56°: La Palmita (locality); 48050 m at 47°: Laguna Guano (locality).
Cayo Vivero: distances
72750 m at 93°: Santa Cruz del Sur; 75020 m at 10°: Playa Santa María; 75200 m at 94°: Playa Bonita; 115770 m at 49°: Ignacio Agramonte International Airport ; 173890 m at 59°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 174960 m at 310°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).
Protected: 27680 m at 314°: Parque Nacional Jardines de la Reina.
Cayo Vivero: close by
210 m at 340°: Cayo Cruces (cay); 3430 m at 135°: Cayos Las Nueve Cuartas (island group); 5330 m at 46°: Cayo Gordo (cay); 5640 m at 75°: Cayo Antón (cay); 6160 m at 107°: Cayo Yuraguama (cay); 6340 m at 13°: Cayo Antón (cay); 6350 m at 167°: Cayo Mangle Prieto (cay); 6420 m at 99°: Cayo Antoncito (cay); 7270 m at 111°: Cayo Felipe (cay); 8090 m at 310°: Cayo Largo (cay); 8190 m at 261°: Cayos Las Cruces (island group); 8830 m at 50°: Cayo La Lisa (cay).
Cayo Vivero: on and around
Within 15 km: 1 coral reefs.
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Cayo Vivero: marine life records
405 records of 57 species within 10 km, 2001 to 2025: 226 fish, 178 corals, 1 molluscs. That is 128.9 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Siderastrea siderea, 55 (corals); Agaricia agaricites, 19 (corals); Orbicella annularis, 18 (corals); Sparisoma viride, 17 (fish); Acanthurus coeruleus, 16 (fish); Scarus iseri, 15 (fish); Acanthurus bahianus, 15 (fish); Haemulon plumierii, 14 (fish); Porites astreoides, 14 (corals); Sparisoma aurofrenatum, 14 (fish); Ocyurus chrysurus, 14 (fish); Orbicella faveolata, 12 (corals).
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayo Vivero: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
Getting to Cayo Vivero
- Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Cachiboca stands about 9.2 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.