Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Cayos los Derramaderos
Cayos los Derramaderos is a cay at 22°32′25″N 78°43′55″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Cayos los Derramaderos: coast and water
3050 m at 207°: Punta Casola (point); 4600 m at 152°: Punta Jutía (point); 7990 m at 81°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 8880 m at 71°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 9570 m at 30°: Punta Lechuza (point); 9830 m at 54°: Playa El Paso (beach); 10110 m at 68°: Punta La Canal (point); 10200 m at 346°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef).
Cayos los Derramaderos: islands
2270 m at 242°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 4340 m at 68°: Cayo Güincho (island); 4430 m at 301°: Cayo Jején (island); 4880 m at 272°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 6720 m at 242°: Cayo Piso (island); 7330 m at 295°: Cayo Flores (island); 9070 m at 48°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 10570 m at 23°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 13290 m at 49°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 13520 m at 90°: Cayo del Perro (island); 13740 m at 265°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island); 13970 m at 96°: Cayo Toro (island).
Cayos los Derramaderos: inland
9040 m at 46°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 9070 m at 48°: Gran Caribe villa cojimar (hotel); 9750 m at 64°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 9780 m at 63°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 18120 m at 331°: Jucarito (locality); 20890 m at 102°: Núñez (locality).
Cayos los Derramaderos: distances
26340 m at 194°: Kilo 9; 35910 m at 217°: Arroyo de Agua; 35910 m at 217°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 42380 m at 102°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 180950 m at 256°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8480 m at 54°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 22860 m at 106°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 27130 m at 299°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.
Cayos los Derramaderos: close by
1160 m at 340°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 1250 m at 332°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 1900 m at 58°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 2090 m at 4°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 2270 m at 243°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 3070 m at 142°: Cayo Jutía (cay); 3700 m at 325°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 3890 m at 189°: Cayo Cubera (cay); 4080 m at 291°: Cayo Contrabando (cay); 4340 m at 68°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 4430 m at 301°: Cayo Jején (cay); 4540 m at 313°: Pulicarpio (cay).
Cayos los Derramaderos: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 banks & exchange, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 coral reefs.
9360 m at 68°: flamingo (attractions); 9410 m at 71°: Delfinario (attractions); 9630 m at 71°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas); 9750 m at 62°: Bowling (stadiums & sport).
Cayos los Derramaderos: marine life records
583 records of 134 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 239 seabirds and shorebirds, 150 fish, 57 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 15 echinoderms, 15 seagrass and algae, 7 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 185.6 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Platalea ajaja, 15 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 14 (fish).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Sep 3; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 3, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Cayos los Derramaderos: 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.