Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: coast and water

5030 m at 198°: Punta Casola (point); 6970 m at 29°: Playa Pilar (beach); 7770 m at 96°: Lagunato de la Caridad (lagoon); 8240 m at 342°: Cabezo de Vaca (reef); 8640 m at 59°: Punta Rasa (point); 8720 m at 122°: Lagunato de la Botella (lagoon); 9450 m at 219°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 12860 m at 97°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel).

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: islands

3430 m at 349°: Cayo Guillermito (island); 3890 m at 97°: Cayo Güincho (island); 3940 m at 273°: Cayo Jején (island); 6370 m at 353°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 6860 m at 279°: Cayo Flores (island); 10220 m at 239°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 11540 m at 49°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (island); 12440 m at 62°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (island); 12540 m at 230°: Cayería La Baliza (island group); 12580 m at 101°: Cayo Agua (islet); 13540 m at 99°: Cayo del Perro (island); 14210 m at 257°: Cayo Gordo de Patabán (island).

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: inland

7510 m at 39°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 8600 m at 67°: Sol Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 8740 m at 72°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 8880 m at 76°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 21290 m at 108°: Núñez (locality); 21730 m at 203°: Punta Alegre (settlement).

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: distances

28400 m at 194°: Kilo 9; 37680 m at 216°: Arroyo de Agua; 37680 m at 216°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 42720 m at 105°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 181590 m at 256°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 7310 m at 67°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 23370 m at 111°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 26330 m at 294°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: close by

1140 m at 209°: Cayo de Piedra (cay); 1220 m at 217°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 1830 m at 127°: Cayo Mortero (cay); 2090 m at 184°: Cayos los Derramaderos (cay); 2460 m at 293°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 3010 m at 38°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 3030 m at 334°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 3430 m at 349°: Cayo Guillermito (cay); 3600 m at 287°: Pulicarpio (cay); 3810 m at 215°: Cayo El Sapo (cay); 3890 m at 97°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 3940 m at 273°: Cayo Jején (cay).

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 coral reefs, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 banks & exchange, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 marinas.

8660 m at 81°: flamingo (attractions); 8810 m at 84°: Delfinario (attractions); 8810 m at 73°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 9020 m at 84°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita: marine life records

586 records of 135 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 238 seabirds and shorebirds, 151 fish, 57 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 9 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 186.5 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 5; 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 Secos de Mariquita: notes

Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.