Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila

Cayuelo Coco

Satellite view of Cayuelo Coco, Cuba
Cayuelo Coco (Esri, Maxar)

Cayuelo Coco is a cay at 22°31′31″N 78°19′57″W in Ciego de Ávila province.

GPS 22.52522, -78.3326222°31′31″N 78°19′57″W

Cayuelo Coco: coast and water

2490 m at 180°: Punta Almácigo (point); 4450 m at 95°: Arrecife Largo (reef); 4970 m at 281°: Laguna Larga (lagoon); 5510 m at 300°: Punta Raza (point); 6220 m at 298°: Punta Caimanera (point); 9380 m at 143°: Pasa El Almácigo (channel); 9630 m at 286°: Laguna del Puerto (lagoon); 12120 m at 174°: Ensenada del Jato (cove).

Wider satellite view around Cayuelo Coco
Cayuelo Coco, wider

Cayuelo Coco: islands

10060 m at 254°: Cayo Coco Island (island); 12490 m at 148°: Cayo Soldado (islet); 12880 m at 137°: Cayos Las Auras (island); 13570 m at 180°: Cayo Pancho la Vega (island); 18020 m at 106°: Cayo Paredón Grande (island); 18180 m at 219°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 19330 m at 285°: Cayo Jaula (island); 20380 m at 208°: Cayo Largo La Salina (island); 21290 m at 114°: Cayo Elías (islet); 22480 m at 170°: Cayo Guinea (island); 22810 m at 167°: Cayo Puta (island); 26580 m at 208°: Cayo Juan Griego (island).

Cayuelo Coco: inland

2630 m at 297°: Sol Cayo Coco (hotel); 3030 m at 290°: Emperador Laguna Villas and Resort (hotel); 4910 m at 297°: Colonial hotel (hotel); 10430 m at 280°: Pestana Cayo Coco (hotel); 10460 m at 280°: Pestana Cayo Coco Beach Resort (hotel); 10550 m at 279°: Memories Flamenco Beach Resort (hotel).

Cayuelo Coco: distances

50100 m at 182°: Bolivia; 51540 m at 157°: Playa la Mula; 53240 m at 243°: Kilo 9; 7150 m at 177°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 154860 m at 134°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 34770 m at 281°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19600 m at 256°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cayuelo Coco: close by

2360 m at 300°: Diving Center (reef); 4090 m at 296°: Diving and Nautical Center (reef); 4450 m at 95°: Arrecife Largo (reef); 9630 m at 137°: Cayo Queche (cay); 10070 m at 254°: Cayo Coco Island (cay); 12400 m at 148°: Cayo Salado (cay); 12490 m at 148°: Cayo Soldado (cay); 12500 m at 149°: Fishing spot (fishing); 12510 m at 220°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 12520 m at 149°: Fishing spot (fishing); 12880 m at 137°: Cayos Las Auras (cay); 12880 m at 138°: Cayo Aura (cay).

Cayuelo Coco: on and around

Within 15 km: 10 coral reefs, 4 attractions, 4 factories & works, 4 banks & exchange, 3 theatres & arts, 3 stadiums & sport, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 stations & terminals, 2 markets & malls, 2 fuel stations.

910 m at 262°: Delfinario Cayo Coco (en construcción) (attractions); 1140 m at 266°: Marina Gaviota Bautista (marinas); 2430 m at 299°: Teatro (theatres & arts); 2700 m at 295°: Sport Court (stadiums & sport); 2770 m at 292°: Rocarena Climbing Center (attractions); 3070 m at 223°: Transgaviota Ciego - Camagüey (stations & terminals); 4490 m at 294°: Fitness Center (stadiums & sport); 6040 m at 216°: Transtur Cayo Coco (stations & terminals); 10460 m at 279°: Cancha de tenis (stadiums & sport); 10750 m at 265°: Finca Sitio La Güira (attractions).

Cayuelo Coco: marine life records

1227 records of 260 species within 10 km, 1938 to 2026: 475 seabirds and shorebirds, 343 fish, 149 corals, 97 molluscs, 64 crustaceans, 37 echinoderms, 22 seagrass and algae, 14 other, 10 marine mammals, 10 sponges, 6 sharks and rays. That is 390.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Arenaria interpres, 61 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 57 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 46 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 39 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 33 (corals); Dendrocygna arborea, 31 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius melodus, 29 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius semipalmatus, 24 (seabirds and shorebirds); Calidris alba, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 20 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 20 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 3, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 14, Feb 65, Mar 35, Apr 1, May 2, Jul 1, Aug 2, Nov 3.

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

Cayuelo Coco: notes

Many cays have no landing, so ask an operator first.

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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.

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