Cays & islands · Pinar del Río

Cayuelo Los Pájaros

Satellite view of Cayuelo Los Pájaros, Cuba
Cayuelo Los Pájaros (Esri, Maxar)

Cayuelo Los Pájaros is a cay at 21°53′48″N 84°53′27″W in Pinar del Río province.

GPS 21.89666, -84.8909321°53′48″N 84°53′27″W

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: coast and water

3870 m at 307°: Punta Cajón (point); 4280 m at 297°: Punta del Muerto (point); 4320 m at 99°: Ensenada de Bolondrón (cove); 4570 m at 279°: Playa las Tumbas (beach); 5860 m at 61°: Pasa La Majagua (inlet); 5970 m at 290°: Pasa Sorda del Muerto (channel); 6950 m at 241°: Punta Los Pocillos (point); 7020 m at 242°: Faro de Roncali (lighthouse).

Wider satellite view around Cayuelo Los Pájaros
Cayuelo Los Pájaros, wider

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: islands

350 m at 124°: Cayuelo Triste (island); 3350 m at 48°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 4240 m at 85°: Cayo Liborio (island); 4770 m at 62°: Los Cayitos (island group); 5870 m at 46°: Cayo de La Leña (island); 7290 m at 61°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 7830 m at 64°: Cayo Punta Afuera (island); 9080 m at 78°: Cayo San Juán (island); 44220 m at 71°: Cayo Espíritu Santo (island); 57520 m at 54°: Cayo Zapato (island); 58920 m at 57°: Cayo San Francisco (island); 59050 m at 56°: Cayo Montano (island).

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: inland

2350 m at 188°: Santa Cruz (locality); 4680 m at 272°: Villa Cabo De San Antonio (hotel); 6130 m at 104°: La Sierra (settlement); 9040 m at 86°: Zanja San Juán (stream); 13580 m at 91°: Ojo de Agua (locality); 16270 m at 89°: San Rafael (locality).

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: distances

14900 m at 158°: Cuban underwater city; 16560 m at 99°: Playa La Barca; 22050 m at 90°: Playa el Perjucio; 217550 m at 91°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 251380 m at 61°: Port of Mariel (port); 6920 m at 244°: Marina Gaviota Cabo de San Antonio (marina).

Protected: 21960 m at 95°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes; 26910 m at 88°: Reserva de Biosfera Guanahacabibes; 35610 m at 89°: Península de Guanahacabibes.

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: close by

350 m at 124°: Cayuelo Triste (cay); 1870 m at 101°: Cayo Pancho (cay); 3350 m at 48°: Cayos Los Rebellinos (island group); 4240 m at 85°: Cayo Liborio (cay); 4770 m at 62°: Los Cayitos (island group); 5870 m at 46°: Cayo de La Leña (cay); 7290 m at 61°: Cayos de la Leña (island group); 7830 m at 64°: Cayo Punta Afuera (cay); 9080 m at 78°: Cayo San Juán (cay).

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 marinas, 1 fuel stations, 1 peaks & volcanoes, 1 urban parks & plazas, 1 guest houses & hostels.

1730 m at 283°: Marina Cabo San Antonio (marinas); 2800 m at 254°: Loma del Roble (peaks & volcanoes); 3770 m at 231°: Parque Nacional Guanahacabibes: Reserva de Biosfera Península de Guanahacabibes (urban parks & plazas); 5630 m at 258°: Playa El Francés (attractions); 7070 m at 241°: Casa del Leñador (guest houses & hostels); 14080 m at 126°: Playa El Holandés (attractions).

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: marine life records

446 records of 155 species within 10 km, 1914 to 2025: 229 sponges, 134 molluscs, 42 corals, 18 seabirds and shorebirds, 11 other, 4 crustaceans, 4 fish, 4 seagrass and algae. That is 142.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Demospongiae, 47 (sponges); Agelas sceptrum, 25 (sponges); Agelas citrina, 19 (sponges); Spirastrella hartmani, 18 (sponges); Agelas dilatata, 16 (sponges); Iciligorgia schrammi, 16 (corals); Plexauridae, 12 (corals); Agelas wiedenmayeri, 11 (sponges); Xestospongia, 9 (sponges); Coelocarteria bartschi, 8 (sponges); Agelas, 8 (sponges); Plakortis, 7 (other).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 1, Mar 1, Dec 2.

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

Cayuelo Los Pájaros: notes

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

Getting to Cayuelo Los Pájaros

  • Navigation: the lighthouse Faro Roncali stands about 7.0 km away.

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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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