Cays & islands · Ciego de Ávila
Hijo de Guillermito
Hijo de Guillermito is an island at 22°35′01″N 78°44′36″W in Ciego de Ávila province.
Hijo de Guillermito: coast and water
840 m at 151°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 5800 m at 55°: Playa Pilar (beach); 7150 m at 153°: Lagunato de Mortero (lagoon); 9140 m at 84°: Playa El Paso (beach); 9740 m at 101°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 11100 m at 204°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 12670 m at 210°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 15320 m at 225°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel).
Hijo de Guillermito: islands
3030 m at 154°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (island); 3620 m at 8°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 3750 m at 171°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 3760 m at 75°: Cayo Negro Maco (island); 4960 m at 166°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 5920 m at 188°: Cayo El Sapo (island); 9310 m at 211°: Cayo Piso (island); 10720 m at 118°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group); 10940 m at 223°: Cayo Los Pargos (island); 11300 m at 226°: Cayo Candela (island); 13850 m at 314°: Cayo Caimán de Barlovento (island); 15470 m at 108°: Cayo del Perro (island).
Hijo de Guillermito: inland
6810 m at 63°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 7800 m at 79°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 9910 m at 92°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 9930 m at 93°: NH Krystal Laguna Villas & Resort (hotel); 23200 m at 187°: El Pino (locality); 23970 m at 199°: Pueblo Punta Alegre (settlement).
Hijo de Guillermito: distances
30800 m at 190°: Kilo 9; 39220 m at 212°: Arroyo de Agua; 39220 m at 212°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 44750 m at 108°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 181010 m at 255°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8040 m at 89°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).
Protected: 24080 m at 290°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 25670 m at 116°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.
Hijo de Guillermito: close by
910 m at 46°: Cayo Guillermito (cay); 2010 m at 208°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 2720 m at 232°: Pulicarpio (cay); 3030 m at 154°: Cayos Los Secos de Mariquita (cay); 3210 m at 97°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 3310 m at 25°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 3580 m at 10°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 3620 m at 8°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 3620 m at 226°: Cayo Jején (cay); 3750 m at 171°: Cayo Pilón (cay); 3770 m at 75°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 3810 m at 168°: Cayo de Piedra (cay).
Hijo de Guillermito: on and around
Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 coral reefs, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas.
9760 m at 91°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 9970 m at 98°: flamingo (attractions); 10230 m at 100°: Delfinario (attractions); 10430 m at 100°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).
Hijo de Guillermito: marine life records
506 records of 129 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 208 seabirds and shorebirds, 123 fish, 57 corals, 48 molluscs, 33 crustaceans, 12 echinoderms, 12 seagrass and algae, 8 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 161.1 records per 100 km².
Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 36 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Millepora complanata, 13 (corals); Cardisoma guanhumi, 13 (crustaceans); Platalea ajaja, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 12 (seabirds and shorebirds); Acanthurus coeruleus, 12 (fish); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals).
Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Sep 4; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, May 3, Jul 1, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.
Records show where people have surveyed, not how many animals there are.
Hijo de Guillermito: notes
Some cays belong to resorts and are closed to day visitors.
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.