Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud: coast and water

12690 m at 147°: San Francisco de la Vega (estuary); 13300 m at 169°: Ciénaga de Lanier (marsh).

Isla de la Juventud: inland

370 m at 49°: La Cunagua (settlement); 1500 m at 78°: Patricio Lumumba (settlement); 1640 m at 188°: Cerros del Monte (hills); 3510 m at 16°: San Francisco de Piedras (locality); 4780 m at 116°: El Canal (settlement); 4790 m at 227°: Ohío (locality); 5040 m at 79°: La Soñada (settlement); 5360 m at 39°: La Esperanza (locality); 6030 m at 194°: Embalse Las Tunas (reservoir); 6380 m at 338°: Embalse Enlace (reservoir); 6890 m at 30°: Cayo Bonito (locality); 7440 m at 62°: Frijoles (stream).

Isla de la Juventud: distances

6640 m at 309°: Municipio Especial Isla de la Juventud; 8590 m at 66°: Santa Fe; 15810 m at 45°: Júcaro; 14470 m at 21°: Rafael Cabrera Airport ; 142270 m at 3°: Port of Mariel (port); 130660 m at 95°: Marina Marlin Cayo Largo (marina).

Protected: 9140 m at 137°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier; 35410 m at 243°: Parque Nacional Marino Punta Francés.

Isla de la Juventud: close by

15650 m at 45°: Base Náutica Pesca Fly Avaloncuba (fishing); 18700 m at 249°: Perca (reef); 19420 m at 10°: Pesca Isla (fishing); 21910 m at 18°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (cay); 22780 m at 16°: Cayuelo Morrillo del Diablo (cay); 22790 m at 16°: Cayo los monos (cay); 23680 m at 232°: Cabezo Punta Sucia (reef); 24820 m at 71°: Cayos Balandras (island group); 24830 m at 67°: Cayo El Buche (cay).

Isla de la Juventud: on and around

Within 15 km: 56 schools, 12 clinics & polyclinics, 11 stores & supermarkets, 7 guest houses & hostels, 4 factories & works, 4 farms & plantations, 4 places of worship, 3 banks & exchange, 2 attractions, 2 urban parks & plazas.

5550 m at 52°: Jungla de Jones (attractions); 7100 m at 268°: Loma la Cañada (peaks & volcanoes); 7960 m at 73°: Edelia (guest houses & hostels); 8120 m at 65°: Rodeo (stadiums & sport); 8300 m at 65°: Paladar privada (cuban cuisine & lechón); 8330 m at 71°: Gladis Alquiler (guest houses & hostels); 8420 m at 65°: Base de guaguas La Fe. (stations & terminals); 8610 m at 71°: Yaimara (guest houses & hostels); 8740 m at 67°: Cine La Fe (theatres & arts); 9110 m at 65°: Parque Santa Fe (urban parks & plazas); 9140 m at 137°: Reserva de Fauna Ciénaga de Lanier (parks & reserves); 9910 m at 275°: Ubre Blanca (historic & heritage); 12330 m at 106°: Loma Daguilla (peaks & volcanoes).

Isla de la Juventud: marine life records

16 records of 15 species within 10 km, 1841 to 2004: 7 molluscs, 6 crustaceans, 3 corals. That is 5.1 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Brachidontes exustus, 2 (molluscs); Mycetophyllia reesi, 1 (corals); Bunodosoma cavernatum, 1 (corals); Metacirolana halia, 1 (crustaceans); Oliva reticularis, 1 (molluscs); Bittiolum alternatum, 1 (molluscs); Tubastraea coccinea, 1 (corals); Mytilopsis, 1 (molluscs); Mesanthura, 1 (crustaceans); Joeropsis juvenilis, 1 (crustaceans); Mytilidae, 1 (molluscs); Cirolana parva, 1 (crustaceans).

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

Isla de la Juventud: notes

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

Getting to Isla de la Juventud

• By boat: the route Surgidero de Batabanó - Nueva Gerona is mapped. Schedules and operators change, so confirm locally before travelling.
• By boat: the route Nueva Gerona - Cayo Largo is mapped. Schedules and operators change, so confirm locally before travelling.