Arrecifes del Puerto

Arrecifes del Puerto: coast and water

2170 m at 151°: Punta del Tiburón (point); 2760 m at 124°: Playa Los Flamencos (beach); 3430 m at 187°: Playa La Jaula (beach); 4400 m at 96°: Playa Prohibida (beach); 4850 m at 218°: Playa Uva Caleta (beach); 7730 m at 97°: Punta Raza (point); 7930 m at 246°: Punta La Jaula (point); 8570 m at 100°: Playa Larga (beach); 9440 m at 110°: Laguna la Colorada (lagoon); 10210 m at 102°: Punta Colorada (point); 13880 m at 116°: Punta Almácigo (point); 14510 m at 264°: Punta del Perro (point); 19670 m at 228°: Pasa Sabandija (channel); 20820 m at 139°: Ensenada del Jato (cove).

Arrecifes del Puerto: islands

6900 m at 156°: Cayo Coco Island (island); 15070 m at 257°: Cayo Toro (island); 16170 m at 262°: Cayo Agua (islet); 17820 m at 177°: Cayo Rabihorcado (island); 17900 m at 269°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group); 19250 m at 233°: Cayo Botella (island); 20260 m at 155°: Cayo Largo El Coco (island); 20360 m at 264°: Cayos Piedra de la Caridad (island group).

Arrecifes del Puerto: inland

2780 m at 129°: Pestana Cayo Coco Beach Resort (hotel); 2830 m at 129°: Pestana Cayo Coco (hotel); 3510 m at 183°: Bluebay Cayo Coco (hotel); 7660 m at 230°: Tryp Cayo Coco (hotel).

Arrecifes del Puerto: distances

44590 m at 232°: Kilo 9; 52030 m at 205°: Las Charcas; 52830 m at 200°: Morón; 16800 m at 130°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 166430 m at 132°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 21880 m at 278°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 10560 m at 219°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Arrecifes del Puerto: close by

6360 m at 283°: Cayo Jaula (cay); 6900 m at 156°: Cayo Coco Island (cay); 8510 m at 209°: Cayo Coco (cay); 8980 m at 102°: Diving and Nautical Center (reef); 10700 m at 103°: Diving Center (reef); 12980 m at 106°: Cayuelo Coco (cay); 13860 m at 162°: Cayos Las Cayamas (island group); 14310 m at 287°: Cayuelo del Perro (cay); 15070 m at 257°: Cayo Toro (cay); 15160 m at 262°: Cayo del Perro (cay); 16170 m at 262°: Cayo Agua (cay); 17360 m at 183°: Cayo Sombrero (cay).

Arrecifes del Puerto: on and around

Within 15 km: 5 attractions, 4 coral reefs, 4 banks & exchange, 3 stadiums & sport, 3 theatres & arts, 3 factories & works, 2 markets & malls, 2 stores & supermarkets, 2 police & fire, 2 fuel stations.

2880 m at 132°: Cancha de tenis (stadiums & sport); 3390 m at 183°: Arenas Blancas (cuban cuisine & lechón); 3640 m at 188°: Teatro de Animación (theatres & arts); 4840 m at 159°: Finca Sitio La Güira (attractions); 5290 m at 225°: El Indio (historic & heritage); 5320 m at 225°: Campismo Popular Cayo Coco (camp sites); 7510 m at 232°: Parque El Bagá (attractions); 8550 m at 102°: Fitness Center (stadiums & sport); 10230 m at 105°: Rocarena Climbing Center (attractions); 10310 m at 104°: Sport Court (stadiums & sport).

Arrecifes del Puerto: marine life records

1315 records of 313 species within 10 km, 1939 to 2026: 358 seabirds and shorebirds, 259 fish, 172 corals, 149 molluscs, 139 sponges, 125 crustaceans, 48 echinoderms, 31 seagrass and algae, 15 marine mammals, 10 other, 5 sharks and rays, 4 turtles. That is 418.6 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 52 (seabirds and shorebirds); Demospongiae, 37 (sponges); Arenaria interpres, 36 (seabirds and shorebirds); Porites astreoides, 36 (corals); Sterna maxima, 32 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 28 (crustaceans); Oreaster reticulatus, 28 (echinoderms); Coenobita clypeatus, 27 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Aliger gigas, 22 (molluscs); Himantopus mexicanus, 22 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Mar 1, Jul 2, Sep 8; seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 21, Mar 20, Apr 1, May 2, Jul 1, Aug 2.

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

Arrecifes del Puerto: notes

No depth or visibility data is held; ask a dive centre.

Getting to Arrecifes del Puerto

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Jaula stands about 6.3 km away.