Cabezo de Vaca

Cabezo de Vaca: coast and water

5260 m at 110°: Punta El Morro (point); 6240 m at 106°: Playa Pilar (beach); 7350 m at 103°: Punta Lechuza (point); 10590 m at 109°: Punta Rasa (point); 12660 m at 175°: Punta Casola (point); 14510 m at 295°: Cayo Caimán Grande Lighthouse (lighthouse); 18040 m at 122°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel); 22130 m at 236°: Canalizo Chorros (channel); 22310 m at 271°: Canalizo del Mangle (channel); 23430 m at 120°: Ensenada Vistela (cove); 24600 m at 118°: Canalizo Ginebra (channel); 25710 m at 246°: Pasa del Manatí (channel); 26130 m at 158°: Pasa La Manuy (channel); 26200 m at 115°: Punta La Jaula (point).

Cabezo de Vaca: islands

5250 m at 166°: Hijo de Guillermito (island); 7730 m at 190°: Cayo Jején (island); 7960 m at 212°: Cayo Flores (island); 8990 m at 168°: Cayo Pilón (islet); 9940 m at 113°: Cayo Guillermo (island); 10080 m at 194°: Cayo La Cáscara (island); 10210 m at 166°: Cayos los Derramaderos (islet); 12470 m at 95°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group).

Cabezo de Vaca: inland

7600 m at 105°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 9620 m at 112°: Cayo Guillermo (settlement); 12050 m at 115°: Melia Cayo Guillermo (hotel); 13150 m at 117°: Allegro Club Cayo Guillermo (hotel).

Cabezo de Vaca: distances

35660 m at 187°: Kilo 9; 43040 m at 207°: Arroyo de Agua; 43040 m at 207°: Arroyo Prieto Uno; 47720 m at 113°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 181180 m at 253°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 10540 m at 118°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 21590 m at 278°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María; 29300 m at 124°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco.

Cabezo de Vaca: close by

2330 m at 130°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 2450 m at 130°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 2590 m at 68°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 3410 m at 128°: Hijo de Guillermo (cay); 4860 m at 157°: Cayo Guillermito (cay); 5250 m at 166°: Hijo de Guillermito (cay); 6390 m at 130°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 6570 m at 92°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 6840 m at 187°: Pulicarpio (cay); 6880 m at 177°: Cayo Langosta (cay); 7050 m at 141°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 7590 m at 295°: Cayo Caimancito (cay).

Cabezo de Vaca: 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.

12240 m at 116°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 12880 m at 120°: flamingo (attractions); 13270 m at 121°: Delfinario (attractions); 13420 m at 121°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cabezo de Vaca: marine life records

320 records of 110 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 120 fish, 67 seabirds and shorebirds, 57 corals, 29 molluscs, 18 crustaceans, 9 marine mammals, 9 seagrass and algae, 8 echinoderms, 2 sharks and rays, 1 other. That is 101.9 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Pelecanus occidentalis, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 13 (corals); Acanthurus coeruleus, 12 (fish); Porites astreoides, 11 (corals); Microspathodon chrysurus, 10 (fish); Sterna maxima, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Arenaria interpres, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sparisoma viride, 8 (fish); Sesuvium portulacastrum, 7 (seagrass and algae); Scarus vetula, 7 (fish); Haemulon sciurus, 6 (fish).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 4, Apr 1, Sep 4.

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

Cabezo de Vaca: notes

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

Getting to Cabezo de Vaca

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Cayo Caimán Grande de Santa María stands about 15 km away.