Diving & reefs · Ciego de Ávila

Cayo Guillermo

Satellite view of Cayo Guillermo, Cuba
Cayo Guillermo (Esri, Maxar)

Cayo Guillermo is a dive area at 22°35′42″N 78°39′59″W in Ciego de Ávila province. Reef diving off the Jardines del Rey cays.

GPS 22.59500, -78.6663922°35′42″N 78°39′59″W

Cayo Guillermo: coast and water

1060 m at 350°: Punta Playuelas (point); 2990 m at 318°: Punta Lechuza (point); 3560 m at 152°: Canal de Guillermo (channel); 7750 m at 255°: Lagunato de Palomo (lagoon); 8310 m at 305°: Arrecife de Media Luna (reef); 8380 m at 133°: Boca Cayo Toro (channel); 9260 m at 127°: Punta del Perro (point); 12930 m at 127°: Canalizo del Perro (channel); 16890 m at 228°: Canalizo Baliza Vieja (channel); 18780 m at 229°: Canalizo del Abogado (channel); 20400 m at 113°: Playa Uva Caleta (beach); 21920 m at 109°: Ensenada Puerto Coco (bay); 22200 m at 101°: Arrecifes del Puerto (reef); 22310 m at 237°: Canalizo Vista Alegre (channel).

Wider satellite view around Cayo Guillermo
Cayo Guillermo, wider

Cayo Guillermo: islands

4480 m at 325°: Cayo Media Luna (island); 7200 m at 225°: Cayo Mortero (island); 7520 m at 187°: Cayo Botella (island); 7760 m at 287°: Cayos Hijos de Guillermo (island group); 8130 m at 90°: Cayuelo del Perro (island); 9790 m at 210°: Cayo Jutía (island); 10450 m at 137°: Cayo Toro (island); 11170 m at 250°: Cayo Jején (island).

Cayo Guillermo: inland

2600 m at 315°: Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar (hotel); 2600 m at 130°: Iberostar Daiquiri All Inclusive (hotel); 15810 m at 154°: Vieta (locality); 17980 m at 120°: Colonial Cayo Coco (hotel).

Cayo Guillermo: distances

34280 m at 203°: Kilo 9; 44490 m at 210°: El Asiento; 44860 m at 220°: Arroyo de Agua; 37780 m at 113°: Jardines Del Rey Airport ; 185750 m at 128°: Port of Nuevitas (port); 1120 m at 173°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marina).

Protected: 19630 m at 129°: Reserva Ecológica de Cayo Coco; 31320 m at 283°: Refugio de Fauna Cayo Santa María.

Cayo Guillermo: close by

0 m at 0°: Cayo Guillermo (cay); 0 m at 0°: Cayo Guillermo (fishing); 3780 m at 144°: Boat Adventure (fishing); 4140 m at 32°: Cayo Felipe de Sotavento (cay); 4140 m at 195°: Cayo Valle Cobo (cay); 4220 m at 50°: Cayos de San Felipe (island group); 4280 m at 266°: Cayo Negro Maco (cay); 4480 m at 325°: Cayo Media Luna (cay); 4770 m at 68°: Cayo Felipe de Barlovento (cay); 4990 m at 251°: Cayo Las Tres Pozas (cay); 5210 m at 211°: Cayo Güincho (cay); 5990 m at 139°: Cayos de Mangle Colorado (island group).

Cayo Guillermo: on and around

Within 15 km: 2 attractions, 1 surfing & kiteboarding, 1 stadiums & sport, 1 banks & exchange, 1 trails & viewpoints, 1 marinas, 1 coral reefs.

2370 m at 128°: Bowling (stadiums & sport); 3290 m at 143°: flamingo (attractions); 3750 m at 145°: Delfinario (attractions); 3830 m at 141°: Marina Marlin Cayo Guillermo (marinas).

Cayo Guillermo: marine life records

600 records of 135 species within 10 km, 1928 to 2026: 243 seabirds and shorebirds, 155 fish, 58 corals, 50 molluscs, 45 crustaceans, 16 seagrass and algae, 15 echinoderms, 13 marine mammals, 3 other, 2 sharks and rays. That is 191.0 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 38 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 23 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Platalea ajaja, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 15 (crustaceans); Acropora palmata, 15 (corals); Arenaria interpres, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds); Millepora complanata, 14 (corals); Acanthopleura granulata, 14 (molluscs); Sterna maxima, 14 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 6, Sep 7; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 2, Feb 13, Mar 20, Apr 2, May 5, Jul 2, Sep 4, Nov 1, Dec 1.

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

Cayo Guillermo: notes

Protected waters have their own rules.

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Sources and data

Name and position: CubaAtlas editorial; position from 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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