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Criadero

Satellite view of Criadero, Cuba
Criadero (Esri, Maxar)

Criadero is a fishing & aquaculture at 21°49′57″N 79°59′37″W in Cienfuegos province.

GPS 21.83237, -79.9935721°49′57″N 79°59′37″W

Criadero: coast and water

5780 m at 228°: Playa Fajardo (beach); 6130 m at 227°: Punta Gorda (point).

Wider satellite view around Criadero
Criadero, wider

Criadero: inland

2180 m at 120°: Arroyo Bicornia (stream); 2390 m at 272°: El Cubano (locality); 2970 m at 53°: Arroyo la Pica Pica (stream); 3200 m at 298°: Manacal (locality); 3280 m at 149°: Hotel Cubanacan Las Cuevas (hotel); 3360 m at 146°: Motel Las Cuevas (resort); 3750 m at 164°: brisas trinidad del mar (hotel); 4190 m at 237°: Piti Fajardo (settlement); 4360 m at 191°: Manuel Sanguily (settlement); 4540 m at 142°: Lagunitas (locality); 4820 m at 111°: La Solitaria (locality); 5560 m at 169°: Venegas (hamlet); 5600 m at 313°: Grau (locality); 5680 m at 329°: Mangos Pelones (hamlet); 5700 m at 261°: Vista Alegre (locality); 5740 m at 98°: Río Vicuña (stream).

Criadero: distances

3300 m at 164°: Trinidad; 8010 m at 178°: Casilda (Trinidad); 9840 m at 175°: Playa Ancón; 4910 m at 184°: Alberto Delgado Airport ; 58020 m at 308°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 8940 m at 180°: Marina Trinidad (Casilda) (marina).

Protected: 8340 m at 329°: Área Protegida Topes de Collantes; 13780 m at 343°: Guanayara; 23000 m at 322°: Reserva Ecológica Pico San Juan.

Criadero: close by

8780 m at 179°: Casilda (fishing); 8880 m at 178°: Puerto de Casilda (fishing); 9700 m at 171°: Cayo Ripiado (cay); 10190 m at 174°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 10970 m at 178°: Península Ancón (cay); 13180 m at 181°: Arrecifes Las Mulaticas (reef); 14800 m at 152°: Cayo Guayo (cay); 14980 m at 169°: Cabezos Las Mulatas (reef); 15650 m at 145°: Cayo Tabaco (cay); 16180 m at 170°: Arrecifes Las Mulatas (reef); 18640 m at 165°: Arrecifes La Víbora (reef); 18850 m at 148°: Bajo Diamante (reef).

Criadero: on and around

Within 15 km: 987 guest houses & hostels, 60 attractions, 24 stores & supermarkets, 20 cuban cuisine & lechón, 17 schools, 15 trails & viewpoints, 12 garages & car services, 11 farms & plantations, 9 museums, 8 urban parks & plazas.

140 m at 200°: Restaurante El Cubano (cuban cuisine & lechón); 210 m at 213°: Parque El Cubano (urban parks & plazas); 540 m at 15°: Colonia de Avispas (attractions); 2070 m at 101°: Waterfall horse ride (trails & viewpoints); 2140 m at 122°: Tienda del Pueblo (historic & heritage); 2140 m at 167°: Solflor farm (attractions); 2390 m at 168°: Gio's Cuba Photo Tours (attractions); 2510 m at 197°: Canopy El Cubano (attractions); 2580 m at 163°: Finca La Bendecida (guest houses & hostels); 2590 m at 197°: Tirolesa - Casa del Árbol (attractions); 2600 m at 166°: Hostal Lazaro y Yailin (guest houses & hostels); 2620 m at 164°: Hostal Dos Cañones (guest houses & hostels); 2670 m at 81°: camino alternativo por el lecho del río (attractions).

Criadero: marine life records

233 records of 80 species within 10 km, 1904 to 2026: 145 seabirds and shorebirds, 73 fish, 4 crustaceans, 3 molluscs, 2 seagrass and algae, 2 other, 2 sharks and rays, 1 echinoderms, 1 corals. That is 74.2 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Himantopus mexicanus, 21 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta rufescens, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Charadrius vociferus, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Hydroprogne caspia, 11 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa melanoleuca, 9 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pluvialis squatarola, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Tringa semipalmata, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Egretta tricolor, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds); Limia vittata, 6 (fish); Hemiramphus balao, 4 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 14, Mar 19, Apr 2, Jun 12, Aug 5, Oct 8, Nov 3.

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

Criadero: notes

Protected areas can have their own fishing rules.

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Sources and data

Name and position: OpenStreetMap (ODbL) (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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