Criadero de Cocodrilos

Criadero de Cocodrilos: coast and water

7510 m at 183°: Punta Potrero (point); 9810 m at 2°: Laguna Salchicha (marsh); 13490 m at 189°: Punta Guaníval (point); 22390 m at 168°: Punta Cupey (point); 23520 m at 187°: Punta Las Navajas (point); 26580 m at 108°: Laguna Guanales Nuevos (marsh); 27440 m at 183°: Estero Migote (cove); 28050 m at 165°: Punta Perdiz (point); 29040 m at 29°: Casimba Alta (estuary); 29220 m at 339°: Cantabria (estuary); 29380 m at 103°: Laguna Amici (marsh); 29890 m at 232°: Punta Arena (point).

Criadero de Cocodrilos: islands

6030 m at 80°: Cayos Las Puercas (island group); 8110 m at 84°: Cayo La Gloria (island); 25010 m at 197°: Cayo Mogote (island); 27200 m at 191°: Cayo Alcatraz (island).

Criadero de Cocodrilos: inland

1000 m at 330°: Veneros (locality); 1490 m at 54°: Quintela (locality); 1940 m at 291°: Laguna Venero Largo (lake); 3080 m at 157°: Santa Teresa (hamlet); 6350 m at 67°: Arroyo la Cubana (stream); 6680 m at 81°: Laguna del Tesoro (lake); 7060 m at 24°: Blanquizal (locality); 7170 m at 156°: Molina (locality).

Criadero de Cocodrilos: distances

7020 m at 195°: Playa Larga; 7500 m at 180°: Playa Máquina; 7640 m at 211°: Ciénaga de Zapata; 81360 m at 341°: Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport ; 78940 m at 106°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 78070 m at 107°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).

Protected: 9740 m at 22°: Criadero de Manjuaris (Cuban gar); 31510 m at 135°: Refugio de Faunas.

Criadero de Cocodrilos: close by

6040 m at 80°: Cayos Las Puercas (island group); 7290 m at 207°: Centro de Buceo Felix (reef); 7340 m at 199°: Octopus Club (reef); 7860 m at 88°: Isla 6 (cay); 7900 m at 89°: Isla 1 (cay); 7950 m at 89°: Isla 4 (cay); 7950 m at 88°: Isla 5 (cay); 8000 m at 89°: Isla 2 (cay); 8040 m at 89°: Isla 7 (cay); 8100 m at 89°: Isla 3 (cay); 8110 m at 84°: Cayo La Gloria (cay); 8220 m at 89°: Isla 8 (cay).

Criadero de Cocodrilos: on and around

Within 15 km: 155 guest houses & hostels, 9 attractions, 7 stores & supermarkets, 2 universities & colleges, 2 banks & exchange, 2 clinics & polyclinics, 2 pharmacies, 2 government & embassies, 2 camp sites, 2 salt works.

1850 m at 196°: Casa del Zunzún (attractions); 3070 m at 29°: Ferry Station (marinas); 3160 m at 24°: Criadero de Cocodrillos (attractions); 3170 m at 24°: Taller de taxidermia (attractions); 6340 m at 206°: Casa Raquel y Diosvanis (guest houses & hostels); 6390 m at 206°: Carmen Cardoso (guest houses & hostels); 6400 m at 206°: Casa Carmen y (guest houses & hostels); 7100 m at 83°: Laguna de tessoro (attractions); 7800 m at 88°: Mirador (attractions); 7810 m at 87°: Esculturas Aborígenes (attractions); 7810 m at 179°: Campamento de Pioneros Exploradores 19 de Abril (camp sites); 7820 m at 87°: Show aborigen (theatres & arts); 9740 m at 22°: Criadero de Manjuaris (Cuban gar) (parks & reserves).

Criadero de Cocodrilos: marine life records

329 records of 129 species within 10 km, 1954 to 2026: 177 seabirds and shorebirds, 41 fish, 26 crustaceans, 21 molluscs, 18 corals, 14 seagrass and algae, 10 echinoderms, 8 sponges, 7 other, 4 marine mammals, 3 sharks and rays. That is 104.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Charadrius vociferus, 52 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pelecanus occidentalis, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Pandion haliaetus, 19 (seabirds and shorebirds); Fregata magnificens, 16 (seabirds and shorebirds); Actitis macularius, 13 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cardisoma guanhumi, 12 (crustaceans); Megaceryle alcyon, 10 (seabirds and shorebirds); Coenobita clypeatus, 9 (crustaceans); Egretta tricolor, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Sterna maxima, 8 (seabirds and shorebirds); Cocos nucifera, 6 (seagrass and algae); Arenaria interpres, 6 (seabirds and shorebirds).

Months with records, marine mammals: Feb 1, May 1, Jun 1, Nov 1; seabirds and shorebirds: Jan 3, Feb 34, Mar 12, Apr 5, May 5, Jun 3, Jul 3, Aug 3, Sep 4, Oct 1, Nov 5, Dec 9.

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

Criadero de Cocodrilos: notes

Ask which species may be kept before you book.