Punta Majagua

Punta Majagua: coast and water

1060 m at 47°: Cienfuegos (harbour); 1100 m at 329°: Punta Arenas (point); 1500 m at 235°: Bahía de Cienfuegos (bay); 1540 m at 359°: Punta Verde (point); 1650 m at 139°: Punta del Medio (point); 2200 m at 153°: Punta Gorda (point); 2340 m at 25°: Ensenada del Inglés (cove); 2480 m at 15°: Punta Caoba (point); 3440 m at 117°: Laguna del Cura (lagoon); 3790 m at 130°: Punta de la Cueva (point); 4160 m at 161°: Cabezo Langosta (shoal); 4980 m at 142°: Banco Tomasito (bank).

Punta Majagua: islands

1870 m at 23°: Cayo Loco (island); 5360 m at 176°: Cayo Carenas (island); 6110 m at 121°: Cayo Ratón (island); 6950 m at 163°: Cayo Alcatraz (island); 7030 m at 124°: Cayo Corojo (island); 7720 m at 146°: Cayo Ocampo (island).

Punta Majagua: inland

2030 m at 105°: Punta Gorda (district); 2560 m at 51°: palacio azul (hotel); 3030 m at 38°: Arroyo Inglés (stream); 3500 m at 354°: Castillo (locality); 3580 m at 44°: Hotel Jagua (hotel); 4770 m at 93°: Tejar la Palma (hamlet); 4770 m at 93°: Esmeralda (locality); 5200 m at 114°: Concepción (locality).

Punta Majagua: distances

2510 m at 66°: Cienfuegos; 10530 m at 247°: Juraguá; 14030 m at 30°: Palmira; 5280 m at 72°: Jaime Gonzalez Airport ; 2870 m at 56°: Port of Cienfuegos (port); 1240 m at 66°: Marina Marlin Cienfuegos (marina).

Protected: 37540 m at 115°: Reserva Ecológica Pico San Juan.

Punta Majagua: close by

930 m at 47°: Terminal Marítima "Olimpia Medina" (fishing); 1110 m at 330°: Punta Arenas (fishing); 1250 m at 59°: Muelle Real (fishing); 1270 m at 107°: Punta Revienta Cordeles (fishing); 1340 m at 344°: Muelle de Hierro (fishing); 1870 m at 23°: Cayo Loco (cay); 5360 m at 176°: Cayo Carenas (cay); 6100 m at 121°: Cayo Ratón (cay); 6950 m at 163°: Cayo Alcatraz (cay); 7030 m at 124°: Cayo Corojo (cay); 7720 m at 146°: Cayo Ocampo (cay); 8160 m at 132°: Cayo Madama (cay).

Punta Majagua: on and around

Within 15 km: 376 guest houses & hostels, 56 schools, 36 factories & works, 24 attractions, 22 clinics & polyclinics, 20 government & embassies, 20 stores & supermarkets, 18 garages & car services, 14 stadiums & sport, 13 historic & heritage.

900 m at 6°: Parque de Reina (urban parks & plazas); 930 m at 46°: Terminal Marítima "Olimpia Medina" (stations & terminals); 1000 m at 6°: Estadio de Reina (stadiums & sport); 1080 m at 51°: Muelle de la Patana Cienfuegos-Castillo (stations & terminals); 1150 m at 354°: Cementerio de la Reina (attractions); 1230 m at 38°: Casa de Mary (guest houses & hostels); 1230 m at 60°: Las gafas (attractions); 1230 m at 38°: Estrella de Mar (guest houses & hostels); 1240 m at 27°: Locomotoras de Vapor (attractions); 1260 m at 27°: Museo del Ferrocarril (museums); 1290 m at 39°: Hostal La Terraza de Adalberto y Mayra (guest houses & hostels); 1370 m at 55°: Parque La Mar (urban parks & plazas); 1370 m at 89°: Malecón (attractions).

Punta Majagua: marine life records

219 records of 140 species within 10 km, 1904 to 2026: 125 molluscs, 44 fish, 34 seabirds and shorebirds, 7 crustaceans, 5 other, 3 sharks and rays, 1 seagrass and algae. That is 69.7 records per 100 km².

Most recorded: Pelecanus occidentalis, 17 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita fulgurans, 16 (molluscs); Cenchritis muricatus, 5 (molluscs); Echinolittorina ziczac, 4 (molluscs); Actitis macularius, 4 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita peloronta, 4 (molluscs); Cardisoma guanhumi, 4 (crustaceans); Chilomycterus antillarum, 3 (fish); Lampanella minima, 3 (molluscs); Sterna sandvicensis, 3 (seabirds and shorebirds); Nerita tessellata, 3 (molluscs); Hippocampus reidi, 3 (fish).

Months with records, seabirds and shorebirds: Feb 3, Mar 1, Jun 3, Jul 2, Dec 3.

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

Punta Majagua: notes

Permits, catch and release and closed seasons apply.

Getting to Punta Majagua

• Navigation: the lighthouse Faro de Punta de los Colorados stands about 11 km away.