Cayo Coco

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Cayo Coco is one of the Cuban province of Ciego de Ávila owned island on the Atlantic Ocean.

It is part of the Jardines del Rey -called chain of islands about 600 km on the north coast of Cuba extends ( the king's gardens). After a temporary use as an air force base by the Soviet Union in the Cold War against the United States, the island is now used entirely to tourism.

The island is known for its all-inclusive hotels. Since the opening of hotel operations 1993 to 2008 more than 2 million tourists were counted. The island offers white sandy beaches, but also coral reefs for scuba diving. In the shallow bays of the island are many water birds, such as to observe flamingos. Ernest Hemingway wrote in his novel Islands in the Stream, that the island of Cayo Coco to the red ibises (Spanish: coco ) has been designated to appear numerous in the country side nearby lagoons.

With the rest of Cuba Cayo Coco is linked by a 17 km long stone dam, which was built in the late 1980s, even for military purposes. Access to the island is monitored at the land side of the dam by a control station. Only tourists and employees of the hotel takes you to the island. Access to the island is the passport and visa are required ( safety copies of your passport will not be accepted ).

Cayo Coco has its own international airport. The neighboring islands of Cayo Coco is Cayo Guillermo and Cayo Grande Paredón.

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Causeway to Cayo Coco

Flamingos in Cayo Coco