To go there, a spectacular road of 17 km crosses marshes until Cayo Coco. This road having been built in 1991 by a ground and stone filling on the marshes, the exploit of its realization makes the pride of the inhabitants of the area. One can see an abundant marine animal-life throughout way.

CAYO COCO

Larger island of the archipelago of Sabana-Camaguey, Cayo Coco is in the process of becoming one of the principal tourist areas of Cuba. The beaches of white sand and water crystalline energy of blue to turquoise constitute the principal attraction of this island on the Atlantic coast of Cuba.

With its 370 km2 of surface, Cayo Coco is the fourth island in importance with the country. You will discover there 22 km of beaches of white sand idyllic cherished by water which remains hot with length of year. The Cubans can affirm, without claim, that these beaches constitute one of the jewels of their natural inheritance and that for this reason they appear among the most beautiful beaches of the world.

Before the development of tourism at the beginning of the Nineties, Cayo Coco was presented in the form of a deserted island, although legends tell that pirates attended this area. Here, of superb beaches to water emerald and the marshy landscapes will make your holiday a stay without concern, completely favourable at rest.

The tourist development worries the environmentalists however. Construction many hotel complexes will have an unquestionable impact in this practically virgin zone and with fragile ecological balance. To know some more, you can leave the paths beaten to return to you to Central of Investigación de Ecosistemas Costeros, with the entry of Cayo Coco, close to the rotunda. Managed by the ministry for Sciences of Cuba, this center studies the ecosystem of Cayo Coco in order to protect it. Moreover, on their council, it was understood that only 4 % of the territory of Cayo Coco would be the subject of a tourist development.