Cayo Coco is one of the most paradisiacal places in Cuba and no doubts, of the world. It is located in the north area of Ciego de Ávila province and you may arrive by air or by sea. One of the best engineering works of the Cuban architecture is the embankment that joins the Isla de Turiguanó with the key. By car, the view is amazing: to both sides of the sea which has a blue that one can only observe in the warm waters that surround the island, the key stands to the front of your sight with an incredible vegetation, and from time to time you may observe groups of flamingos refreshing of the heat in the banks of the highway.
Cayo Coco is part of the Archipelago of Camagüey, an archipelago located in the northern coast of Cuba, inside the central sector of the island. It settles along about 250 Km. of longitude, in front of the so called Old Channel of Bahamas, in the Atlantic Ocean and it constitutes the main Cuban insular area formed by abundant keys, among which those most important are Cayo Roman (the biggest in Cuba, with 926 km2 of surface), Cayo Coco, Cayo Cruz, Cayo Guajaba, Cayo Sabinal and Cayo Guillermo.
Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, are especially, one of the biggest tourist areas in Cuba. For their particularities as keys, the climate is excellent, they possess virgin beaches with a beauty hard to describe, beautiful coralline barriers and fishing areas very developed for all the people that love submarine fishing.
All the paramount hotel firms that operate in the country have at least a hotel in any of these two keys. All the constructions were designed to be in harmony with the nature that surrounds them, damaging the most minimum possible the existent ecosystems.
The vegetation is conformed by tropical forests and it has an exceptional flora and fauna. You may go in car or wander about and without notice, you are likely to see appear from nowhere groups of iguanas that very confident, cross the highways while entering the forest.
There are numberless beaches, but there is one that is very dear for all: Beach Pilar. It is said that in this beach the North American writer Ernest Hemingway came for Marlin fishing in his yacht El Pilar, from which the beach was named after. In its waters, Sword fish have been fished that exceed up to three times their normal weight, that is why during the fishing season, it is very common to see hundreds of fond people of this sport to furrow the sea in search of their prize as part of a competition that annually takes place in Cuba.
Cayo Coco is less than two hours far from the national freeway that passes through Ciego de Ávila. This island has all the comfort and the peace that you need. If you want to be in tune with the nature without leaving your house comfort, here you will have everything with only requesting it, a marvel of the nature that you cannot miss for sure.
